Travel
Peter Hynes: I didn’t get to travel – so I made sure my daughter did
Becky has learned invaluable lessons on her trips to Australia that will benefit her – and our farm
‘Our advice to Becky was always to follow her dreams, travel and learn from the best’ Photo: Clare Keogh
The school of life is as good a place as any to learn about agriculture. I never had the opportunity to travel the world seeing how different agricultural systems work – getting married and having three daughters always meant my commitments lay at home.
The advice I have always given to students is to travel, as agriculture is a common language. Getting bogged down at home from an early age is never ideal for any young want-to-be farmer.