date:Feb 28, 2014
Northern Irelands dairy herd stood at 281,800 cows in December 2013, a year-on-year increase of just one per cent.
This is according to the results of the December 2013 agricultural survey that have been released by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) this morning.
Since 2008, the number of dairy cows on farms in December has been relatively stable, remaining in a band no more than two per cent above or below 282,000 head, it noted.
In addition, the survey found milk pr