Best Food Business - Sponsored by SE Systems
Meating Future Market Needs
“Finnow Farm are delighted to be nominated for the Duhallow Business Awards this year. It is a wonderful achievement for our small family business. We strive towards excellence and innovation in the food industry and are very proud that our hard work and dedication has been recognised.” Conor Sheahan comes from a line of dairy farmers that ranges back over 80 years. The milking world grew boring, and this led him to look up the most expensive beef in the world. Wagyu was not available in Ireland at the time - the breed is a Japanese one famous for it’s marbled appearance.
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The face of Finnow, Conor Sheahan He invested in embryos and now his Wagyu steak and burgers sell all over Ireland. He has altered their traditional care; instead of grain, the animals are grass fed for 4 years, and then swapped to a custom locally milled, high protein and energy based feed. However, he did keep the tradition of massaging the animal - this part of their care is vital to their comfort and happiness. It’s all a local affair; his farm is outside Millstreet, the animals are processed at an abattoir in Cork, and they are packed and stored locally, and the business is just the Sheahan family. Currently, they’re converting to organic, with the aim to be fully organic by 2024. As a member of the Irish Organic
Association, they are passionate about high standards of animal welfare and value sustainability and chemical free farming practices. They hope to plant a native Irish forestry and continue efforts for bogland preservation. Finnow Farm have dedicated almost 15 years to perfecting their product, ensuring quality breeding, quality genetics, and a quality Irish product for the global market.
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