Sean O'Donnell
Farm Fragmentation in Irish Dairying - Overcoming and Adapting to it
Biography
Sean O’Donnell was awarded the Connacht Gold 2013 Nuffield scholarship. Sean is married to Jackie and they have two young children. They live close to Ballina, Co.Mayo, which is favourably known as the salmon fishing capital of Ireland. Connacht Gold Co-op are a Dairy Co-op based in the West of Ireland and are supporting Nuffield Ireland for the first time because there are so few Nuffield scholars in the West of Ireland. Sean’s topic for study is “Farm Fragmentation in Irish Dairying – Overcoming and Adapting to it”. Sean plans to focus in on the areas of Robotics in a grass based scenario, computerised and automated management systems and low cost grass focused technologies. He will also look at how people and staff can utilise the most modern and efficient research that will help in ove
Nuffield Study
Farm Fragmentation in Irish Dairying - Overcoming and Adapting to it
Sean O’Donnell was awarded the Connacht Gold 2013 Nuffield scholarship. Sean is married to Jackie and they have two young children. They live close to Ballina, Co.Mayo, which is favourably known as the salmon fishing capital of Ireland. Connacht Gold Co-op are a Dairy Co-op based in the West of Ireland and are supporting Nuffield Ireland for the first time because there are so few Nuffield scholars in the West of Ireland. Sean’s topic for study is “Farm Fragmentation in Irish Dairying – Overcomi
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Year
2013 Scholar
Location
Co. Galway
Sector
Dairy
Education
Farm Enterprise
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