WE farm: “Alongside our parents, Kathleen and Donal, and our older sister, Ann. We have 300 acres, where we run 100 beef cattle, including 30 suckler cows and 70 followers and milk 90 Holstein Friesian cows. Thomas is studying agriculture in CIT and I am studying nursing in Tralee but we spend a lot of time farming at home.”Emerald Holsteins: “Emerald Holsteins is our pedigree herd name. Thomas and I started showing our neighbours’ stock from a very young age and, once we got the showing bug, we started to breed and show our own cattle. A few years ago, we both decided to invest in some of our own females from the top cow families in Ireland at elite sales and we now breed from these cows. When choosing calves for showing, we look for an animal with good breeding, excellent feet, open ribs and a straight top line.”