Beef Focus
Based in Co. Wicklow, Paddy and Fionnuala Tyrell are suckler and sheep farming with the help of their four kids; Jenny, Katie, Emily, and John.
Agri-Business
Green Party members Pippa Hackett and her husband Mark are part-time suckler/beef and sheep farmers based in north Co. Offaly.
Sheep
Agriland made the trip to Co. Cavan to visit David Beattie, who went from having no sheep, to building up a flock of 300 purebred Lleyn ewes.
Agriland spoke to Padraig Joyce, a sheep farmer lambing down 300 ewes, made up predominately of Cheviot ewes in Co. Carlow.
AgriLand made the trip down to Salesian Agricultural College to see how the farm is preparing for the upcoming lambing season.
The early-lambing ewes at Gurteen College have been housed and preparations are well underway for lambing at the start of January.
"There are good returns from organic produce. It's a premium product, so you need to be getting a higher return from it."
In this week's Sheep Focus, AgriLand made the trip to Co. Carlow to speak to Frank O'Hara, who was gearing up for the breeding season.
In this week's Sheep Focus, AgriLand spoke with six breeders who are gearing up for this Friday's Carrick Prolific Ewe Lamb Breeders' Sale.
In this week's Sheep Focus, AgriLand spoke with Ciaran Coughlan from Ferbane in Co. Offaly, who operates a mixed enterprise.
Michael, who farms part-time, operates both a pedigree and commercial flock of ewes on 30ac of good-quality grassland.
In this week's sheep focus, AgriLand caught up with Sarah Woodmartin, who runs a mixed-farming enterprise alongside her family in Co. Sligo.
On Wednesday, February 19, AgriLand paid a visit to James Lorinyenko - who is a pedigree Cheviot breeder - just outside Donegal Town.
Last week AgriLand paid a visit to Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary, where the early lambing had just kicked off for their flock of 85 ewes.
Last August, AgriLand paid a visit to Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, where Martin Merrick operates a mixed enterprise of cattle and sheep.
Today’s back in focus recalls this pedigree sheep farm – owned by Michael and Alymer Power – that AgriLand paid a visit to last September.
Today’s back in focus revolves around this pedigree sheep farm – owned by Kenny O’Donnell – in Belmullet, Co. Mayo.
In today’s back in focus is Denis Halpin’s sheep farm – made up of Cheviot ewes – which AgriLand paid a visit to last September.
Buildings
Over the Christmas period, we are going to take a look back at some sheep farms and buildings AgriLand paid a visit to over the last year.
Farming in Drumgorry, Co. Cavan, Fergal McDermott and his parents run a flock of 350 ewes, along with producing free-range eggs.
In this week's sheep focus, AgriLand travelled to Rathcrogue, Co. Carlow, where Larry Barrett runs a flock of pedigree Belclare ewes.
Kenny O'Donnell is a sheep farmer from Belmullet, Co. Mayo, where he operates a flock of pedigree Lleyn ewes.
Michael and Alymer Power operate a mixed enterprise of pedigree sheep and cattle in Ballyhibbin, Co. Limerick.
