Farming for Nature

Farming for Nature

13 episodes

Conversations with Irish farmers about how and why they make space for nature while operating a profitable farm. FFN (https://www.farmingfornature.ie) is a not-for-profit initiative set up by scientists & farmers to restore the ecological health of Irish farmland.  FFN on twitter (https://twitter.com/farmfornature) .

Podcasts

40: How to make Biochar, with Kildare farmer Kim McCall

Published: Jan. 24, 2024, 1:24 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 56 seconds

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39: James Gilmartin, Mixed Stock Farmer, Leitrim: My land's natural carrying capacity

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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38: Maurice Deasy, brewer, sheep & arable farmer: Why conservation agriculture is worth the risk

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 8:38 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 46 seconds

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37: Aonghus O'Coistealbha, Connemara, Galway: How I make a living from 1 acre

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 11:40 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 51 seconds

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36: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Co. Limerick: Being economically viable while restoring nature on a dairy farm

Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 10:05 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 33 seconds

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35: Composting with Jim Cronin, mixed farmer, Co. Clare

Published: April 26, 2023, 9:08 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds

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34: Rehabilitating an intensive farm with Colm Flynn, a Kildare tillage farmer

Published: April 12, 2023, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 53 seconds

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33: James Ham, the tree farmer.

Published: March 8, 2023, 10:22 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 35 seconds

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32: Rewilding with Eoghan Daltun, Beara, West Cork

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 2:08 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds

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31: Aoife Reilly - making a living on 7.5 acres

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 12:47 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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30: Why the best time for producing a Christmas turkey is actually in the summer

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 7 seconds

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29: What do bats need to make a farm their home?

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 9:49 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 59 seconds

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28: And the winner of the Farming for Nature 2022 award is...

Published: Oct. 29, 2022, 11:02 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 1 second

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27: So you have a bog on your farm...now what?

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 11:59 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 4 seconds

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26: How Anthony Mooney attracts birds to his Kildare farm

Published: July 29, 2022, 11:48 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 19 seconds

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25: Nicholas Redmond, mixed farmer, Wexford

Published: June 23, 2022, 8:11 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 6 seconds

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24: How to attract bat life to a farm

Published: May 27, 2022, 11:53 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 51 seconds

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23: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Limerick

Published: April 28, 2022, 7:47 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds

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22: Working with nature to benefit a microdairy

Published: April 27, 2022, 10:59 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds

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21: How to Get the Best from Your Hedgerows

Published: March 28, 2022, 7:28 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds

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20: Farming at Altitude with Nature

Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 32 seconds

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19: Mimi Crawford, Mixed Farm, Tipperary

Published: Feb. 3, 2022, 10:01 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 45 seconds

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18: Why Every Farmer Should Dig a Pond!

Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 12:20 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 19 seconds

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17: What is Farming for Nature?

Published: Jan. 5, 2022, 11:34 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds

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16: Norman Dunne, Tillage Farmer, Kildare

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 12:12 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes

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15: How to Entice Barn Owls to your Farm

Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes

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14: Thomas Fouhy, arable farmer, Co. Cork

Published: Oct. 8, 2021, 11:51 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds

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13: Fergal Smith: veg & livestock farmer, Co. Clare

Published: Jan. 3, 2021, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 25 seconds

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12: Patrick Holden, farmer & founding director of @SusFoodTrust

Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 11:16 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 58 seconds

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11: James Rebanks, Lake District, UK

Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 3:39 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 55 seconds

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10: Bridget Murphy, mixed farmer, Co. Sligo

Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 1:35 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds

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9: Darina Allen, Ballymaloe, Co. Cork

Published: July 1, 2020, 6:29 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 9 seconds

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8: Feargal O Cuinneagain, Farmer, Mayo

Published: May 25, 2020, 1:27 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds

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7: Donna Mullen, biomass farmer, Co. Meath

Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 10:06 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 8 seconds

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6: Padraig Corcoran, sheep & beef farmer, Roscommon

Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 9:33 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 59 seconds

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5: Olly Nolan, honey & beef farmer, Co. Dublin

Published: Oct. 22, 2018, 11:08 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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4: Ailbhe Gerrard, mixed farmer, Tipperary

Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 8:27 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 43 seconds

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3: Sean O'Farrell, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 10:59 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds

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2: Tommy Earley, Beef farmer, Roscommon

Published: Oct. 13, 2018, 11:57 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 57 seconds

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1: Donal Sheehan, Dairy Farmer, Cork

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 10:26 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 22 seconds

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