Cork Today

Amongst the topics covered in our Programme this morning

Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers Association ( ICSA) are hosting an open farmer

meeting at the Charleville Park Hotel on Tuesday 14th. May at 8pm

to give farmers an opportunity to grill European Election

candidates about their farming & rural policies..

Robotic milking parlours and other state-of-the art equipment

funding as part of the TAMS Scheme. William Conlon reviews

planned expenditure to date, based on his article in 

this week's Irish Farmers Journal..

Farmers in derogation are deeply concerned that a review

of the EU Nitrates Directive is taking place just two years into

what had been understood to be a four year review.

All derogation farmers are urged to attend an IFA-organised

EU Nitrates Derogation Meeting on Thursday 16th. May at

the Riverside Park Hotel, Macroom, starting 8pm.

IFA Environment Executive , Thomas Ryan outlines why this meeting 

is crucial for derogation farmers

Plus a brief report on the highly popular Nicholson Open Farm Day

held last Bank Holiday Monday. Harold Kingston IFA Cork Central

Chair talks about the environment and ever-tighter licencing

of chemicals which might harm bees and pollinators..

Plus other items of interest to the farming community and wider

rural community..

Broadcast technical production and overall sound control and

Podcast creation by John Foott at C103 Studio, Mallow, County Cork,

Ireland. Farm Talk is kindly sponsored by Dairygold Co-Operative

Society Limited, a farmer-owned and farmer-operated venture.

Researched, edited, produced and presented by John O'Connor.