Young Farmer of the Year PJ O’Keeffe puts people first on his farm

Young Farmer of the Year PJ O’Keeffe says labour is something the industry has to learn to deal with very quickly.

Dairy farmer PJ O’Keeffe was recently named the 19th FBD/Macra na Feirme Young Farmer of the Year.

The 31-year-old from the Callan Macra club in Co Kilkenny had been farming with his parents for 10 years, before he took over the running of the farm in 2015, and has increased cow numbers from 72 to 430 in just three years.