Our Farmers
Tirlán Farmers
At Tirlán our dairy and tillage farmers continue the proud tradition of family farming delivering the best quality ingredients for consumers to enjoy. Our farmers are continuously innovating, adopting new practices, research and processes to ensure they deliver the highest quality using the best methods.
Family farms
We have a long heritage of family farming and expertise built up over more than 100 years. The majority of our farmers are shareholder members of Tirlán Co-operative whose history of bringing family farms together to work for the greater good of all dates back to the early 1900s when farmers created the Irish Co-operative movement. These pioneering and visionary farmers transformed farming and the future.
The collective strength of these family units and their continued commitment to improving their holdings and their means of production have found expression in extraordinarily successful businesses such as Tirlán that take local quality and excellence and bring them to the global market.
Similarly, our farmers now are continuing to look to the future embracing the latest technology and sustainable farming practices to continue to evolve for the next generation.
We try to be sustainable in all aspects from environment to labour on farm. We have a strong focus on biodiversity and work to encourage a healthy balance with nature.
Our grass-fed cows
When it comes to our herds, our cows spend most of the year outside grazing on acres of rich and plentiful grass. Due to our temperate climate with abundant rainfall, in winter they move inside and enjoy a diet of grass ensiled from the fields during summer.
Our long heritage in quality grains
Tirlán has a long heritage in grains as the country’s largest buyer and user of Irish grains. Due to our strong investment in a state-of-the-art milling facility, we have positioned ourselves as a sought-after gluten-free oats provider which has delivered strong premium contracts for our farmers.
More from our Farmers
Future Farmer Tom Murphy discusses cows, financing and his switch to dairying
New entrant, Tom Murphy, grew up on a mixed farm in Inistioge in Kilkenny where the year was traditionally spent moving from sucklers to sheep to tillage.
Living and working sustainably on the Fitzgerald farm
'Good for the family, good for the cows and good for the environment’