Martin Merrick

Martin was invited onto the council by Vincent Griffith IGA President for a one-year co-opted term. He hails from Crossmolina in north Mayo, where the family farm operates a commercial and pedigree suckler herd alongside a mid-season lowland ewe flock. He completed his Bachelor of Agriculture degree in UCD in 2019, where he majored in animal and crop production, before spending two years with Teagasc on the MAEI programme. From here he worked from the Teagasc Ennis office with dairy advisor Aidan Bugler, advising farmers on achieving key targets with health, breeding and grass growth, while his second year was spent in Teagasc Ballina under drystock advisor Enda Geoghegan, facilitating drystock discussion groups.

In 2022, Martin joined the Irish Farmers Journal as a buildings specialist, where he covers farm building features, changes to TAMS costings and building specifications. He has been heavily involved in the Grass+ pages in the Farmers Journal on both the dairy and beef side, as well as marts and pedigree reporting. On the grass side, he is passionate about low input grazing systems and the use of red and white clover on drystock farms.

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