Linda Syron named her Co Westmeath pet farm and playground after her youngest daughter. Family is extremely important to her, and when she started Mollie Moos she says it was a way for her to help provide for her family while keeping things going within the family business.
“The farm had reached capacity, so I decided to open a pet farm as a means of educating and to, 
above all, provide for my family,” she said in her 2018 acceptance speech.
She opened her business in 2014 after much research; having recognised a gap in the market for family-friendly on-farm activities. She had previously been working part time as a beautician, raising her five children with her husband, Gerry, and was working with Gerry on their beef and sheep farm.
Linda’s eldest daughter, Adrienne, nominated her for the Agri-Business Innovation award, so the win came as a major shock. Being a family-focused individual, it was important to Linda to have her family involved in the business.
“It’s lovely to be able to work with your family,” she said to our reporter in 2018. “Seeing them grow and become independent. The are often telling me what to do; not the other way around.”
Applications are now open for our 2020 Women and Agriculture Awards, supported by FBD Insurance. Learn more about the two awards categories for this year – Innovation in Agriculture and Innovation On-Farm – on our website, where you can download the application forms.
We accept applications by post or email at
womenandagriculture@farmersjournal.ie
Linda Syron named her Co Westmeath pet farm and playground after her youngest daughter. Family is extremely important to her, and when she started Mollie Moos she says it was a way for her to help provide for her family while keeping things going within the family business.
“The farm had reached capacity, so I decided to open a pet farm as a means of educating and to,
above all, provide for my family,” she said in her 2018 acceptance speech.
She opened her business in 2014 after much research; having recognised a gap in the market for family-friendly on-farm activities. She had previously been working part time as a beautician, raising her five children with her husband, Gerry, and was working with Gerry on their beef and sheep farm.
Linda’s eldest daughter, Adrienne, nominated her for the Agri-Business Innovation award, so the win came as a major shock. Being a family-focused individual, it was important to Linda to have her family involved in the business.
“It’s lovely to be able to work with your family,” she said to our reporter in 2018. “Seeing them grow and become independent. The are often telling me what to do; not the other way around.”
Applications are now open for our 2020 Women and Agriculture Awards, supported by FBD Insurance. Learn more about the two awards categories for this year – Innovation in Agriculture and Innovation On-Farm – on our website, where you can download the application forms.
We accept applications by post or email at
womenandagriculture@farmersjournal.ie
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