Farming - West Cork People

Korean Natural Farming can increase the health of soil in West Cork

Tommy Moyles September, 2023

West Cork has a wide and varied range of agricultural practices and now Korean Natural Farming can be added to the list. Initially developed in South Korea in the 1960s by a man named Cho Han Kyu, Korean Natural Farming or KNF aims is to maximise farm productivity while minimising […]

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A Farming Life:Áine O’Donovan, PRO Irish Shorthorn Society

WCP Staff June, 2023

Earlier this year West Cork woman Áine O’Donovan was elected to the role of PRO with the Irish Shorthorn Society. Tell us about yourself and your farm? I work locally as a Deputy Manager in a Community Pre-school while also farming with my father Seán. We have a small herd […]

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A Farming Life: Elaine Houlihan, incoming Macra President

Tommy Moyles May, 2023

A new presidential team led by president, Elaine Houlihan, begins their two-year term at the head of the young farmers organisation following recent elections. A member of the Killmallock branch in Co Limerick, Elaine is set to become the second woman to lead the organisation and subject to a trawl through […]

Winds of change

Tommy Moyles April, 2023

‘In like a lion, out like a lamb’ – the proverb usually associated with March, has been reversed this year. The dry spell that dominated the second month of the year hung on for the early days of March before the wind and rain swirled back into our lives and […]

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A West Cork Farming Life: James and Rachel O’Sullivan, Leap-Union Hall

Tommy Moyles April, 2023

James and Rachel O’Sullivan with their four children, Kayla (12), Daire (10), Jenna (8) and Eoin (6) farm 31 hectares, which is divided into two blocks near Leap and Union Hall. There they run a dairy calf to beef system buying in calves in spring and finishing the cattle at […]

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New TAMS is welcome news for West Cork farmers

WCP Staff March, 2023

The Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is back for 2023, with €440 million in funding available for farmers looking to modernise and upgrade their farms. The new TAMS builds on previous versions of the scheme. Importantly, it will also include a higher grant rate of 60 per cent for investments […]

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