Weekly podcast: harvest 2018, Glanbia Cheese and Farm Safety Week

In this week's podcast, we get the latest news from the harvest, join Glanbia Cheese in Portlaoise where its new factory will be built and discuss ways of raising awareness on farm safety.

Thomas Hubert

18 July 2018

Weekly podcast: harvest 2018, Glanbia Cheese and Farm Safety Week

Lester Rothwell harvesting Infinity barley sown in the first week of October in Lacken, Co Wexford. \ Philip Doyle

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Tillage editor Andy Doyle and tillage reporter Stephen Robb join news correspondent Thomas Hubert for an update on the 2018 harvest.

In Portlaoise, agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry speaks to Paul Vernon, chief executive of Glanbia Cheese, about the company's new mozzarella venture.

Beyond Farm Safety Week, Deidre O'Shea, chief executive of Agri Aware, tells Irish Farmers Journal reporter Una Sinnott about the work that goes into creating awareness of farm safety throughout the whole school and farming year.

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