Listen "David Irwin - Joys and Challenges of Farming"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode we speak to David Irwin, a 4th generation dairy farmer from Redhouse Holsteins who has a herd of pedigree Holsteins in Benburb, Northern Ireland.
In addition to running the dairy farm, David also manages a genetics business, helping other farmers across the UK and beyond improve their herds.
We discuss David’s farming story, challenges farmers are facing and his future plans for the farm to ensure it stays viable as a business.
Like many farmers currently, David has come up against lots of barriers and he’s more than happy to speak about them on our podcast in order to help get farmers’ voices heard.
David has always posted on Facebook and more recently moved into Tik Tok and his following is a mega 19.1K followers!
Links for David:
Facebook: Redhouse Holsteins / Redhouse Genetic Solutions
Tik Tok: redhouseholsteins
Website: redhousegeneticsolutions.com
Email: [email protected]
In addition to running the dairy farm, David also manages a genetics business, helping other farmers across the UK and beyond improve their herds.
We discuss David’s farming story, challenges farmers are facing and his future plans for the farm to ensure it stays viable as a business.
Like many farmers currently, David has come up against lots of barriers and he’s more than happy to speak about them on our podcast in order to help get farmers’ voices heard.
David has always posted on Facebook and more recently moved into Tik Tok and his following is a mega 19.1K followers!
Links for David:
Facebook: Redhouse Holsteins / Redhouse Genetic Solutions
Tik Tok: redhouseholsteins
Website: redhousegeneticsolutions.com
Email: [email protected]
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