the beef farmers – this sunday #tv3
Irish beef is a 1.5 billion euro export industry that produces 500 000 tons of beef per year. The structure of the industry is unique with the majority of animals raised on small family owned farms. Very few farms are capable of supporting a herd of more than a 100 … more
This Sunday tv3 6.20 – The Poultry Farmers
The production of chicken is an awe-inspiring, technologically complex business. The modern processing plant is like a Volkswagen factory. Clean, fast and ruthlessly efficient. Vorsprung durch technik as they say in Monaghan and Cavan.
Featuring
Alo Mohan – Redhill, County Cavan
Ronan Byrne – The Friendly Farmer – Athenry
Vincent … more
This Sunday TV3 @ 6.50 – The Dairy Farmers
Featuring
Tom Browne – Youghal, County Cork
Mitchell Hayes – Blarney, County Cork
Alan & Valerie Kingston – Glenilen Farm, Drimoleague
In these recessionary times its good to find a good news story and Ireland’s dairy industry is very much a good news story, unless you happen to be a … more
The series starts tonight TV3 6.15pm
“We travelled over 50,000 miles, filming farmers from all over Ireland, for an entire year. Almost every day we filmed something that surprised, shocked, or amazed us. Farmers and their families are widely recognised as the bedrock of Irish society, yet we’ve become distanced from what they actually do. The … more
its springtime – and the Dutch bees are out in force!
The blossom is out and so are the bees. On the fruit farms and in the orchards spring has well and truly arrived.
Fruit blossom are the flowers that come before the edible fruit.
After a quiet winter, with not much happening other than pruning, the orchards of Ireland are … more
simon coveney – the new minister
Its springtime and the countryside is coming alive. There’s new growth in the fields and a new Minister in the Cabinet.
Simon Coveney is the new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Simon kindly granted A Year On The Land an exclusive interview to unveil his thoughts on the challenges … more
its lambing time
Its spring time and the countryside is coming alive. In Wicklow a new lamb is entering the world – feet, head and tongue first.
The days are getting longer and as the sun warms the land, the sight of new born lambs out in the fields is a sure sign … more
Which came first – the chicken or the egg?
Q Which came first the chicken or the egg?
A The chicken and the egg are no longer related.
When we first started working on Farmers – A Year On The Land we would have known the “chicken and egg question” as an interesting philosophical conundrum. We now know that … more
things you should know about irish farming 1
Its all about the grass.
Ireland’s mild and temperate climate gives it some of the best conditions for growing grass in the world. The grass in turn gives the Irish farmer a unique competitive advantage for raising cattle. Grass-reared cattle are deemed to be healthier and more nutritious than their … more
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