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.

Farmer frustrations boil over at IFA sheep meeting
Farmer frustrations boil over at IFA sheep meeting

Farmer frustration boiled over at the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) national sheep meeting held earlier this week (Monday, January 23)...

Sheep housing requirements for organic farming
Sheep housing requirements for organic farming

The changes that farmers have to make when making the conversion to organic farming have been well documented in recent...

Processor ‘sympathetic’ but  no uplift in sheep trade expected soon
Processor ‘sympathetic’ but no uplift in sheep trade expected soon

Processor Irish Country Meats has said it is sympathetic to sheep producers regarding the additional cost of production on farms,...

Irish sheepmeat access to the US a ‘work in progress’
Irish sheepmeat access to the US a ‘work in progress’

Farmers have been told by James Smyth of Irish Country Meats (ICM) that access for Irish sheepmeat to the US...

IFA National Sheep meeting: Factors impacting price and demand
IFA National Sheep meeting: Factors impacting price and demand

Inflation pressure, cheaper cuts of lamb and the decline in import demand from China and the US are some of...

SIS: Department to write to farmers choosing scanning as year 1 option
SIS: Department to write to farmers choosing scanning as year 1 option

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will be writing to sheep farmers who have chosen scanning as...

Sheep trade: Hogget prices see lift of up to 15c/kg
Sheep trade: Hogget prices see lift of up to 15c/kg

The sheep trade is starting the week on a more positive note in comparison to the previous two weeks, with...

Small numbers of in-lamb ewes appearing at marts
Small numbers of in-lamb ewes appearing at marts

Small numbers of in-lamb ewes have started to appear at marts since the turn of the year. Some marts in...

Farmers voice concerns about price of SIS-eligible rams
Farmers voice concerns about price of SIS-eligible rams

Sheep farmers expressed concern over this year’s price of Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS)-eligible genotyped rams at the latest Teagasc sheep...

Sheep marts: Trade remains in a tough place
Sheep marts: Trade remains in a tough place

The trade at marts this past week has been no more positive than recent weeks, with prices falling back further...

Farmers need to send ‘clear message on lamb prices’ – IFA
Farmers need to send ‘clear message on lamb prices’ – IFA

A public meeting is to be held on Monday (January 23), aiming to send a “clear message” on lamb prices...

Sheep kill: Throughput falls shy of 60,000 head
Sheep kill: Throughput falls shy of 60,000 head

Last week’s sheep kill saw nearly 60,000 sheep processed according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Solving and calculating dairy washing storage on farms
Solving and calculating dairy washing storage on farms

The specification for calculating dairy washing storage on farms is outdated, with new advice and tests being carried out to...

Collecting yard is only exemption from covered slurry storage
Collecting yard is only exemption from covered slurry storage

Collecting yards are the only exemption in terms of the requirement to cover (roof) slurry storage on farms under the...

‘Lamb trade could take weeks to recover’
‘Lamb trade could take weeks to recover’

The sheep trade continues into the week on a downward trend as base prices at the higher end of the...

TAMS II: Payments breakdown over the duration of the scheme
TAMS II: Payments breakdown over the duration of the scheme

Figures revealed to Agriland by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that expenditure under the Targeted...

Market reassurance sought by sheep breeders’ association
Market reassurance sought by sheep breeders’ association

The Tullow Sheep Breeders’ Association has called for action over the “price collapse” seen for sheep, adding that the sector...

Series of lamb cuts sees over €11 wiped off a 22.5kg carcass
Series of lamb cuts sees over €11 wiped off a 22.5kg carcass

The downturn in the trade for lambs/hoggets since the turn of year has severely knocked confidence in the sector, with...