Pig Farmers

Mattie & Miriam Moore, Cannakill, Rhode, Co. Offaly

This farm is a 1,600 sow operation rearing pigs to 18kg liveweight in Rhode, Co. Offaly. The pigs are then transferred to the finishing farm in Rath East townland in Co. Wicklow to be finished. The focus is on the Offaly farm where there is over 95 Ha of land growing tillage crops alongside the sow unit. The cereals grown are then used in the diets of the pigs which are milled/mixed at the finishing site in Wicklow and transported back to the sow farm. Facilities on the farm are good and 10 people are employed on the sow farm.

Sunglen Pig Farm Ltd, Threecastles, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny

This farm is a 1,250 sow operation rearing pigs to 118kg liveweight at Threecastles, Co. Kilkenny. It is an integrated pig farm rearing pigs from birth to sale weight. The focus on this farm is on the sustainability of pig meat production and identifying how to reduce the carbon footprint of this system of pig meat production. The diets used on the farm are produced by Brett's Mill in Callan which is the parent company of the pig business. Facilities on the farm are good and eleven people are employed on this pig farm.