A day in the life of a young dairy farmer - Laura Hannon

On Wednesday 14th July, Laura Hannon hosted an Instagram takeover on the Teagasc account to give insight into a day in the life of a young dairy farmer. She gave an overview of her story, educational background and how she got into dairy farming. Watch as Laura takes you through her daily farm tasks

Laura's Instagram Takeover

Laura Hannon is dairy farming in Co Meath with her dad. They have 320 spring calving dairy cows on the farm. Laura qualified as a General Nurse in 2017 but while completing her Green Cert she realised how much she missed farming at home. Laura gave an overview of her educational background and how she came about working full time on her family farm.

Laura gave an insight into the new innovations being adopted on the farm and how the farm is meeting sustainability and conservation challenges.

If you liked Laura's Instagram takeover you might also like to watch Cian's story, his educational background and how he came about going into dairy farming.