2007 Archives - Nuffield Ireland https://nuffield.ie/scholar-year/2007/ Farming Scholarship Trust Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:59:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Kevin Twomey https://nuffield.ie/scholar/kevin-twomey/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:47:51 +0000 https://nuffield.ie/?post_type=scholar&p=2327 From Ballyhooley in Co Cork, Kevin and his wife Margaret own and manage a dairy farming enterprise, which has been built up significantly over the past 25 years. He has been active in Macra na Feirme and IFA, as well as local dairy discussion groups. He is currently chairman of the Teagasc Dairy Stakeholders Group. […]

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]]> From Ballyhooley in Co Cork, Kevin and his wife Margaret own and manage a dairy farming enterprise, which has been built up significantly over the past 25 years. He has been active in Macra na Feirme and IFA, as well as local dairy discussion groups. He is currently chairman of the Teagasc Dairy Stakeholders Group.

His study topic was ‘Where to start a sustainable dairy farm on a grass based system’, and he travelled to the USA, UK and New Zealand to research his study topic.
 

Where to start a sustainable dairy farm on a grass based system

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]]> Kevin Coffey https://nuffield.ie/scholar/kevin-coffey/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:43:04 +0000 https://nuffield.ie/?post_type=scholar&p=2325 From Newport, Co Tipperary and living in Co. Limerick. Kevin is currently Chief Executive of Munster Bovine, a role he took up in 2016. He previously held a number of senior roles in Aurivo Co-op in their Dairy Ingredients, Consumer Foods and Agribusinesses. Prior to this he was a Dairy Specialist at South Western Services […]

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]]> From Newport, Co Tipperary and living in Co. Limerick. Kevin is currently Chief Executive of Munster Bovine, a role he took up in 2016. He previously held a number of senior roles in Aurivo Co-op in their Dairy Ingredients, Consumer Foods and Agribusinesses. Prior to this he was a Dairy Specialist at South Western Services (SWS) after spending a number of years in Farm Management.

His study topic was ‘The Impact of Milk Solids on Irish Milk Processors versus their New Zealand Counterparts’. He travelled to Canada and New Zealand during his scholarship.
 

The Impact of Milk Solids on Irish Milk Processors versus their New Zealand Counterparts’

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]]> Eilish Broderick https://nuffield.ie/scholar/eilish-broderick/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:35:35 +0000 https://nuffield.ie/?post_type=scholar&p=2322 Eilish is currently the Head of Department of Biological & Pharmaceutical Science at Munster Technological University – Kerry Campus in Tralee. She graduated from the University of Limerick in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and completed a Masters and PhD in Science at IT Tralee. Eilish previously worked for eight years supporting food producers through […]

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]]> Eilish is currently the Head of Department of Biological & Pharmaceutical Science at Munster Technological University – Kerry Campus in Tralee. She graduated from the University of Limerick in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and completed a Masters and PhD in Science at IT Tralee. Eilish previously worked for eight years supporting food producers through management of the National Rural Food Skillnet programme and as Farm Diversification Specialist with the Rural Development Programme.

Eilish completed her Nuffield study entitled “Opportunities for Farm Families in Food Production”. Her interest in food production stemmed from having grown up on a dairy farm with a successful farmhouse cheese making business making the award winning Kerry Farmhouse Cheese.

Eilish and her husband Jack live on their dairy farm in North Kerry and have three children. Eilish was a member of the Nuffield Ireland board from 2022 until 2023.

Opportunities for Farm Families in Food Production

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]]> Eamonn Phelan https://nuffield.ie/scholar/eamonn-phelan/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:10:29 +0000 https://nuffield.ie/?post_type=scholar&p=2290 From Dunbell in Co Kilkenny, Eamonn is the managing partner on the family farm with his father. Their farm is mainly focussed on tillage, and also has grassland for finishing beef, fodder beet and forestry. The farm has been used by Keenans (manufacturers of diet feeders) to host international groups. The farm is also used […]

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]]> From Dunbell in Co Kilkenny, Eamonn is the managing partner on the family farm with his father. Their farm is mainly focussed on tillage, and also has grassland for finishing beef, fodder beet and forestry. The farm has been used by Keenans (manufacturers of diet feeders) to host international groups. The farm is also used for field trials by a number of the major agri-chemical manufacturers.

Eamonn’s study topic was ‘Cover Cropping for Tillage Farming in Ireland’, and he travelled to France, Germany and Denmark to conduct study on his topic.
 

Cover Cropping for Tillage Farming in Ireland

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