Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year 2025 Awarded to Kilkenny’s Edward Delahunty and His Proven Calf-to-Beef System
Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year 2025 Awarded to Kilkenny’s Edward Delahunty and His Proven Calf-to-Beef System Edward Delahunty who farms with his father Martin in Freshford, Co. Kilkenny has been awarded the 2025 Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year title. A long-term Irish Hereford Prime beef producer and a strong advocate for […]
Hereford, Heritage, and Innovation: Meet the 2024 Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year
Hereford, Heritage, and Innovation: Meet the 2024 Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year Mervyn Johnston, who farms in Cureen, Lanesborough, Co. Longford on the edge of the River Shannon, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year title. A dedicated part-time farmer, Mervyn runs a suckler-to-beef system dominated by […]
Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year 2023
The Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year for 2023 is Maurice Hallahan from Grange, near Ardmore in Co. Waterford. Operating a Hereford cross heifer beef system, since he retired from dairy farming over 12 years ago, sees Maurice claim this year’s farmer accolade. Maurice works an impressive and well-run farming system, historically buying between […]
Mayo Farmer Awarded Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year for 2022
Lorraine Crowe combines a career in nursing with her role as a farmer on her family farm in Hollymount, Co. Mayo. Lorraine introduced a calf to beef system onto her farm ten years ago and now rears around fifty calves per year, she has been a member of Irish Hereford Prime since 2014. The beef […]
Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year award 2021
Communion money calves prove to be wise investment for Offaly farmer. Herefords were a matter of divine intervention for Offaly farmer Clement King. The recently crowned Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year 2021 explains that his son purchased the first Hereford cross calves on the farm with his Holy Communion money and Clement quickly […]
Kildare farmer awarded Farmer of the Year
Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year – Richard Milligan Co. Kildare Richard Milligan who farms in partnership with his father Henry near Robertstown in county Kildare has been awarded the 2020 Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year award. The Milligan’s farm approximately 24ha of grassland around the yard and a further 40ha nearly […]