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16-Year-Old Launches FarmFlow App for Dairy Paperwork

8/21/2026

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Ben O'Connor, a 16-year-old from Northern Ireland, launched the FarmFlow app to streamline dairy farm paperwork.
He created the app after his family’s farm near Castlewellan switched from beef to dairy, increasing workload.
FarmFlow is currently being trialled on several farms across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
O'Connor plans to roll out the app while continuing his studies.
He hopes the app will give hard-pressed farmers more free time.

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Ben O'Connor, a 16-year-old from Northern Ireland, launched the FarmFlow app to streamline dairy farm paperwork.
He created the app after his family’s farm near Castlewellan switched from beef to dairy, increasing workload.
FarmFlow is currently being trialled on several farms across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
O'Connor plans to roll out the app while continuing his studies.
He hopes the app will give hard-pressed farmers more free time.