Purposefulness of more intensive supporting milk production in conditions of dispersed agriculture of southern Poland
2011
Cieslik, J.,University of Agriculture, Cracow (Poland) | Badach, E.,University of Agriculture, Cracow (Poland) | Krasnodebski, A.,University of Agriculture, Cracow (Poland)
A disadvantageous tendency of resigning from milk production by small and medium sized farms has been observed in the recent years in the provinces of Southern Poland. It results from the low profitability of milk production on these farms, and therefore the difficulties in reaching the income parity. It leads to a decline in the bovine population not compensated by an increase in the yield per animal and it poses a serious hazard to protecting the natural resources, which is the function dairy farms perform in this region. The problem is serious since milk is acquired from 75% of farms keeping herds of up to 10 cows. Moreover, grasslands constitute a notably high share in the arable land structure, and for maintaining them cow keeping is a crucial condition. EU payments are insufficient; therefore, the Polish government intends to provide an additional financial support.
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