Farmers
The 22 farmers participating in the BETTER Farm Beef Challenge are spread throughout the country. There is a variety of farm sizes and soil types. The farming systems include suckling to weanling, suckling to store, suckling to bull beef and suckling to steer. Find out more about the farmers including farm updates and videos by clicking on the links to their profiles below.
| Farmer | County | B&T Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Abbott | Longford | Shane Devaney |
| Thomas Bolger | Carlow | Hugh Mahon |
| Peter and Cathal Breen | Wexford | Martina Harrington |
| Wesley Browne | Monaghan | Conal Murnaghan |
| Brian Doran | Wicklow | Eoin Woulfe |
| Martin Downes | Westmeath | Paul Fox |
| John Dunne | Offaly | Bernard Doorley |
| James Flaherty | Kerry | Eugene O'Doherty |
| Ken Gill | Offaly | Paul Gibney |
| Shane Gleeson | Limerick | Pat Blackwell |
| Gerard and John Grieve | Donegal | Gary Fisher |
| Sean Hayes | Clare | Conor O’Reilly |
| Maurice Hearne | Waterford | Austin Flavin |
| Tommy Holmes | Mayo | Tom Kelly |
| Philip Keville | Leitrim | Tom Coll |
| Harry Lalor | Laois | Peter Doolan |
| Gareth McCormack | Cavan | Roslyn Fay |
| Glen McDermott | Sligo | Peter Mullan |
| John McSweeney | Cork West | Anthony Dineen |
| Henry and Richard Milligan | Kildare | Graham Waters |
| Nigel O'Kane | Galway | John Kilboyle / Damien Costello |
| Stanley Farm | Tipperary | Michael Daly |