Contract-rearing pivot for former sheep farmer
Liam operates what he calls a 'glorified summer grazing system'. File Picture: iStock
Liam Cassin, a Kilkenny farmer who has been contract-rearing for the past 14 years, joined Catherine Egan on a recent edition of the Teagasc Beef Edge podcast. He had been a sheep farmer, but changed sectors after his flock was wiped out by scrapie.
“Kind of by accident, I fell into contract-rearing about 2010 or thereabouts. I started off with some sucklers on contract rearing and, eventually, I reduced the suckler herd I had. I had it built up to close on 30 cows at the time, and then I went all contract-rearing,” Liam explained.
