Kinnegad family named on dairy awards list
The awards publicly recognise the achievements of Lakeland Dairies milk suppliers who are committed to efficiency and quality in all aspects of their milk production.
Said a Lakelands Dairies spokesperson: “Winning a milk quality award is a deeply impressive achievement where individual dairy farmers have produced the highest quality milk, benchmarked against 2,500 other high quality dairy farmers supplying over 1.1 Billion litres of milk annually to Lakeland Dairies.”
The awards were presented by Heather Humphreys T.D., Minister for Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and The Gaeltacht, together with Lakeland Dairies Chairman Alo Duffy and Chief Executive, Michael Hanley.
- Kevin McInerney of Pullabawn, Co. Cavan won the Lakeland Dairies Supreme Milk Quality Award and also won the 500,000+ litres milk production category. The overall runner-up in this category was Nicholas Cooney, Tymullen, Monasterboice, Co. Louth.
- Eamonn Gargan, Mullagh, Kells, Co. Meath, won the 0 – 500,000 litres milk production category, closely followed by runners-up Derek & Daniel Flynn, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath.
- In the category for New Entrants to Dairy Farming, Ciaran & Kathy Kavanagh, Ballycommon, Tullamore, Co. Offaly won this award for exceptional milk quality.
- The overall Northern Ireland Milk Quality Award Winner is Rex Wilson, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. The Northern Ireland runners-up are Albert & David McCrea, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone