Clonakilty Agricultural College Spring Careers Open Day next Friday

6th. March at 11am. Mr. Keith Kennedy , College Principal outlines

the main range of courses on offer.

Due to the continual rain its difficult for farmers to carry out hedge cutting

within the allocated period. Independent rural TD Michael Fitzmaurice

puts the case for an extension of four weeks of the hedge -cutting

deadline. Officially, this weekend is the deadline.

Deputy Fitzmaurice comments on the widespread flooding

which is hitting farmland , increasingly.. Farm Talk Editor John O'Connor

asks whether we have something to learn from the Netherlands

when it comes to managing water, and creating space for rivers.

International Markets specialist Phelim O'Neill of the 

Irish Farmers Journal evaluates the impact of the Virus

on Irish Food exports to China, sector by sector.. The interview

with Phelim is based on the full page analysis on page 22 of

the Irish Farmers Journal dated  29th February 2020.

Plus other items of interest to the farming community and

wider rural population whose prosperity is linked

more or less to a sustainable agri sector.

Technical broadcast and production work on Farm Talk by

John Foott at C103 Studios, Gouldshill,( aka Gooldshill),

Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. Podcast creation and post-broadcast

Podcast editing , where required, by John Foott.

The Farm Talk Programme is kindly sponsored by

Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited and is broadcast twice-weekly,

Saturday 10am to 11am and Wednesday 10pm to 11pm.

Researched, edited, produced and presented by John O'Connor

at C103 Studios, Gouldshill, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland.

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