John McCabe

John McCabe: John was elected to the IGA council for three years. He comes from Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, qualifying from UCD with a BAgrSc (Animal & Crop Production) in 2015. In 2016/17 he broadened his experience of pasture-based dairying in the UK and New Zealand. John worked at Ballyhaise College teaching green cert courses before spending 4 years as a facilitator on the Teagasc-Dairygold joint programme, co-facilitating 24 discussion groups in North Munster. John lives in Galway with his wife Emer who is a mixed practice vet. He now helps deliver the Teagasc – Aurivo Farm Profitability Programme covering Connaught, Donegal and Westmeath. He’s a keen interest in driving higher profitability through improvements in growth and utilisation of pasture, silage quality and genetics of dairy cows. Alongside promoting strong technical and financial performance, he focuses his efforts on helping farming families achieve a reduction in workload and a greater work/life balance in the interest of succession and the long-term survival of the industry.