Karol Kissane
Review of perceptions of agriculture in primary schools students and opportunities for developments
Biography
Karol grew up on a suckler farm in Asdee in North Kerry. He worked away from the farm for 10 years in Banking and Financial Services where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. Karol is married to Caroline and they have 2 young children Tommy and Emily. After taking over the farm, Karol converted it to dairy in 2013 receiving “new entrant quota”. In 2017 he calved down 100 cows and plans to calve 125 cows by 2019 at which stage the current milking platform will be fully stocked. Karol is chairperson of the Asdee discussion group. Karol sees agriculture as an excellent career choice for anybody who wishes to run their own business and overcome all the challenges this entails. “There is a great sense of satisfaction in seeing something you have planned and worke
Nuffield Study
Review of perceptions of agriculture in primary schools students and opportunities for developments
Karol grew up on a suckler farm in Asdee in North Kerry. He worked away from the farm for 10 years in Banking and Financial Services where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. Karol is married to Caroline and they have 2 young children Tommy and Emily. After taking over the farm, Karol converted it to dairy in 2013 receiving “new entrant quota”. In 2017 he calved down 100 cows and plans to calve 125 cows by 2019 at which stage the current milking platform will be f
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Quick Info
Year
2018 Scholar
Location
Co. Kerry
Sector
Dairy
Education
