Weekly Podcast: setting up a new rotary parlour and ‘forgotten’ young farmers
This week we hear from a Wicklow dairy farmer on why he upgraded to a rotary parlour, the IFA president is called on to help ‘forgotten’ young farmers and grass-fed v grain-fed cattle.
Ease of life and less time in the parlour were main factors for the Hughes family farm in Carnew, Co Wicklow, when deciding to change from a 16-unit herringbone parlour to a 54-unit Pearson rotary parlour. Katríona Kinsella speaks to Joseph Hughes about the reason for change.
Phelim O'Neill speaks to Joel Haggard, who represents the US Meat Exporters Federation in Asia, about the grain fed being the premium beef product in the Asian market.
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Title: Weekly Podcast: setting up a new rotary parlour and ‘forgotten’ young farmers
This week we hear from a Wicklow dairy farmer on why he upgraded to a rotary parlour, the IFA president is called on to help ‘forgotten’ young farmers and grass-fed v grain-fed cattle.
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Ease of life and less time in the parlour were main factors for the Hughes family farm in Carnew, Co Wicklow, when deciding to change from a 16-unit herringbone parlour to a 54-unit Pearson rotary parlour. Katríona Kinsella speaks to Joseph Hughes about the reason for change.
Phelim O'Neill speaks to Joel Haggard, who represents the US Meat Exporters Federation in Asia, about the grain fed being the premium beef product in the Asian market.
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