Pat Maher – Growing Organics Farm Walk
A Growing Organics Suckler Beef Farm Walk on took place on the farm of Pat Maher, Cashel, Co. Tipperary on Wednesday, 8 July 2026.
By Teagasc
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Pat is an organic suckler beef farmer, and new entrant to the Organic Farming Scheme, having started organic conversion in January 2024. He farms 24 hectares (59 ac) of good, free-draining soil in Cashel, Co. Tipperary, and has incorporated more white clover over the past few years to reduce his reliance on chemical fertiliser.
As a sixth-generation dairy farmer, by 2003, Pat had been dairy farming for over fifty years. He had been in derogation and farming quite intensively prior to starting conversion to organic in January 2024.
Pat retained his own breeding stock during the transition, and all animals are bred from the original British Friesian stock. Currently, the enterprise consists of 17 spring-calving cows.
Find out more about the farm here