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.

520 ewe lambs on offer at recent Carrick Prolific Breeders’ Group sale
520 ewe lambs on offer at recent Carrick Prolific Breeders’ Group sale

Sheep farmers with prolific ewe lambs in counties Sligo and Leitrim have formed a group called the Carrick Prolific Ewe...

Sheep focus: Sheep farming in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains
Sheep focus: Sheep farming in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains

Denis Halpin and his wife Ann are sheep farmers in Hollywood, Co. Wicklow, where they run a flock of sheep...

Blessington Mart hosts Wicklow Cheviot Breeders’ sale
Blessington Mart hosts Wicklow Cheviot Breeders’ sale

The Wicklow Cheviot Breeders’ Association held its ewe and ewe lamb sale on Tuesday, September 10, at Blessington Mart, Co....

Sheep marts: Prices remain steady in light of factory protests
Sheep marts: Prices remain steady in light of factory protests

Recent factory protests appear to be having an impact on trade, with the number of sheep entered in marts declining...

Sheep trade: Beef protests affecting lamb throughput in factories
Sheep trade: Beef protests affecting lamb throughput in factories

During the week ending September 1, the number of hoggets slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep export plants was...

Teagasc BETTER farm sheep walk events taking place this week
Teagasc BETTER farm sheep walk events taking place this week

Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority, will host a BETTER farm sheep walk in Co. Kerry and Co. Sligo...

EID is the future of the sheep sector – ICM’s James Smyth
EID is the future of the sheep sector – ICM’s James Smyth

“Electronic Identification Tagging (EID) is the future of the Irish sheep sector,” according to James Smyth of Irish Country Meats...

Buildings focus: Switching from a mixed enterprise to dairy farming
Buildings focus: Switching from a mixed enterprise to dairy farming

In this buildings focus, AgriLand travelled to Portumna, Co. Galway, where Dara Killeen has recently installed a new milking parlour. In...

SUAS: ‘Local solutions to local problems’
SUAS: ‘Local solutions to local problems’

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) held its National Hill Sheep Forum in Co. Wicklow on Thursday, September 5. The event began...

Donegal Cheviot sheep group set to host first show and sale
Donegal Cheviot sheep group set to host first show and sale

The newly formed Donegal Cheviot sheep group is set to hold its first show and sale today, Friday, September 6....

Sheep trade: Kill down nearly 4,000 head, while ewe and ram throughput increases
Sheep trade: Kill down nearly 4,000 head, while ewe and ram throughput increases

During the week ending August 25, the number of hoggets slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep export plants was...

Irish Vendéen Sheep Society show and sale season kicks off
Irish Vendéen Sheep Society show and sale season kicks off

The Irish Vendéen Sheep Society sale season is in full swing. The first sale took place on Tuesday, September 3,...

2,100 ewe lambs sold at the Mayo Mule and Greyface premier sale
2,100 ewe lambs sold at the Mayo Mule and Greyface premier sale

Mayo Mule and Greyface Group held its premier sale at Aurivo Mart, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, on Friday and Saturday last,...

Thinking of synchronising your ewes for the breeding season?
Thinking of synchronising your ewes for the breeding season?

Coming into the sheep breeding season, farmers around the country will be analysing their flock, to make sure they are...

Sheep focus: Kildalton Agricultural College gets ready for breeding season
Sheep focus: Kildalton Agricultural College gets ready for breeding season

In this sheep focus, AgriLand travelled to Kildalton Agricultural College, in Co. Kilkenny, to see how preparations were going for the breeding...

Rams hit €1,160 at Sheep Ireland €uro-Star Multi-Breed Sale
Rams hit €1,160 at Sheep Ireland €uro-Star Multi-Breed Sale

Sheep Ireland recently held its ninth annual Multi-Breed Ram Sale at Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly, on Saturday last, August 24....

Carrick Prolific Ewe Lamb Breeders’ Group sale set to take place this Saturday
Carrick Prolific Ewe Lamb Breeders’ Group sale set to take place this Saturday

Sheep farmers with prolific ewe lambs in counties Sligo and Leitrim have formed a group called the Carrick Prolific Ewe...

Irish Texel Sheep Society set to host main sale this week
Irish Texel Sheep Society set to host main sale this week

The Irish Texel Sheep Society is set to host its main sale this Friday, August 30, at the Showgrounds, Carrick-On-Shannon,...