Michael Geary

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Michael comes from a beef background in Co. Galway with a keen interest in the beef and sheep sectors. He holds a degree in Animal Science and was the auditor of the UCD Agriculture Society in 2018/2019 where €65,000 was raised for charity. He has gained valuable experience across the agriculture industry, working on progressive sheep and beef farms whilst also working on a large-scale dairy farm in the US.

Are your ewes ready for the upcoming breeding season?
Are your ewes ready for the upcoming breeding season?

With the breeding season only around the corner, it’s a critical time for farmers to analyse their ewes’ condition. Ewes...

Sheep marts: Factory price cuts affecting trade, but hoggets in high demand
Sheep marts: Factory price cuts affecting trade, but hoggets in high demand

Recent factory price cuts are affecting the sheep trade across the country. However, the hogget trade is on the rise,...

Sheep trade: Sheep kill up 16,000 head as factory prices weaken
Sheep trade: Sheep kill up 16,000 head as factory prices weaken

During the week ending August 18, the number of hoggets slaughtered at the Department of Agriculture approved sheep export plants...

Big Boy Ram Sale: Blue Texel ram tops the sale at €1,200
Big Boy Ram Sale: Blue Texel ram tops the sale at €1,200

Founded by a group of like-minded breeders, the 2nd annual Big Boy Ram Sale drew over 250 potential customers to...

Wicklow Cheviot Sheep Breeders getting ready for the upcoming show season
Wicklow Cheviot Sheep Breeders getting ready for the upcoming show season

Throughout the south-east of the country, Wicklow Cheviot sheep are being prepared for upcoming shows and sales. John Malone, the...

Borris Ewe Breeders’ show and sale: ‘One of the best sales we’ve seen in over 10 years’
Borris Ewe Breeders’ show and sale: ‘One of the best sales we’ve seen in over 10 years’

The Borris Ewe Breeders’ Association recently held its 56th annual show and sale, last Saturday, August 17, at Borris Mart,...

Buildings focus: Milking 300 cows in a 50-unit rotary parlour in Co. Galway
Buildings focus: Milking 300 cows in a 50-unit rotary parlour in Co. Galway

In this buildings focus, AgriLand travelled to Oranmore, Co. Galway, where Henry Walsh, his wife Patricia and son Enda, run...

Sheep Ireland set to host its Lamb-Plus Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram Sale
Sheep Ireland set to host its Lamb-Plus Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram Sale

Sheep Ireland is set to host its ninth annual Lamb-Plus Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram Sale, on Saturday, August 24, at...

Sheep marts: Trade steady, but factory-fit lamb prices back slightly
Sheep marts: Trade steady, but factory-fit lamb prices back slightly

Factory price cuts last week of up to 30c/kg for lambs have seen a knock-on effect in some sheep marts...

‘Sheep farmers being turned away from factory gates’ – ICSA chairman
‘Sheep farmers being turned away from factory gates’ – ICSA chairman

For now, the Beef Plan Movement has suspended its nationwide rally outside meat factories. After 12 days and nights of...

Sheep trade: Prices moving in the wrong direction
Sheep trade: Prices moving in the wrong direction

During the week ending August 11, the number of hoggets slaughtered at the Department of Agriculture approved sheep export plants...

Irish Charollais Sheep Society set to host its pedigree ram sale
Irish Charollais Sheep Society set to host its pedigree ram sale

The Irish Charollais Sheep Society is set to host its pedigree ram show and sale, tomorrow (Tuesday, August 20), at...

Irish Hereford Society holds cattle dressing and showing workshops
Irish Hereford Society holds cattle dressing and showing workshops

The Irish Hereford Breed Society recently held two cattle dressing and showing workshops as part of a competition it is...

On the road…with a mobile sheep dipping rig
On the road…with a mobile sheep dipping rig

Jerry McCarthy from Kenmare, Co. Kerry, claims to have found an efficient solution to eradicate sheep-scab. He found that sheep...

Sheep focus: Breeding from within…to reduce costs and disease
Sheep focus: Breeding from within…to reduce costs and disease

Martin Merrick is a sheep and suckler farmer from Ballycorroon, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, who recently graduated from University College Dublin with...

‘Big Boy Ram Sale’ set to take place this Friday
‘Big Boy Ram Sale’ set to take place this Friday

The ‘Big Boy Ram Sale’ is set to take place this Friday, August 16, at The Showgrounds, Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim,...

Sheep marts: Cull ewe trade leading the way, while demand for factory lambs on the rise
Sheep marts: Cull ewe trade leading the way, while demand for factory lambs on the rise

The Eid al-Adha festival has seen the demand for factory lambs increase over the past few weeks and cull ewe...

Borris Ewe Breeders set to hold 56th annual show and sale
Borris Ewe Breeders set to hold 56th annual show and sale

The Borris Ewe Breeders’ Association is set to hold its 56th annual show and sale this Saturday, August 17, at...