Mike Bermingham

Mike was elected to the IGA council for three years. He and his wife Tinaand family are farming five miles outside Fermoy in Co. Cork. Mike’s career has taken him froma busy carpentry business, to contract rearer, to the Dairy farm he runs today. A new entrant to Dairy in 2014, Mike & Tina have developed the farm and infrastructure for the 96 cows they are milking in 2024. The farm consists of 47 Ha, 500-600 ft above sea level of reasonably dry land. Mike was the 2019 Dairy Grassland Farmer of the year and high grass utilisation is central to the farm system. In recent years Mike has been involved with the Teagasc Clover 150 programme that is targeting high clover inclusion across the milking platform with the aim of reducing fertiliser N. Mike also has a keen focus on business efficiency balanced with family life and activities.