{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61decd8944f7440012f56f28/695ef13ea32e86d7759eb9d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Farming Matters 7th January 2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61decd8944f7440012f56f28/1767829801634-78d1869b-3fde-4a86-8c8e-b2f5b9aa08c4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On the first Farming Matters of 2026, Declan Marren speaks to:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Michael Fitzmorris TD </strong>will be on the programme with the latest developments on Mercosur and all the details of the <strong>National Protest Against Mercosur</strong> in Athlone this Saturday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Stephen Blewitt of Aurivo Dairy</strong> will be on to discuss upcoming <strong>Succession clinics for farmers</strong> to get one-to-one advice on planning for the next generation.</p><p>and</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>John Noonan </strong>will be speaking with<strong> Jacinta O’Neill, Teagasc Farm Health &amp; Safety Specialist, </strong>about the<strong> HSE work-related death report, which shows Agriculture as the sector with the most fatalities in 2025. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Farming Matters is brought to you in association with WestNet fibre power broadband and their farmyard wifi solutions see westnet.ie</strong></p>","author_name":"Midwest Radio"}