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Dairy Council

NI Dairy

Northern Ireland has a very important natural resource - we have a lot of rain. Ours is the perfect climate to grow abundant, lush grass for our dairy cows to produce high-quality milk. And from that milk, we produce the finest range of high-quality dairy products. 

Northern Ireland dairy farmers and dairy processors do this in ways which recognises their responsibility to minimise their environmental impact. 

Sustainable Dairy

3,000+

dairy farming families in Northern Ireland

319k

dairy cows in
Northern Ireland

2.5B

litres of milk produced by
NI dairy cows each year

2,300

people employed by
our dairy processors

£1.5B

yearly milk & dairy
export sales

80+

countries world-wide import our NI dairy products

3,000+

dairy farming families in Northern Ireland

319k

dairy cows in
Northern Ireland

2.5B

litres of milk produced by
NI dairy cows each year

2,300

people employed by
our dairy processors

£1.5B

yearly milk & dairy
export sales

80+

countries world-wide import our NI dairy products

Chef Gemma Austin introduces our Northern Ireland Dairy Tale

Farm Life


Northern Ireland dairy farms are all family-owned. Animal welfare is important to our farmers and they recognise they are custodians of the land.

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Field to fridge


The Northern Ireland dairy sector has world-class expertise in the processing and distribution of dairy products. Each step from our farms to the final customer operates to the highest standards of care, safety and quality.

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Health Professionals

This section of our website is specifically for nutrition and health professionals to help keep you up to date with the latest nutrition research, particularly in relation to milk and dairy products. You’ll find summaries and presentations from our conferences and events, together with scientific overviews of dairy and health topics.