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.

Sheep kill falls over 4,000 head on the week before
Sheep kill falls over 4,000 head on the week before

Last week’s sheep kill was back over 4,000 head on the week before, figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food...

Spring lamb prices up €40/head on this time last year
Spring lamb prices up €40/head on this time last year

No one could have predicted where sheep prices are at the minute, with both spring lamb and hogget prices in...

Hoggets sell to €186 at Ennis Mart on Monday
Hoggets sell to €186 at Ennis Mart on Monday

Ennis Mart’s manager, Martin McNamara, reported a super trade at Monday’s (April 12) sheep sale, with a very strong demand...

Cull ewes sell for over €200 at Athenry Mart
Cull ewes sell for over €200 at Athenry Mart

The trade for cull ewes was on fire at Athenry Mart yesterday (Monday, April 12), with prices breaching the €200...

Sheep trade: Spring lamb prices topping €8.50/kg
Sheep trade: Spring lamb prices topping €8.50/kg

The positivity around the sheep trade continues, as spring lamb and hogget prices drive on once again. Tight supplies and...

Sheep marts: Cull ewes break the €200 mark at sales
Sheep marts: Cull ewes break the €200 mark at sales

Another strong week of trading was seen at sheep sales last week, with hoggets and cull ewes as the standout...

Grass advice: Setting up the farm for the weeks ahead
Grass advice: Setting up the farm for the weeks ahead

For flocks lambing in early March, at this stage – five-to-six weeks post-turnout – lambs will be starting to consume...

Spring lambs and hoggets breach the €180 mark at Ballybay
Spring lambs and hoggets breach the €180 mark at Ballybay

On Tuesday evening (April 6) Ballybay Livestock Mart held its weekly sale of sheep. According to the mart’s manager, Adrian...

Sheep Focus: Lambing 300 ewes in Co. Carlow
Sheep Focus: Lambing 300 ewes in Co. Carlow

During the week, Agriland made the trip down to Knockroe, in Co. Carlow to speak to Padraig Joyce, a sheep...

Sheep kill: Tight supplies continue to be reflected in throughput figures
Sheep kill: Tight supplies continue to be reflected in throughput figures

Last week’s sheep kill figures (for the week ending April 4) show how tight supplies are, with kill figures back...

Sheep prices march on as the mart trade continues to amaze
Sheep prices march on as the mart trade continues to amaze

The positivity around the sheep trade continues, as prices continue to march forward at both factory and mart level. Looking...

‘Super trade all round and long may it continue’
‘Super trade all round and long may it continue’

“A super trade all round and long may it continue.” These were the words of Sean McNamara the sheep chairman...

Nematodirus forecast issued by the department
Nematodirus forecast issued by the department

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) released its Nematodirus forecast late last week – with peak hatching...

Sheep trade: Spring lamb and hogget prices drive on
Sheep trade: Spring lamb and hogget prices drive on

The sheep trade has once again pushed on this week, with demand very strong as factories look to build supplies...

Sheep marts: Spring lamb trade bursts into life as prices break €200 mark
Sheep marts: Spring lamb trade bursts into life as prices break €200 mark

The spring lamb trade burst into life last week, with top prices at sheep marts breaking the €200 mark. The...

Sheep grassland management: Establishing grazing groups
Sheep grassland management: Establishing grazing groups

It’s been a spring to forget so far, especially in terms of grassland management and trying to establish grazing groups....

Buildings Focus: 4-bay suckler unit with a creep and calving area in Co. Galway
Buildings Focus: 4-bay suckler unit with a creep and calving area in Co. Galway

During the week, Agriland made the trip to Corrandulla in Co. Galway, to check out a new 4-bay suckler unit...

Sheep kill down over 50,000 head on this time last year
Sheep kill down over 50,000 head on this time last year

The latest weekly kill figures from the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that the sheep kill...