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Farm Programmes
Sowing cover crops in Co Louth
Kelsey Daly
Gareth Culligan’s goal is to enhance soil structure and health through the use of cover crops, while also providing food for pollinators throughout the winter, writes Kelsey Daly.
Sowing cover crops in Co Louth
 
 
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
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Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Producing nutrient-dense food in west Cork
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Producing nutrient-dense food in west Cork
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Tillage
Promising autumn eases the strain of a challenging year
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Dry ground conditions for maize harvest
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Sowing cover crops in Co Louth
Kelsey Daly
Sowing cover crops in Co Louth
Gareth Culligan’s goal is to enhance soil structure and health through the use of cover crops, while also providing food for pollinators throughout the winter, writes Kelsey Daly.
Producing nutrient-dense food in west Cork
Brendan Dunford
Producing nutrient-dense food in west Cork
Steve Collins’ lifelong dedication to fighting malnutrition has taken him all over the world and lives on through his current ‘passion project’– a small hill farm in west Cork, writes Brendan Dunford.
Highs and lows of forestry laid bare in Wexford
Kelsey Daly
Highs and lows of forestry laid bare in Wexford
Having been affected by ash dieback on Tykillen farm, agroforesty will benefit both livestock and the bees while promoting biodiversity. Kelsey Daly reports.
Transforming Food Systems in Sligo
Brendan Dunford
Transforming Food Systems in Sligo
Sean and Rob have succeeded in transforming their farm enterprise – from what they grow, to how they grow and market it, to building a decent work-life balance.
FROM THE TRAMLINES
Promising autumn eases the strain of a challenging year
Conor Kehoe
Promising autumn eases the strain of a challenging year
This week, the From the Tramlines farmers give their take on a challenging year which has ended on a hopeful note.
Dry ground conditions for maize harvest
Conor Kehoe
Dry ground conditions for maize harvest
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Derry, Waterford, and Dublin as farmers continue to harvest maize and plant cereals in good conditions.
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TULLAMORE FARM
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
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Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s happening on Tullamore farm, as breeding progresses well in the ewe flock while the last of the beef calves have been weaned.
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completedSPONSORED
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s happening on Tullamore farm, as breeding progresses well in the ewe flock while the last of the beef calves have been weaned.
Tullamore Farm update: over 50% of ewes served in first weekSPONSORED
Tullamore Farm update: over 50% of ewes served in first week
After a slow couple of days at the outset mating activity has ramped up while ewe lambs will be joined with rams at the end of this week, Shaun Diver reports
Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going outSPONSORED
Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going out
Shaun Diver gives an update on what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
Watch: counting the health costs and cow technology costs on Tullamore FarmSPONSORED
Watch: counting the health costs and cow technology costs on Tullamore Farm
Shaun Diver explains why the farm has installed health monitoring and heat detection collars on Tullamore Farm.
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