While the best means to achieve peak nutrition is through a fully balanced diet – one containing plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains – in reality this isn’t always possible or practical. Years of intensive farming have decreased the microbiome of the soil, which in turn, means we are […]

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 […]

With Mercury out of its retrograde phase and in forward motion once more we could hope for some plain sailing. The first week of April may make us feel like we can’t shake off the confusion, miscommunication or discordant connections of the last few weeks. As Mercury steps back into […]

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