Maurice’s farm is located in Roscrea, north west Tipperary where he farms with his father on a mixed farm of tillage and sheep. 

In recent years, Maurice has moved away from conventional tillage methods and has, instead, adopted the regenerative agriculture practice of a no-till system. The no-till method means the ground will not be ploughed before planting, which should reduce soil damage and maximise soil nutrient retention.

His sheep graze on a multi-species sward, foraging on a mixture of grasses, herbs and legumes. This grazing method has been shown to eliminate the need for nitrogen fertilisers, produces healthier sheep and heavier lambs, improves the farm’s biodiversity and allows Maurice to adopt a more sustainable method of farming.

Maurice has been nominated as a Farming For Nature Ambassador for 2022.

In 2019, Maurice alongside his brother and two of their friends came together to start a brewery on the farm. The farm had a history of producing barley for Irish maltsters, who in recent years had closed their Irish operations, decimating the livelihoods of the hundreds of barley farmers in north Tipperary, so brewing their own beer was a way for the farm to become more self-sufficient. You can view a short video introducing the brewery here.