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Prestigious Farm Manager Award for former Kilkenny student
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Galmoy’s David Fogarty was crowned the winner of the 2020 Macra na Feirme Young Farm Manager of the year.
David completed his Leaving Certificate in Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown in 2010 and studied agricultural science in UCD for four years.
From there he worked with Teagasc in Kilkenny as a farm advisor and in 2015 he made the decision to move to New Zealand, where he worked on three different dairy farms over a three-year period.
On his return to Ireland in 2015, David was offered a number of farm manager positions and again opted to partner up with Teagasc in Kilkenny. He gave one year with them in Greenfields Dairy.