This week’s Farm Show featured vox pops from a joint event, held by Macra NA Feirme and the Agricultural Science Association, to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness. Among the voices were Avril Tierney, a cancer survivor, Aileen Barron, businesswoman, Katie Gleeson, farmer and Orla Treacy, a nun working with young women in South Sudan.
Michael Somers, forestry advisor with Teagasc, was in the studio to discuss an upcoming series of Talking Timber seminars.
Eoin Lowry, of Bank Of Ireland, discussed farming prospects, investment planning and interest rates with Matt.
Eric Driver provided a sheep sales report and George Candler highlighted the main trends in livestock sales over the past week.