Interview with Sean Kane, Whites Agri Supply Chain Coordinator

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Sean Kane was appointed by Whites to the role of Agri Supply Chain Coordinator in June 2018 having graduated from Queens with a degree in agriculture. His degree consisted of animal husbandry, crop husbandry and business management - a joint qualification with CAFRI.
It opened up his mind to data and how you can apply it in farming.
In his role at Whites Sean is responsible for delivering improved oat quality and grower yield, and research and development. This includes farm trials and surveys, professional guidance on new seed varieties and mixes.
He was first attracted Whites because of the diversity of the role, combining office and field work but he also had a keen interest in research and how it can be applied to support and improve farm performance.
A unique aspect of the role is that he works with farmers in the field, follows the product in to the mill, all the way through to the breakfast bowl in the morning.
Capturing and analysing data across 100s of farms is key, and understanding what the top 10% are doing differently, key data points that can be shared with all of the other farmers.
More recently they have partnered with Foundation Earth and the lifecycle analysis of growing oats - it has opened their eyes to the supply chain.
Getting to net zero will require everyone in the supply chain to work together and collaborate.

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