After finishing college in 2023, Patrick went to work as a contract shepherd in Wales and Scotland before going on to manage beef and sheep farms across the UK. Before coming to Friars Moor, Patrick was head shepherd at a large, organic sheep dairy in North Dorset.
When not at work, Patrick enjoys working sheep with his three collies and enjoying the countryside.
Session – Improving Neonatal Survivability on Farm
Patrick and Paul describe how they worked together over the course of 12 months to reduce lamb mortality and improve the health and growth rate of neonatal lambs on a large organic sheep dairy.