Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food

The IHFA are indebted to the Minister and her staff in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food for their generous support of the World Conference.

It signifies the important role the Holstein Friesian cow plays in the Irish Dairy Industry, accounting for over 95% of our National Dairy Herd.

The government also appreciate the importance of this very informative and stimulating conference and wish the organisers every success with the event and hope that all foreign delegates and visitors have an informative and enjoyable stay in Ireland.
www.agriculture.gov.ie

AIB - Republic of Ireland

AIB is the largest retail bank in Ireland.  The strength and success of our franchise is centred on the following core assets and capabilities:
The widest distribution network, with over 280 outlets, banking services available through 1,000 Post Office otulets and a range of other channels, e.g. internet, phone, ATM, PoS, etc.
A banking relationship with over 1 in every 3 people in Ireland i.e. 1.4m+ customers
A market leading position in key markets, e.g. business, farming, students and key products lines, e.g. current account, loans, deposits
Experienced and expertise front-line staff that our customers consider to be the "most economically aware and business astute" bank staff in Ireland
A full banking product and service offering including money transmission, lending, savings, investment and insurance services under one roof
The leading banking brand in Ireland that is strongly associatd with community values.
www.aib.ie

DAIRYMASTER

Causeway, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

Dairymaster is one of the world's leading milking equipment manufacturers.  The secret of Dairymaster's world-wide success is the company's unfaltering commitment to ongoing research and development in the milking equipment sector; pioneering advances in such areas as milking parlour equipment, automatic scrapers, automatic cow feeding systems and farm management computer packages.  Dairymaster's priority is to make the most efficient, robust, technologically advanced, automated milking equipment to make life easier for you and better for the herd.  Our objective is to "Make Milking Easy".
Tel.: +353 66 7131124   www.dairymaster.com   email: info@dairymaster.com

Richard Keenan & Co. Ltd.

Borris, Co. Carlow, Ireland.

Keenan mechanical fibre is a new patented technology in the controlled presentation and delivery to the rumen of fibre-based rations.  Breaking research at world renowned dairy science European and US universities is proving major benefits from Keenan Mechanical Fibre.  These include feed conversion efficiency and preventative strategies that address the causes of negative reproductive performance (reduced metabolic disease, and reduction in body condition loss in early lactation etc.)
Based in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland, Keenan recently expanded its world-class manufacturing facilities capacity to 6,000 mixer wagons p.a., treble its current output.
Tel.: +353 59 9771200   www.keenansystem.com

Baileys Original Irish Cream

was launched in 1974 with humble expectations but has evolved to be one of the drinks industries great success stories.  Today Baileys is ranked No. 7 in the Global spirits league selling over 80 million bottles annually.  Baileys great taste is its key strength, enjoyed by millions of consumers all over the world.  Underpinning this great taste are the fruits of Irish Agriculture especially the dairying industry.  Baileys brings together two of Ireland great indigenous industries that of dairying and distilling.  Bringing the fruits of these industries together in ultra modern plants Baileys continues to grow.  A true Irish success story.  www.diageo.ie/brands/baileys

Kerry Group

Kerry Group today is a leader in global food ingredients and flavours markets, and a leading branded consumer foods processing and marketing organisation in selected EU markets.
The group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions in its relatively short history, from the commissioning of its first dairy and ingredients plant in Listowel, Ireland in 1972, and has achieved sustained profitable growth with current annualised sales in excess of 4.5 billion euro.
Headquartered in Tralee, Ireland, the group employs approx 22,000 people throughout it's manufacturing, sales and technical centres across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Asian Markets.
www.kerrygroup.com

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