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Hi guys, Just looking for opinions on the idea of setting up a micro dairy, to sell my own milk with about 15 to 20 cows any thoughts or ideas

Hi lads, this may sound like a stupid question and I have no doubt someone will tell me it is, as I've said before I'm thinking of starting a small organic dairy farm, but my question is this If I go through the conversion period of two years with one of the 2 organic organisation here in...

I know the initial costs will be a bit of a kick in the gut , but I'm prepared to make that sacrifice and it will be slow to get off the ground, but I'll get there, it's a system I have a savage interest in and I know it's a risk worth taking , god knows every other system for the small farmer...

My set up will not be fancy at all just what I need really I have lots of ideas to save money on the development of this project, and once I'm up and running and making money only then will I improve my set up

Very true, your right but in Ireland there are 18000 commercial dairy farm in Ireland and only 70 organic dairy farmers in Ireland

Theirs one company with their depot 5 miles over the road from me and another company that buys all over the country and another company an hour away from me

Yes once a day milking to start for a few year's milking either cross bread jersey cows or fleckvieh cows due to them a dual breed and sell on the calves and keep a few replacement, early spring calving system , cows calf and straight onto grass and they stay out until they dried off in early...

Organic milk price is quite good coz the competition small and it's a product in high demand and their isn't enough supply currently to meet that demand, I have a full-time also so I'm not fully dependent on it , it just seems the only way a small farmer can make money and hold onto it after all...

Hi guys just looking for opinion, I was thinking of starting a small organic dairy farm of 35 cows , mi have contacted lots of companies who are willing to take my milk , opinions or ideas welcome

Ive just seen so many different answers to the question I've just asked that's all that's why I asked,

How many litres per day will an organic dairy cow produce

Yes that's true but at least with the 24 month conversion period I have time to learn and get what's needed in place and be set up and ready to

Having listened to all that ye have said I think commercial dairying is a bit out of my reach due to size someone did suggest to set up an organic dairy farm as land would be ideal and price is good for this milk and smaller competition only 70 organic dairy farms in Ireland, and I rand the...

One thing is for sure I wouldn't rent out my 40 acres never, farming is in my blood I'm obsessed with it, my thinking is why have a beef system or sucklers, and loose money coz it's impossible to make money off them, and instead milk let's say 40 cows (same work in all 3 systems mentioned above...

20 cows is just a starting point I'd hope to eventually build to maybe 40 or 50, my whole idea is start small and then get bigger, without huge borrowings what I make will be my own not the banks