Cork Today

Michael Gottstein, Head of Sheep Programme and

Knowledge Transfer has details of upcoming

opportunities for younger people to study for

the Green Cert..Also Part One of a Two-Part interview

on aspects of sheep care..

Maurice Walsh, Mitchelstown-based Chairman

of the Cork North & East ICMSA reviews his organisation's

2019 AGM held in Limerick but attended by many Cork 

dairy farmers. The AGM was attended by An Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the 

Marine Michael Creed TD amongst many top-ranking

figures from the agri-sector.

Following the re-covening of the Beef Task Force

the IFA have been blockading major retailers'

distribution centres in Cork, in support of their demand for

an immediate price increase for beef.

The collapse in beef prices has impacted on the rates of compensation

for animals testing positive for bovine TB... Barry Cassidy, News

Correspondent with the Irish Farmers Journal talks to

Farm Talk Editor , John O'Connor about plans to

finally eradicate bovine TB by 2030.

Farm Talk technical broadcast production work by John Foot

at C103 Studios , Gouldshill ( aka Gouldshill), Mallow,

County Cork, Ireland. Podcast creation and post -broadcast

podcast editing by John Foott

The Farm Talk Programme is very kindly sponsored by

farmer-owned and farmer-operated co-operative venture,

Dairygold " Glenor" brand Co-Operative Society Limited.

Farm Talk is aired Saturday 10am to 11 am and Wednesday

10pm to 11 pm... Thanks for tuning in...