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.

Farms that closed ground early last back end seeing the benefits this spring
Farms that closed ground early last back end seeing the benefits this spring

Last week, Philip Creighton of Teagasc discussed all things grass and touched on what sort of an opening average farm...

‘It was the best trade I’ve seen for sheep ever’
‘It was the best trade I’ve seen for sheep ever’

“It was the best trade I’ve ever seen for sheep at the mart ever.” These were the words of Carnew...

Dispersal sale of 150 ewes with lambs at foot to take place at Carnew Mart
Dispersal sale of 150 ewes with lambs at foot to take place at Carnew Mart

A dispersal sale of 150 Suffolk and Suffolk cross ewes with lambs at foot is set to take place on...

The benefits of applying N this spring
The benefits of applying N this spring

During a recent webinar about grazing management on sheep farms, Philip Creighton of Teagasc spoke about the benefits of applying...

How much colostrum should my newborn lambs be getting?
How much colostrum should my newborn lambs be getting?

Colostrum is the single most important feed a lamb will consume in the first few hours of life. Colostrum offers...

Buildings Focus: Going the extra mile to create an environment for calves to thrive in
Buildings Focus: Going the extra mile to create an environment for calves to thrive in

With the busy calving season on dairy farms winding down, AgriLand got the chance to check out a brand new...

Hogget prices reach €171/head at Kingscourt Mart
Hogget prices reach €171/head at Kingscourt Mart

A strong trade for all types of hoggets was seen at Kingscourt Mart, Co. Cavan, on Monday evening (March 8)....

Managing ewes and lambs during adverse weather conditions
Managing ewes and lambs during adverse weather conditions

After a largely dry week last week, the rain and unsettled weather has returned once again and it couldn’t really...

Strong prices drawing out ewe hoggets
Strong prices drawing out ewe hoggets

The strong factory prices being seen at present are really starting to get farmers thinking about marketing ewe hoggets that...

Hoggets sell up to €168/head at Ennis Mart on Monday
Hoggets sell up to €168/head at Ennis Mart on Monday

Martin McNamara of Ennis Mart reported another very strong sale of sheep at Monday’s sale (March 8). Similar to the...

Sheep marts: Hogget prices continue to climb upwards
Sheep marts: Hogget prices continue to climb upwards

Last week saw marts report record prices at sales for finished hoggets, with top prices reaching as high as €170-175/head....

Sheep trade: Prices reach as high as €7.20/kg
Sheep trade: Prices reach as high as €7.20/kg

Hogget prices are once again on the move, with prices now hitting highs of €7.20/kg at the top end of...

Ewe management: Avoiding prolapsing issues
Ewe management: Avoiding prolapsing issues

With lambing underway or set to get underway on many mid-season lambing flocks in the coming weeks, an issue that...

Toxoplasmosis: One of the most common causes of infectious abortion
Toxoplasmosis: One of the most common causes of infectious abortion

Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by sheep ingesting oocysts shed by cats on pasture or in contaminated feed, bedding or water,...

Sheep kill falls but prices remain hot
Sheep kill falls but prices remain hot

After seeing an increase in the sheep throughput over the last few weeks, last week’s kill saw a fall of...

‘Super trade for hoggets, with prices well up on last week’
‘Super trade for hoggets, with prices well up on last week’

On Tuesday evening (March 2), Tuam Mart held its weekly sale of sheep. A strong showing of both finished and...

Buildings Focus: A loose shed and a top class handling facility in Co. Tipperary
Buildings Focus: A loose shed and a top class handling facility in Co. Tipperary

Residing just outside Clonmore in Co. Tipperary is beef farmer John Maher, who has recently built a new loose shed...

Pics from the mart: Hoggets sell up to €170/head at Tuam Mart
Pics from the mart: Hoggets sell up to €170/head at Tuam Mart

A strong trade was seen at Tuam Mart on Tuesday evening (March 2) for finished and forward store hoggets. Both...