Our Farm

Ireland’s climate gives us the conditions to grow grass which has the potential to produce the best beef in the world. Our farm is located on south facing pastures in the low lands of Wicklow, close to the sea.

We practice rotational grazing on sheltered pastures with a maximum grazing period per pasture of 3-6 days. Through a unique and simple gate system, the animals move themselves from pasture to pasture and all paddocks are named and numbered as part of the management of this grazing system. Our animals have plenty of grass, even in the sheltering copses where mothers give birth and hide their new born calves.

There are 9 kilometers of tree lined roadways throughout the farm. These eliminate the need for farm machinery to access the paddocks, avoiding damage and maximizing the pastures potential. The trees were planted within the last 25 years and also provide excellent shelter belts.

Homegrown silage is fed when there is no grass growth and contracted pristine equipment harvests 16 weeks of winter feeding quickly and efficiently. All machinery is restricted to roadways, avoiding damage to grazing paddocks. To protect the grass during winterfeeding the feeders are moved every day.

Some interesting facts about our farm…

• 500 acres
  • 40 kilometers of fencing
  • 9 kilometers of road way
  • 100,000 trees
• Land is beside and at sea level.
• Soil is free draining.
• The nature of the soil and soil type is ideal for abundant early and late grass supply. Without the use of fertilizers, pastures produce more wholesome grass.
• Farm comprised of 40 pastures. The animals are rotated from pasture to pasture ensuring a maximum time in any one pasture of 6 days, the average time being 3 days.
• This guarantees the animals are always moving onto a fresh pasture.
• Through a unique and simple system the animals move themselves from pasture to pasture, eliminating labour and stress.
• 70 acres of semi-mature grazing copses are scattered throughout the farm, which provides excellent shelter. These shelters are opened during the most inclement winter weather and eliminate the housing of the animals in sheds and the creation of slurry.
• The advantages of this are:
  • Animals are less likely to pick up infections than in a confined area of a shed.
  • No concentration of slurry is created, which creates its own problems when spread on the pastures, i.e. runoff to watercourses.
  • Reduces labour.
• The Farm is Bord Bía certified.
• The farm is run to organic standards.