The third annual National Dairy Awards, will take place in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise on the evening of June 19. Initially launched in 2023, the awards celebrate all that is good in the dairy industry. The event, dubbed the best night in the dairy calendar, is a black-tie event honouring the farmer, farm manager, dairy advisor, dairy vet and dairy innovator. The awards acknowledge their dedication and hard work.
This celebration of excellence also extends beyond the farm to the artisan champions, the processors, the discussion groups and the industry leaders, who are blazing a trail in ingenuity, creativity and sustainability. The awards are organised by Agri Insider and Agrliand.
Galway based Sabanero Dairy and Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese have both qualified as finalists. Sabonero Dairy based in Galway have been announced as finalists for three of their cheeses in two different categories. Their Oaxaca and Fior di Latte Pearls cheeses are finalists in the Best Artisan cheese and their Stracciatella and Oaxaca are finalists in the IFAC Best Dairy Product innovation Category. Sabanero is based in the heart of Galway city and is run by Dayana Maltese. Dayana works closely and directly with local farmers, recognising their commitment and dedication to ensure the milk is produced sustainably.
Reigning champions, Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese have qualified once again for the final of the Artisan Cheese category with their Kylemore Blossom Cheese. Kylemore is a unique, premium Irish farmhouse cheese produced directly on the family farm in Co Galway. The award-winning cheese is inspired from the Swiss Alps and is fully traceable and sustainable from farm to fork, Bord Bia – Origin Green approved.
