Dairy

Meet the 30-year-old Cork entrepreneur, who is making artisan ice cream

Aidan Ryan, founder of Ryan’s Farm ice cream, is balancing a career in pharmaceuticals while building a family business on his home farm in Ballinascarthy, Co Cork.

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Hayley Skehan ,Kilbane, Co Clare

For this week's My Farming Week, Sarah McIntosh travelled to Kilbane, Co Clare and met TUS student Hayley Skehan who is managing a level 8 agricultural science and sustainability course with farming at home.

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Carbery host event to mark EU International Year of the Woman Farmer

Sarah McIntosh spoke to John Hurley, vice chair of Carbery Group and Nicole Keohane a dairy farmer and manager of the technical support team at Datamars Livestock at the Carbery event held in the Celtic Ross Hotel on Friday 18 September.

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Watch: GROdairy aims to unlock opportunities for the next generation of farmers

Head of Teagasc Frank O'Mara speaks about generation renewal week at the launch of the GROdairy programme on Wednesday, 9 September.

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Sean Cummins describes his farming set up at the ASA conference

Dairy farmer from Co Kilkenny, Sean Cummins outlines his farming enterprise and the work being done on the ground to improve water quality

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West cork dairy farmers give their take on the year

Sarah McIntosh speaks to dairy farmers at the Shinagh Estates open day to discuss how the year has been and what challenges they face with fodder

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Shinagh Estate in Cork hosts farm walk

Dairy editor, Brendan Horan speaks with Kevin Aherne, farm manager of Shinagh Estate demonstraton farm at their open day.

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Impact of drought on farms

Billy Moran, tillage and beef farmer from Co Laois discusses the impact the drought is having in the south east.

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‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

An IFA drought tour has highlighted farmers growing concerns, with severely scorched ground forcing many into full winter-feeding mode already.

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Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

Alan O'Reilly, aka Carlow Weather outlines the reasons behind the soil moisture deficit and indicates if rain is on the way

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Farming through drought - advice from the field

Dairy farmer Brendan Hickey shares the challenges of managing his farm in Urlingford during the severe drought, while his advisor Pat Moylan offers practical guidance and advice for farmers.

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Tom Spillane, Beaufort, Co Kerry - Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards

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