Is rural Ireland dying ? This is something you hear a lot from certain politicians like the Healy raes in Kerry, or Micheal Fitzmaurice from roscommon/galway but what are they really on about and why should anyone care. Well where I am living in Co. Kerry I can see a lot of changes over […]
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So what is vegan food about ? This is a question I have been wondering about since I first heard the word over 30 years ago. As a farmer and a meat eater I might come across as biased but I am going to try to put the facts across as I see them […]
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It is a wet day here today so I thought Id try a bit of marketing with something every farmer needs. I will start with the best wellington boots for men as I have tried a lot of pairs on over the years. It used to be the case that id just pick up […]
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Changes to the ANC again next year makes me wonder if there will be an increase in rescue donkeys for sale. The ANC short for Area of natural constraints as it is now known (formally disadvantaged area scheme or area aid) is a EU grant for farmers with poorer quality farmland in certain […]
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As the farmer protests in Dublin are coming to an end for the time being I feel it would be a good time to explain what they are all about. So around twenty years ago I was in France where I witnessed my first tractor protest but theirs was a bit more extreme […]
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Why are cows bad for the environment. When I put that question to my cow the above picture was her response she just stuck her tongue out at me and who could blame her. The fact is that cows are not bad for the environment people are, more so over the past 50 years. […]
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