John Tobin

John Tobin: John was invited onto the council by John Farrell IGA President for a one year co-opted term. John is from a dairy and beef farm in South Tipperary. He completed an honours degree in Food & Agribusiness Management from UCD (2012), followed by an MSc in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University in the US (2014). John currently works as a Data and Intelligence Specialist with Bord Bia’s Strategic Insight division. In this role John’s responsibilities include reporting on exports of Irish Food, Drink and Horticulture, and generating Bord Bia’s annual Performance and Prospects report and the purchasing of market insights. Having previously held roles with Case New Holland in their Precision Agriculture department, the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board as a market analyst covering red meat, dairy and farm economics and more recently in Tirlan’s (formerly Glanbia Ireland) milk office business partnering function. John is actively involved in the family farm in partnership with his father Jim and brother Tom.