Whenever there is stormy weather I’m more strategic with where the cows and calves graze. Strict grazing rules get glossed over and the priority becomes working out which ditch offers more protection from the wind. I’m very glad of the weather apps on the phone for events like Storm Hannah […]
Farming
Photo above : Bantry Credit Union directors, management and staff as well as farmers, representatives of farming organisations, Teagasc advisors and politicians from the Bantry area who travelled to Killarney for the launch of Cultivate. (Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan) Early milking was the order of the day on Wednesday March 20, […]
Pictured above : Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy with Mike Brown VP R&D Innovation and Kevin Collins, Director of Business Development and Cllr Joe Carroll (Back row) It’s been dubbed the ‘Tinder for agri-waste’. A team of international researchers and businesses, including partners from University […]
I farm with my parents, Kevin and Siobhan, at Kilmore, Drimoleague. It’s a spring calving dairy farm and we’re milking about 80 cows give or take. There are about 120 acres on the farm. Cows: It’s predominantly Friesian cows but there are a few crossbreds. We started calving in Mid […]
It’s been an incredibly busy month across the board for Irish agriculture: The comings, goings and not knowings of Brexit, peak calving season and plenty behind-the-scenes work in Leinster house and beyond. A bit of good news for farmers in the two western West Cork peninsulas came in the form […]
David Hagan is a farmer who is dedicated to helping the farming industry “do more with less”. His role as Sustainable Agricultural Manager with Devenish – a company that specialises in quality animal nutrition and sustainability – brings him often to work with farmers in West Cork. The philosophy behind […]