The overall winner of the 2022 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, this farming family is modernising the dairy industry with...
The overall winner of the 2022 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, the Connelly family are modernising the dairy industry with state-of-the-art tech and sustainable practices, as well as a next-generation team of four female farmers set to drive this dynamic farm into the future.
Naturally, this transition has come with its own set of challenges, but the Connellys found great supports, in both their community and family. “We had to learn from scratch about dairy and that in itself was a huge challenge. We had to learn a whole new skill set, and we couldn’t have done it without the help of the girls.”
When it comes to the day-to-day running of the farm, each family member overseas a specific aspect of the operation, along with helping with general tasks like moving and milking the cows, feeding calves, cleaning cubicles and bringing the youngest Kate to school. Then Anna and Kate are the de-facto “gofers”, helping out wherever they can and looking to social media for clever solutions. For instance, Anna recently repurposed a tanning mitt to help clean the milking clusters with ease. “It was around the first year we started out that I saw a video online of an exfoliating mitt that you use to take off tan and had the idea of using it to clean the clusters, and it works really well.
“We put a lot of work into our genetics to help breed a better cow to be more sustainable – to produce better fat and protein and everything else, from their health and fertility to their maintenance.Even Austin has learned a lot about technology since we went into dairy,” Yvonne laughed.
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