Featured member, Pat Redmond
Brothers Pat and Tom Redmond own a large farm business spanning 120 hectares of grassland, tillage and vegetable crops. Their beef enterprise focuses on the rearing of over 500 Angus-cross heifer calves each spring. These cattle are carried through to finish in a coordinated manner so as to consistently produce 10 high-quality heifers per week.
Origin Green Farm Members
Farmers become members by participating in Bord Bia’s Sustainability & Quality Assurance Schemes. Origin Green encourages sustainable farming by expanding the scope and depth of sustainability measures tracked, measuring what matters such as greenhouse gas; biodiversity; water measures; energy efficiency; soil management and socio-economic factors. Following each audit, the farmer receives notification of the results in a feedback report on the farm’s performance, with reassessments every 18 months. This allows them to make informed decisions on improving the sustainability of their farms while also improving their efficiency and farm viability.
David Johnson farms a beef and tillage system in Redcross Co. Wicklow.
Richard Hogg and his father run a mixed farming system in Co. Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland.
Michael Murphy farms in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary following a calf-to-beef system.
Brothers Pat and Tom Redmond own a large farm business spanning 120 hectares of grassland, tillage and vegetable crops.
Located in Tinahely, Co Wicklow, brothers Joe and Michael Hayden run a family owned dairy farm using a grass-based system.
Origin Green collaborates with over 55,000 farms and 324 leading Irish food and drink companies to prove and improve the sustainability of the food they produce to meet the evolving needs of global customers and consumers. Verified Origin Green members account for 90% of our food and drink exports and over 70% of the retail market. Becoming an Origin Green member means that your organisation will have the tools to produce food and drink in a sustainable manner now and into the future.