Longford farmer honoured at Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality Awards
Recognition of the achievements of Lakeland Dairies’ milk suppliers who are committed to quality in all aspects of their milk production
Longford farmer Sean Kiernan was named as the highly commended runner-up in the <500,000 producer category at the Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality Awards which were presented in Corick House Hotel, Clogher, Co Tyrone.
The Milk Quality Awards are a recognition of the achievements of Lakeland Dairies’ milk suppliers who are committed to quality in all aspects of their milk production. Winning a milk quality award is a truly excellent achievement.
The winners emerged from among 3,200 farm families across 17 counties who produce milk for the 2bn litres Lakeland Dairies milk pool.
The awards were presented by Lakeland Dairies’ Chairman Niall Matthews and Group Chief Executive Colin Kelly, together with Edwin Poots MLA, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The Supreme Champions are Brian, Gene and Gene (jnr) McGinnity, who farm in partnership at Scotstown, Co Monaghan, winning the top prize for the exceptionally high quality of milk produced on their farm throughout the past year.
Lakeland Dairies Group CEO Colin Kelly said, "Lakeland Dairies has a clear strategy in place to pursue value-added international growth opportunities while optimising our operations and flexibility to compete successfully on a global stage.
“Through their commitment to quality and sustainability, Lakeland Dairies’ milk producers are well positioned to meet global dairy demand, underpinned by the overall efficiency of our production and processing systems. The quality of our dairy farmers and the milk they supply is world-class.
“This forms the foundation for further progress as a farmer-owned co-operative, exporting 240 different dairy products and food ingredients to customers in 100 countries worldwide."