Milk quota end, new limiting factors arise

The recent abolition of the European milk quota system paves the way to increase production and to increase the number of cows. But growth also has its limits and farmers need to call upon their management skills even more. Before and after the important turning point on April 1st, many people shared their opinion about whether ending the milk quota system, which was introduced in 1984, was a good or bad thing for the dairy sector. Commenting on the end of the quota regime, EU Commissioner for