John Wynne, Stratford-on-Slaney, Co Wexford, milking 270 cows.“The lads here appreciate being paid and being fed; structure is the key. They start at 8am and finish at 6pm and they like to know that’s their day. Dairying is very seasonal – there’s about five months of heavy workload and that’s it. So if Teagasc wants to fill a gap they need people to be more specialised, for example have one lad that could measure grass for 20 farmers.”