Buckley’s of Glenville named a FarmElevate Lighthouse farm

Pictured at the FarmElevate Lighthouse Farm launch on the Murphy family farm in Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny are; Lighthouse farmer Joe Lalor (Ballacolla, Co. Laois), Joint Programme coordinators Seamus Kearney (Teagasc), Thomas Ryan (Tirlán), Lighthouse farmers Joe Murphy (Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny), Harry Lalor (Ballacolla, Co. Laois), Michael Murphy (Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny) Linda O’Neill (Old Parish, Co. Waterford), Alan Meade (Slane, Co. Meath), Declan Bollard (Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow) and Brian Buckley (Glenville, Co. Cork). (Photo: Dylan Vaughan)

Brian and John Buckley’s farm in Glenville has been selected as one of eight FarmElevate Lighthouse Farms announced by Tirlán Co-Op,  as part of a new five-year programme developed with Teagasc to help farmers improve productivity, profitability and sustainability through peer-to-peer learning and knowledge transfer.

The Buckley’s farm in Glenville was selected alongside John Dwyer’s farm in Cashel, and Linda O’Neill’s in Old Parish, County Waterford among others. 

The farms selected to participate in the programme reflect the diversity of modern dairy farming and were selected for their strong farm management, innovation and commitment to knowledge sharing. 

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