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Food for thought – reconnecting the farming community with wider society

WCP Staff March, 2026

by Cadhla Ó Conchobhair I recently attended an event at MTU Cork Campus on a shared vision for agriculture and food. The workshop, called ’Strengthening Rural Life: from Farm to Community’, was centred around the role of rural communities at the heart of Ireland’s agricultural future. It brought together policy makers, […]

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Cattle herd decline results in rising beef prices

Tommy Moyles June, 2025

Storm Éowyn and the early January snow aside, the 2025 weather has been relatively kind to farmers. You could nearly say that going back to August last year, we’ve had a good run. It was badly needed, as the previous two years were challenging to say the least, especially the […]

A West Cork Farming Life:

Tommy Moyles April, 2025

Sacred Heart Secondary School, finalists in the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition Four students from Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty are presently finalists in the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition. Lucy Kirby, Ciara O’Driscoll, Ellen O’Neill and Niamh O’Sullivan, with the guidance of their teacher Mary O’Riordan, give a run […]

Busy month on the farm as calving progresses

Tommy Moyles April, 2025

It’s been a busy month here, as good weather meant that cattle could get back out to grass, with calving getting underway and progressing nicely. There are always a few things that will keep you on your toes though. I spotted one calf drawing hard one day, so the vet […]

Positive uptake for ‘Farming for Nature Handbook’

Tommy Moyles December, 2024

A non-profit initiative founded in 2018 under the auspices of the Burren Beo Trust, Farming for Nature’s mission is to support, encourage and inspire farmers who farm, or who wish to farm, in a in a way that will improve the natural health of our countryside. Publishing in December, the […]

Challenging year of weather pushes farmers into early winter routine

Tommy Moyles October, 2024

The week of sunshine around the ploughing has drifted into distant memory and you’d swear we have just skipped October and gone straight into November. Southeasterly wind storms tend to be the worst here and the one on the last weekend of September left every east-facing window with a spattering […]

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