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Farm Talk Sat 19th Oct 2019 with John O'Connor

Dairygold increases September milk price.

On the line from Brussels , Phelim O’Neill, Markets Specialist,

Irish Farmers Journal, comments in advance of this morning’s

anticipated vote in the UK House of Commons on the

Brexit Agreement reached between the British & EU

Negotiating Teams earlier this week.

Various aspects of the beef situation are reviewed by

Adam Woods , Beef Editor, Irish Farmers Journal, including

changes to the cattle weights being sought by the

factories, conditions required for the resumption of the

round table talks by the Beef Task Force, disrupted last

Monday.

Author John Hough talks to Farm Talk Editor, John O’Connor,

about his newly published history of

Mitchelstown Agricultural Co-Operative Society Limited,

1919 to 1990. Episode one in this morning’s Programme.

Additional new material in the Mid-Week Programme,

Wednesday 10pm to 11pm.

Advance notice of numerous important upcoming events.

Maurice Shine B & T Drystock Advisor Teagasc, Mallow,

reminds listeners involved in the BEEP Scheme about

the rules for weighing and registration of cows + their calves.

Plus many other items of interest to the farming community

and wider rural society....

Technical broadcast production work by John Foott at

C103 Studios, Gouldshill ( aka Gooldshil) , Mallow,

Co. Cork, Ireland. Podcast creation and post broadcast editing

of Podcasts when required by John Foott..

Farm Talk is kindly sponsored by farmer-owned and

farmer-operated Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited.

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

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