NI agritech firms such as Farmdrive and CattleEye leading the way

But for Gareth McDonald and Gareth Gordon, the young co-founders of the software (who also picked up a New Product Innovation gong at 2025’s Balmoral Show), the award illustrated the radical evolution of farming in Northern Ireland. The Farmdrive concept started in 2022 when the two Gareths, both of whom have backgrounds in farming, set out to create a practical, easy-to-use app for farmers.