Four students studying crop science were awarded bursaries at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s (ITLUS) winter conference.
They were Killian Hartford from Kildalton Agricultural College; Ella Feenane from South East Technological University; Keith O’Mahony from University College Dublin; and Eimear Duffy from Dundalk Institute of Technology.
With wide interests in all matters tillage, they were awarded the bursaries by ITLUS president-elect Craig England.
Killian Harford - Kildalton Agricultural College
Killian Harford receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Killian Harford is studying at Kildalton Agricultural College. His family are tillage and vegetable farmers in Rush, Co Dublin, and his sister Shauna also studies in Kildalton. He hopes to study farm management in the future and possibly agri mechanics and technology.
Ella Feenane – South East Technological University
Ella Feenane receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Ella is studying at South East Technological University in Waterford and comes from a calf-to-beef farm in Birr. She currently works in J Grennan and Sons and is gaining experience in all areas of the agricultural industry.
Keith O’Mahony - University College Dublin
Keith O'Mahony receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Keith is from Co Wicklow. He studied animal and crop production in UCD and is beginning a PhD at present, which is exploring the opportunities for protein crops in Irish tillage. He is also involved in an EU research project investigating the role of biochar in Irish tillage soils.
Eimear Duffy - Dundalk Institute of Technology
Eimear Duffy receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Eimear has recently graduated from her degree in sustainable agriculture at DkIT. She analysed potato quality parameters in different storage temperature environments for her final year project. Eimear comes from a tillage, beef and potato farm. She secured first place in the novice two-furrow intermediate conventional plough class at the National Ploughing Championships last year.
Four students studying crop science were awarded bursaries at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s (ITLUS) winter conference.
They were Killian Hartford from Kildalton Agricultural College; Ella Feenane from South East Technological University; Keith O’Mahony from University College Dublin; and Eimear Duffy from Dundalk Institute of Technology.
With wide interests in all matters tillage, they were awarded the bursaries by ITLUS president-elect Craig England.
Killian Harford - Kildalton Agricultural College
Killian Harford receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Killian Harford is studying at Kildalton Agricultural College. His family are tillage and vegetable farmers in Rush, Co Dublin, and his sister Shauna also studies in Kildalton. He hopes to study farm management in the future and possibly agri mechanics and technology.
Ella Feenane – South East Technological University
Ella Feenane receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Ella is studying at South East Technological University in Waterford and comes from a calf-to-beef farm in Birr. She currently works in J Grennan and Sons and is gaining experience in all areas of the agricultural industry.
Keith O’Mahony - University College Dublin
Keith O'Mahony receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Keith is from Co Wicklow. He studied animal and crop production in UCD and is beginning a PhD at present, which is exploring the opportunities for protein crops in Irish tillage. He is also involved in an EU research project investigating the role of biochar in Irish tillage soils.
Eimear Duffy - Dundalk Institute of Technology
Eimear Duffy receiving an award from ITLUS president-elect Craig England at the ITLUS Winter Conference at the Canard Court Hotel last week. \ Justin Lynch
Eimear has recently graduated from her degree in sustainable agriculture at DkIT. She analysed potato quality parameters in different storage temperature environments for her final year project. Eimear comes from a tillage, beef and potato farm. She secured first place in the novice two-furrow intermediate conventional plough class at the National Ploughing Championships last year.
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