Glanbia Ireland has said that it fully respects the decision of the Phelan family to return to day-to-day farming on the land used by Greenfield Farm.
The Agricultural Trust, publisher of the Irish Farmers Journal, Glanbia Ireland and the Phelan family are the three partners involved in the project.
A statement from Glanbia on Wednesday said that the board of Glanbia Ireland believes that the Greenfield Farm project has successfully generated the data required to meet the original objectives.
Glanbia Ireland chair Martin Keane said: “The project has generated a large volume of data for knowledge transfer and was a huge resource, particularly for new entrants to milk production.
“This information will remain available through Teagasc. Glanbia Ireland fully respects the decision of the Phelan family to return to day-to-day farming on that land.
“Glanbia Ireland remains committed advocates of the grass-based milk production system promoted by Teagasc as the optimum milk production system for the vast majority of Irish dairy farmers.
“We are currently close to finalising agreement with Teagasc on the next phase of our joint farm development programme – replacing the recently concluded 2015-2018 Monitor Farm Programme.”
No formal statement has been made by the board of the farm, Greenfield Dairy Partners Ltd, to date.
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Glanbia Ireland has said that it fully respects the decision of the Phelan family to return to day-to-day farming on the land used by Greenfield Farm.
The Agricultural Trust, publisher of the Irish Farmers Journal, Glanbia Ireland and the Phelan family are the three partners involved in the project.
A statement from Glanbia on Wednesday said that the board of Glanbia Ireland believes that the Greenfield Farm project has successfully generated the data required to meet the original objectives.
Glanbia Ireland chair Martin Keane said: “The project has generated a large volume of data for knowledge transfer and was a huge resource, particularly for new entrants to milk production.
“This information will remain available through Teagasc. Glanbia Ireland fully respects the decision of the Phelan family to return to day-to-day farming on that land.
“Glanbia Ireland remains committed advocates of the grass-based milk production system promoted by Teagasc as the optimum milk production system for the vast majority of Irish dairy farmers.
“We are currently close to finalising agreement with Teagasc on the next phase of our joint farm development programme – replacing the recently concluded 2015-2018 Monitor Farm Programme.”
No formal statement has been made by the board of the farm, Greenfield Dairy Partners Ltd, to date.
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Is the agenda to stand aside or shut down Greenfield?
Talks continuing over Greenfield's future
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