FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 334,000
• Fat (%) 3.96
• Protein (%) 3.48
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 200

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 72
• Milking machine: 8
• Area: 52 Ha
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cow: 70
• Cattle (1 - 2 years old): 26
• Cattle (0 - 1 year old): 20

Thomas Carroll is the third generation of the family, who has inherited and taken over the management of the farm from his grandfather, a police officer in Dublin who bought the farm from the previous owner. With his efforts and passion, Thomas Caroll continued to develop the 52-ha farm to become a standard farm and constantly supplied quality milk to consumers in the world.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 380.000
• Fat (%) 4,08
• Protein (%) 3,49
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 106

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 96
• Milking machine: 10
• Area: 45 Ha
• SDAS certification

• Milk cow: 70
• Other cattle: 90
• Combined with beef trading business

Inheriting the farm from their aunt in 1929, Michael Ryan's parents followed up the traditional milk cow raising activities of the family. For over 100 years of development with historic ups and downs, the farm has been in constant development in introducing fresh milk which are manufactured and distributed over the world.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 814,000
• Fat (%) 4.06
• Protein (%) 3.48
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 126

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 170
• Milking machine: 24
• Area: 32 Ha (including 9 zones for hire)
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cows: 170
• Heifer (1 - 2 years old): 76
• Calf (0 - 1 years old): 88

Prohurst farm of the O'Flynn's family was constructed in 1837. This is the most traditional milk cow raising farm with 3 generations. Following the family traditions, in 1993, Michael O'Flynn officially inherited a part of the farm from his mother. After a period, he succeeded in developing an expansive farm with a count of over 170 cows

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 637,000
• Fat (%) 4.05
• Protein (%) 3.56
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 103

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 130
• Milking machine: 16
• Area: 106 Ha (including 60 zones for hire)
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cows: 128
• Other cattle: 150

With the traditions of raising milk cows that have been kept and developed for many family generations, McCarthy family has established and developed an expansive farm with an area of over 106 ha. Following his father's dedication, Michael McCarthy inherited the farm in 1995 and continues giving his love to the milk cows. To him, bringing about an abundant supply of nutritional pure milk has become a tradition and pride of his family.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l 578,000
• Fat (%) 4,05
• Protein (%) 3,58
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 136

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 120
• Milking machine: 15
• Area: 71 Ha (including 16 zones for hire)
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cows: 119
• Other cattle: 77

Located in Cork County on the bank of Lee river, it is the farm of Jame O'Flynn family. With its pride in the farm with a long-held history of over 111 years, his family's farm has developed into a large-scale farm with over 120 heifer and other cattle.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 1,108,000
• Fat (%) 4.13
• Protein (%) 3.64
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 136

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 250
• Milking machine: 26
• Area: 85 Ha (including 20 zones for hire)
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cows: 270
• Other cattle: 150
• Test barns: 26
• Milk tower outside the farm

With the long experience gained from working for American farms, Fiachra Liston devoted all of his energy and commitments to taking over the farm from his father – Mr. Aidan, in 2004. Together with favorable natural conditions and traditional farming model, his family has been constantly improving the facilities to make milk cows feel the most comfortable and produce the highest milk volume each year.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l 705,000
• Fat (%) 4.01
• Protein (%) 3.57
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 190

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 160
• Milking machine: 16
• Area: 96 Ha
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cow: 140
• Other cattle: 100
• Constructed new testing barns: A new milk tube is under construction

For Irish farmers, taking over a farm inherited from the former generation is a precious gift that they must treasure and maintain for future generations. Therefore, after taking over the 100-year-old farm of the family, Mr. Declan Flynn retained the traditions and took efforts in innovating its facilities to fulfill his role of being the best quality milk supplier in the world.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 545,000
• Fat (%) 4.08
• Protein (%) 3.50
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 98

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 90
• Constructed milking factory in 2001
• Area: 44 Ha (including 17 zones for hire)
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cows: 90
• Other cattle: 60

When asking what makes Declan Murphy proud in Ireland, the answer is the unique fresh prairie and peaceful milk cow farms of this land. Born and grown up in a family with a long-held historical tradition of farm management in the suburb of Limerick city, Declan Murphy took over the farm from his father in 1995. To Murphy, it is an honor to offer the world delicious nutritional milk.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 930,000
• Fat (%) 4.20
• Protein (%) 3.57
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 124

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 200
• A new milking factory is under construction
• Area: 97 Ha
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cow: 160
• Facilities are being improved and innovated
• Prairie innovation programme

100 hectare and over 200 cows, this is the result after over 2 decades of devoting his life to the farm since the date when John Mc.Namara inherited a farm of 37 hectare in 1996. With his passion in raising milk cows, John Mc.Namara has won many achievements, such as the 2005 award for the best young farmer, 2009 typical farm, and the highest achievement is that John Mc.Namara's farm is regarded as one of the most important milk suppliers for ANKA.

FRESH MILK PRODUCTION IN 2014

• Production (l) 542,000
• Fat (%) 4.05
• Protein (%) 3.4
• MSCC (‘000/ml) 110

FARM DETAILS

• Barns: 80
• Milking machine: 10
• Area: 63 Ha
• SDAS Certification

• Milk cow: 80
• Replacement heifer: 38
• Calf: 32

Spreading over a wide steppe of over 60 ha, Edward Fitzgeral farm has been constantly developing since 1875. The pride in owning delicious quality milk motivated Edward Fitzgeral, the 5th generation owner of the family, to take over the farm since 2008. Graduated as a major in mechanical engineering with green certification, Edward Fitzgeral never stops learning to modernize the facilities to raise the best cow breeds as well as maintain the supply of natural milk in the best land in Ireland. His efforts won him the award in a contest held by the National Monitoring Committee for Milk Products in 2013.