The Kennedy farm in Cahir, Co Tipperary – 2024 National winners of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards – is set to host a milk quality farm walk at Drangan House this Thursday morning, 28th August at 11.30am.
The Kennedys supply milk to Dairygold Co-op and excelled through a comprehensive judging process that evaluated a range of the most important aspects of modern dairy farming. These topics included environmental sustainability, animal health and welfare, farm infrastructure, hygiene standards, soil and grassland management, and technical performance amongst other important factors.
Aidan and Derval Kennedy along with their children, Nickolas and Galina, and the farm team are now opening their farm for milk producers and others in the sector to visit and see the dairy herd and how the farm is managed. With a herd of 390 cows milked through a state-of-the-art 50-unit rotary parlour, the Kennedy operation is at scale but is still very family focused with all of the family involved along with the four farm staff which have 50 plus years’ experience on the farm between them.
The farm walk is organised jointly by Teagasc, Dairygold Co-op, National Dairy Council and Ornua, and celebrates the excellence of Irish Dairy Farming, highlighted annually, by the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.
The farm walk is open to all farmers, industry representatives, and anyone interested in the future of Irish dairy farming. To register go to www.teagasc.ie/milkwalk
