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NO GRANDIN STANDIN HERE

Dr Temple Grandin is one of the world's leading animal scientists, Professor at Colorado State University who spoke to Marty last month. Web:www.templegrandin.com

A BALLYHOURA OF A TASTE

The Craftisan Food Group ‘A Taste of Ballyhoura Country’ celebrated their 1st birthday last week. Web:www.atasteofballyhouracountry.com

NOT JUST BIRDS WHO TWEET

The meeting of the 'farmerettes' in Kilkenny last week, and Louise Denvir was there for Countrywide and fills Marty in on what happened on Twitter.

BAD WEATHER OUTCOMES LEAD TO BAD INCOMES

The bad weather over the last few months if putting many farmers under pressure.

CONNECTICUT CATTLE

On a recent trip to the state of Connecticut on the east coast, Nanci Previs went to visit the Stuart Family Farm and found out how one family in new england is making a living doing what they love. The farm's website: www.stuartfamilyfarm.com/

PLANTING SEEDS OF SAFETY

The start of May saw the annual Young Social Innovators Showcase and Awards at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin, and one of the finalists was a project on farm safety from students of Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty, Co Cork.

BALMORAL SHOW IS JUST A-MAZE-ING

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) runs what is arguably the biggest agricultural show on the island. Richard Wright is the Agriculture Correspondent for BBC NI spoke to Marty this morning. The show ran from 15 to 17 May. Web: www.balmoralshow.co.uk/

FIRST ROSE?

This year is the 200th Anniversary of the publication of the The Last Rose of Summer by Thomas Moore. Former head of the GAA and Kilkenny native Nicky Brennan is in studio to tell us about it and sing a tune - No! Relax! His daughter Nicola will do the singing.

THE BADMINTON RACKET

The only one found guilty at the Badminton Horse Trials was Frances Shanahan, who confessed to being 3 day event nut. She was at last week's Mecca for 3 day eventers and came back with the bit between her teeth and a report in her pocket.

TRACTORS AND BOLTS

The Tractor Nuts festival in is expecting over 350 tractors to rev up the town of Borris this weekend. Suzanne Campbell can tell her PTO from a hole in the ground so we sent her to Borris to check it out.

IF THE CAP FITS YOU GET A JOB

Students- AgriAware have a job for you in Dublin Zoo for the summer! Marty Morrisey went to the farm in Dublin Zoo to find out more.

Console Long version

A much longer version of Damien's talk with Paul Kelly founder of Console

GLAN BIA

Glan Bia announced the opening of it's new ingredients plant which will be built in Belview on the Kilkenny/waterford border. The 20 hectare development will process 700 million gallons of milk annualy and will create 1600 direct and indirect jobs !

CONSOLE

Paul Kelly is the founder of Console, the suicide prevention charity,who also run the Farm & Rural Stress Helpline – 1800 742 645 for the Health Service Executive (HSE) South which is targeted specifically at farmers and people who live in rural areas.

JOHN MURPHY RETIRES

John Murphy has been running the mart in Tullow, Co Carlow for the last 35 years, and he is finally hanging up his gavel and cattle prod.

NEW AGE FOLK

It's 25 years since Mary Nally set up Third Age, the national voluntary organisation for people who may no longer be in paid employment, but can remain healthy, fulfilled and continue to contribute to society. Louise Denvir went to their HQ in Meath to see what goes on.

Holstein Herd - Full report

Here's the full version of Frances Shanahans visit to Derek Frawley and the Frawley Holstein herd

MORE THAN KEENAN TO DO BUSINESS

Keenans in Borris Co Carlow are one of the most succesful agriculture systems manufacturers in the country. Their range of feed mixer wagons and allied feeding systems have led to a sizeable export market. Damien followed his microphone down to Carlow to meet Gerard Keenan,son of the founder, and Managing Director, Jim Greene, at their manufacturing centre.

DAIRY MADE

National Dairy Week is on 29th April - 5th May, and NDC Chief, Zoe Kavananagh is here to tell Damien what is going on during the week. Frances Shanahan went to see Derek Frawley who runs the Craogh Pedigree Holstein herd with his father in Adare, County Limerick.

CHOOK CHOOK BOOKS

13 year old Andrew Butler from Clonmel has written a range of books called Chook Books which give advice on how to rear chickens. Louise Denver spoke to Andrew about his publishing success!

LOUGH EGISH FODDER

To see what is going on in the current crisis Damien headed up to Lough Egish in Monaghan to catch a fodder delivery coming in to the Lakeland Co-op in the town. To say the haylage and sileage delivery was eagerly awaited was to understate what is going on..

TRACTOR LAD

Pilgrim Hill

Pilgrim Hill is a raw poignant tale which no doubt mirrors the social challenges faced by many farmers and other rural dwellers across the country. Darragh McCullough of Ear to the Ground and the Farming Independent has been to see it and joins Damien to review

The Importance of Beef & Sheep Farming to the Irish Economy

Overall it’s a five billion euro sector with a strong multiplier effect. This means that for every euro produced on these farms, multiples of that euro is generated locally. Frances Shanahan has been to a such a town in the west to find out just how dependent local business is on the hard earned money of the local sheep and beef farmer