Between now soon to being the only country with a derogation to ⁦Niall Hurson⁩’s exposé on false slurry reporting and water quality stats, it’s getting harder and harder to see how the Irish dairy industry is going to keep the derogation. independent.ie/farming/dairy/…

This wk we visited the dairy farm of Bryan & Gail Daniels from Kilkenny who are 2024 Farming for Nature Ambassador nominees. Highlights:
🍃Owl & Bat Boxes
🍃Hedge laying
🍃Red & white 🍀, 50%⬇️in synthetic nitrogen
🍃Protecting rivers
🍃Soy free dairy nuts
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Congratulations to Kevin O'Hanlon who is the Organic Category Winner in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year 2023! #GFOTY23

Eight hours later. Well that deteriorated. Straight back to winter.

My waterproofs are not waterproof.

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Morning milking done. Girls grazing, birds singing and sun shining over Tory Hill. A perfect morning, a hint of summer is finally in the air.

Quite surreal to be considered worthy of a place with women who have inspired and forged paths for so many of us.

My thanks to Na Cailleacha.

COMING UP

☔️ #StormKathleen Hannah Quinn-Mulligan
👮Garda Whistleblower Saga: 10 Years on Mick Clifford
🚦Road Safety Meghann Scully
🎸Kurt Cobain Buzz O'Neill-Maxwell Sultans Of Ping
💕Blind Date Dermot Bannon
⚽️Sport Ger Gilroy
🐑Lamb Aisling Larkin
👿Winners & Sinners Shelly Gray

Now we have Hannah Quinn-Mulligan organic dairy/beef farmer and #Laois organic suckler and tillage farmer Brian Meredith taking abt their enterprises. #FeedingOurselves2024

On #WorldWaterDay 2024, 100% of people in Gaza do not have access to safe drinking water. Please donate whatever you can to the Bóthar Easter appeal so we can deliver urgent humanitarian aid such as food, water and medicines with our project partners Anera. When they are…

First 24 hours out. So far so good. Hardy, traditional breeds weathering well 😉 #herefords

Every now and then it’s nice to consider that, despite the maelstrom of general complaining, things are actually going grand.

It’s either a giant calf or a tiny granny. Potentially both.

Granny’s favourite cow Pilgrim gave birth to possible the biggest calf we’ve ever had on #International_Womens_Day . Best present she could have got ❤️

🍃Do you have land in Meath, Mayo, Galway or Leitrim? You can apply for hassle-free funding to create a pond, mini-orchard, mini-woodland or even develop a ‘plan for nature’ for your farm. Applications open on March 15
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.Hannah Quinn-Mulligan’s piece on CountryWide about Irish words related to farming was 👌 rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… #SeachtainNaGaeilge

Busy week media and farm work wise but oh, the Herefords ❤️

Kicking off the first episode of Season 3 of our Organic Matters podcast, we speak to organic tillage and beef farmer Derek Kelly. Derek discusses growing crops, finishing cattle and plans to grow lupins as organic protein feed. Listen here: bit.ly/49zrt3a
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