‘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 […]
Farming
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 […]
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 […]
Calving season is well under way on dairy farms in West Cork and due to the good weather there is a good share of cattle out by day at least. The Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp rise in input prices in particular for fertiliser and fuel and to […]
Nicola White, Owner and Managing, Animal Health Laboratories, Bandon Q&A with Tommy Moyles When was the business established and what was the catalyst for starting it? I’m the owner and Managing Director of Animal Health Laboratories since it was established in 2012. My aim is to continue to provide an […]
Ella Goddin, Founder and CEO of Fodder Box Limited, based at 11 Barryscourt Business Park, Carrigtwohill, County Cork, chats to West Cork People about her innovative technology that is taking the livestock and equine worlds by storm. Fodder Box Limited has developed and built fully-automated, computer-controlled hydroponic fodder production systems that […]