On the Glanbia Farm Show this week, Matt spoke to Thomas Ryan, Sustainability Manager with Glanbia about the organisation’s new sustainability action payment. He also outlined the courses of action being considered by the dairy Food Vision Dairy Working Group and the Government’s new National Retrofitting Plan.
Phelim O’Neill, of the Irish Farmers Journal, discussed the calamity of war between Russia and Ukraine, the loss of life as well as the longer term implications for food security in Europe and globally.
John Bergin of Teagasc advised on the best strategies to graze grass this Spring and to make the best use of organic liquid manures.
George Candler gave an update on livestock trading at Cillin Hill Mart this week.