ON THE FARM: Want to get more from our land? Just add lime
Joe Melody is predicting a day will come where Irish farmers will be able to monetise on their carbon capture potential.
Bunratty
‘Folk-clubs of our times’ – new glór series fronted by Paula Carroll kicks off tonight
*Clare trio Dermot Sheedy, Sean Lyons & Aisling Lyons feature on the series. Photograph: Ruth Griffin A new three-part online concert and chart series kicks off this Thursday as part of glór’s folk music strand this spring.
ON THE FARM: Special feeling to produce a product enjoyed by many
*Hens on the Melody farm in Bunratty. Photograph: John Mangan Producing an in-demand product that is enjoyed by many has proven to be a special feeling, farming columnist Joe Melody remarked on the success of Melody Farm Eggs.
ON THE FARM: Farming a white collar profession that pays blue collar salary
Farming columnist Joe Melody believes farmers need to show due diligence for any agri-environmental scheme that may arise in the near future.
ON THE FARM: A Land Use Plan would create myriad of unintended consequences
St Patrick’s Day is traditionally the day where a lot of pastoral farmers across the county would target to let cattle and sheep out to grass.
ON THE FARM: Farming women continue to embody female empowerment
With International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day taking place this week, Joe Melody pays tribute to the contribution of women in the farming world.
Rural Clare has reached a crossroads
Rural Ireland “is at a crossroads” and requires a revitalisation of its towns, villages and settlements with as much gusto as leading promotional campaigns, a North Clare elected representative has declared.
Hundreds of toys collected at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park donated to Crumlin Children’s Hospital
*Pictured loading up toys donated as part of the Bunratty Castle & Folk Park ‘Giving Tree’ initiative are: (l-r) Vanessa McTigue, Shannon Heritage, An Post Postman, Michael Hogan and Colin Hennessey, Shannon Heritage. The toys are on route to patients at Crumlin Children’s Hospital, Dublin. Hundreds of gifts collected at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park …
Ei donation helps Meals on Wheels purchase new van
South Clare Meals on Wheels located in Newmarket-on-Fergus will be able to purchase a new delivery van following a donation from Ei Electronics.
ON THE FARM: Transparency lacking in beef industry & what have The Beef Plan achieved
Transparency is still lacking in the beef industry while The Clare Echo’s farming columnist Joe Melody this week questions what achievements have been made by The Beef Plan in 2019.
