The Irish Dairy Board is the marketing and selling cooperative created by Ireland’s small dairy farmer co-ops and co-op creameries to ensure the viability of Ireland’s family farms. A vast number of small local Irish farmers and creameries that meet exacting standards participate in the cooperatives.
Irish dairy farmers manage their small holdings (40+ acres) tightly to ensure the optimum access of their herds to fresh, edible and nutritious grass. Average herd size per farmer is 60 cows.
The premium butters and cheeses produced by the co-ops are sold all over the world. In the U.S. the products are packaged under the Kerrygold label. “Kerrygold” is the international brand of the Irish Dairy Board.
All Kerrygold products are made with milk from Ireland’s grass-fed cows that are free of artificial growth hormones.