First tonight, Matt spoke with Olin Greenan, an Irish-born farmer living and working in New Zealand and an observer of the NZ way of farming, who offered some interesting insights in to the current state of agriculture on (literally) the far side of the world.
Insurance is often regarded as a necessary evil but, as we heard from Joe Nolan of Zurich Insurance, often it is more than necessary to ensure proper farming practice, safety and peace of mind in times of difficulty.
Noel Dunne, machinery correspondent with the Irish Farmers Monthly gave us a timely overview of the latest in combine harvester technology.
Eric Driver, manager at Tullow Mart and George Candler with Kilkenny Mart gave us the up to date reports from both marts.