Caoimhe Duggan
Eyeries, Beara, Cork,Ireland
Summary
A highly skilled professional with strong communication abilities, skilled at engaging with farmers in various settings, delivering training, and building relationships. Proficient in farm planning software such as eProfitMonitor and Teagasc NMP, with expertise in report writing and data analysis. Demonstrates exceptional project management and organisational skills to meet objectives. Motivated individual with strong work ethic, capable of working both independently and as part of a team. Confident presenter, experienced in delivering material to groups of farmers and students.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dairy Advisor - Masters Student
Teagasc
Kilkenny, Ireland
01.2024 - 02.2025
- Carried out as part of the Walsh Scholarship alongside completing a Research Masters
- Worked alongside a dairy advisor in the North West Kilkenny area Duties include:
- Profit Monitors - inputting farmer's data in PM, highlighting any issues, contacting the farmer for corrections and co-facilitating discussion group discussing PM trends.
- Derogation - Contacting farmers for information needed, inputting all information to complete the plan, consultation with each farmer to explain the plan and plan the coming year for fertiliser.
- BISS - completing BISS applications for Dairy, Beef and Tillage farmers, consultation with each client to ensure correct applications, managing any queries regarding new schemes.
- Nutrient Management Plans - Contacting farmers for information needed, inputting all information to complete the plan, consultation with each farmer to explain the plan and suggest fertiliser for the coming year.
- Co-facilitating discussion groups - Carrying out pre-group visits, carrying out grass measuring, winter fodder measuring & calculations, introducing the farm setup at the beginning of the meeting, discussing current trends around the group, discussion of various topics depending on the time of year (calving issues, spring grazing, breeding, silage making, slurry storage, fodder management, autumn grazing, building cover, winter fodder management, cull cows), managing any queries and concluding summary for the host farm.
- Farm visits - discussing current statistics on the farm & compare to last year, carrying out grass measuring, slurry storage audits & calculations, winter fodder measuring & calculations, managing any queries.
- Attending Dairy In Service Training monthly to improve knowledge and skills.
- During my time in the office in Kells Road I also assisted others in projects;
- Teagasc Tirlán Trends Project - analysing the trends of 11 Signpost Joint Programme farmers from 2020 - 2024 using excel
- Signpost Farmer Survey - designing and distribution of the questionnaire sent to Signpost Demo farmers to observe their opinions of the programme
Summer Intern
World Wide Sires
Cork, Ireland
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Marketing tasks - creating social media posts for products using Canva, updating website shop using Shopify, organising vouchers for prizes using both Shopify & Canva
- Credit Control tasks - contacting farmers with outstanding invoices on their account and asking for payment, taking phone payments, carrying out invoice runs monthly, setting up direct debits for farmers
- Handled incoming calls politely, enhancing company image.
- Trends project - using excel to carry out trends analysis on sales from previous 2 years
- Events - attended events nationally to promote products, answering queries
- Reason for leaving: Commencing full time Master in Agriculture
Soil Sampler
Grassland Agro
Cork, Ireland
12.2022 - 01.2023
- Expanding knowledge of terrain and soil by soil sampling West Cork farms
- Developed geographical skills by farm mapping
- Discussions with farmers - explaining soil results and fertiliser suggestions
- Reason for leaving: Returning to college
Research Assistant
Teagasc
Fermoy, Ireland
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Carried out as part of my Professional Work Experience in 3rd year of my degree
- Grass walks and grass measuring
- Clover separations in the laboratory
- Weighing and body condition score analysis of dairy cows monthly
- Spreading of liquid fertiliser during a trial
- Involved in decisions regarding the amount of grass allocated to cows
- Assisted with milk recording weekly
- Assisted many intake runs to help trials gather data
- Assisted in formulating feeds to be fed for trials
- Completed my Utility Vehicle training (John Deer Gator)
- Reason for leaving: Returning to college
Lambing Assistant
David & Lillian Leslie
Lerwick, Scotland
05.2022 - 05.2022
- Carried out as part of my Professional Work Experience in 3rd year of my degree
- David and Lillian lamb 800 ewes in a 6-week period every year, in The Shetland Islands, Scotland
- Assisting ewes with difficult births
- Day-to-day care of ewes and lambs
- Night shifts to observe ewes in labour
- Vaccinating, dosing, and ringing of ewes and lambs
- Reason for leaving: Moving onto next placement for college
Dairy Farm Hand
Larry, Annette & Jack Kearney
Rathcormac, Ireland
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Carried out as part of my Professional Work Experience in 3rd year of my degree
- Larry, Annette & Jack run a dairy farm in Rathcormac with 160 milking cows
- They are a demonstration farm as part of the Teagasc Signpost Programme and continuously aiming to lower Nitrogen inputs
- Milking cows
- Feeding calves and introducing claves to automatic milk feeders in calf house
- Grass walking and measuring
- Erecting electric fence to ensure the correct amount of grass per cow each day
- Spreading soiled water
- Tail painting in preparation for the breeding season
- Vaccinating cattle
- Assisting cows while calving where necessary
- Attending local discussion groups
- Reason for leaving: Moving onto next placement for college
Education
Masters - Agricultural Innovation Support
University College Dublin
Dublin 09.2023 -
Bachelors Degree - Agricultural Science with a major in Animal Science
University College Dublin
Dublin 09.2019 - 06.2023
Leaving Certificate -
Scoil Phobail Bheara
Castletownbere, County Cork 09.2014 - 06.2019
Skills
- Communication Skills - Strong ability to engage with farmers, either one-on-one or in discussion group settings, deliver training, and build relationships
- IT Skills - Proficiency in farm planning software such as eProfitMonitor and Teagasc NMP, report writing and data analysis
- Motivated - Capable of working as part of a team or independently while managing different tasks and meeting objectives on time
- Presenting Skills - Confident to present material to groups of farmers and/or students
- Time Management - Excels at managing time efficiently and meeting important deadlines
- Organisational Skills - Excellent project management and proactivity to manage different priorities
Certification
- FAS Approved Advisor with the Department of Agriculture
- ECDL Certificate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Dairy Advisor - Masters Student
Teagasc
01.2024 - 02.2025
Masters - Agricultural Innovation Support
University College Dublin
09.2023 -
Summer Intern
World Wide Sires
06.2023 - 09.2023
Soil Sampler
Grassland Agro
12.2022 - 01.2023
Research Assistant
Teagasc
06.2022 - 08.2022
Lambing Assistant
David & Lillian Leslie
05.2022 - 05.2022
Dairy Farm Hand
Larry, Annette & Jack Kearney
03.2022 - 04.2022
Bachelors Degree - Agricultural Science with a major in Animal Science
University College Dublin
09.2019 - 06.2023
Leaving Certificate -
Scoil Phobail Bheara
09.2014 - 06.2019
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