Dairy Farmers and FRS milking operators were presented with their QQI Level 6 certificates by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Tom Hayes, for successfully completing the Best Practice in Milking course run by FRS (Farm Relief Services), Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland (AHI), at a special graduation event in Moorepark. A second group was presented with their certificates in Mullingar. The course, which was attended by almost 400 participants, combined the theoretical and practical elements of the milking process with the overall objective of ensuring that on completion participants are skilled in milking routines and effective milking practices.

The Department’s support of the two-day course reduces the cost to €250 (from €500) for each participant.