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Young Sheep Farmers Forum kicks off with first walk
Martin Merrick
Martin Merrick reports from the first meeting of the Young Sheep Farmer Forum, where the participants visited Kepak Athleague as well as two top local farmers.
15 April 2025 News
Young sheep farmer forum launched to tackle sector challenges
The forum was launched by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon on Tuesday 15 April at an event hosted on one of Kepak’s supplier farms, owned by Damien Flynn in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath.
3 April 2025 News
Kepak appoints new chief financial officer
Kepak made the announcement on Thursday that will be effective immediately, seeing Martin take over from Robbie Grogan, who is retiring after 34 years with the business.
Kepak appoints new head of sustainability
Thompson has been group sustainability manager with Kepak since January 2022 and will succeed Margaret Berry.
18 March 2025 News
Certified Irish Angus set to host schools competition final
Nevan Mc Kiernan previews the Certified Irish Angus schools competition final which will take place in Croke Park on Friday.
5 March 2025 Pedigree
Switch to dairy beef working well in Westmeath
Adam Woods visited Cormac and Bernadette Kelly who farm just outside Kilbeggan in Co Westmeath. They went from a suckler and sheep enterprise to dairy beef.
26 February 2025 Breeding & health
Jonathan Forbes to leave Kepak role
Kepak Group is a family-owned food company with over 50 years of experience in the meat craft market.
31 January 2025 News
As much as €275/head difference between top and bottom paying factory in 2024
Each year the Irish Farmers Journal analyses the combined performance of the three largest factory groups across each category.
29 January 2025 News
No sheep kill on Monday at Kepak Athleague
The Roscommon factory is among the 278,000 without electricity as a result of the damaging winds from storm Éowyn.
26 January 2025 News
TWENTY20 vision for Irish dairy calves
Mick O'Dowd, Head of Agriculture in Kepak speaks to the Farmers Journal about an initiative targeted at dairy bred calves
15 January 2025 News