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DAIRYGOLD MILK QUALITY AWARD WINNER 2018

FARM WALK PLANNED FOR EARLY NEXT MONTH.

FULL DETAILS WITH PAT FLANNERY, EDUCATION OFFICER,

TEAGASC , MACROOM..

PAT O’TOOLE, NEWS CORRESPONDENT, “IRISH FARMERS JOURNAL”,

REVIEWS THE BACKWESTON TALKS AND WHAT POSTITIVES

THEY ACHIEVED FOR BEEF FARMERS..

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL AUTUMN HARVEST IS PLANNED FOR

“ THE FARM “ GRENAGH , SUNDAY 1st. SEPTEMBER

12.30 TO 4.30PM. MICK FORD, “THE FARM” GRENAGH,

OUTLINES ATTRACTIONS OFFERED TO VISITORS

TO “THE FARM”, GRENAGH, HALF -WAY BETWEEN CORK CITY

AND MALLOW.

THERE WAS A GOOD TURN OUT OF LOCAL FARMERS

AT IRD JAMES O’KEEFFE INSTITUTE IN NEWMARKET

TO HEAR EXPERT SPEAKERS EXPLAIN HOW FARMERS COULD

JOIN THE “ BLUE DOT CATCHMENTS PROJECT”.

FURTHER INFORMATION FROM IRD 029/60633 OFFICE HOURS.

“ EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FORMS AVAILABLE FROM

 C103 RECEPTION, GOULDSHILL, MALLOW, OR DIRECTLY

FROM IRD DUHALLOW, JAMES O’KEEFFE MEMORIAL

INSTITUTE, NEWMARKET.

A MAJOR IFA REGIONAL LIVESTOCK MEETING IS TAKING PLACE

AT CASTLE HOTEL, MACROOM WEDNESDAY

28TH. AUGUST AT 8.30PM.. MEETING CHAIRMAN JOHN COUGHLAN,

IFA MUNSTER CHAIRMAN, ANGUS WOODS, IFA NATIONAL

LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND KEVIN KINSELLA

LIVESTOCK DIRECTOR. ALL IFA MEMBERS URGED TO ATTEND.

ON THE AGENDA BREXIT, MERCUSOR, THE CAP BUDGET,

THE BACKWESTON BEEF DISCUSSIONS,

LIVE EXPORTS, BEAM ( BEEF EXCEPTIONAL AID MEASURES)

BROADCAST CO-ORDINATION AND OVERALL SOUND QUALITY

MONITORING BY JOHN FOOTT AT C103 GOULDSHILL, MALLOW.

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME PRODUCTION WORK, PODCAST

CREATION, AND POST -PODCAST EDITING BY JOHN FOOTT.

RESEARCHED, EDITED, PRODUCED AND PRESENTED BY JOHN O’CONNOR.

“ FARM TALK “ IS VERY KINDLY SPONSORED BY DAIRYGOLD CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETY LIMITED.