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Clare local Eoin Collins stars in new series, ‘Contractors’

‘CONTRACTORS’ is a fascinating seven-part observational entertainment based documentary series exploring the working lives and personal narratives of 7 agricultural contracting families from diverse locations over a critical six month period from April to September: a unique practical and personal insight into contemporary life in rural Ireland. Featuring 7 feisty contracting crews from Limerick, Kerry, …

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ON THE FARM: Lack of ambition dilutes attractiveness of forestry sector

By Páraic McMahon

*Jack Enright & Joe Melody happy to see the sheds emptied for the spring. A strong forestry sector must be attractive for farmers but currently there is little ambition for the sector from Government, Joe Melody writes.

ON THE FARM: Farming a white collar profession that pays blue collar salary

By The Clare Echo

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

By The Clare Echo

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: Farmers need to become more cost conscious

By The Clare Echo

Farmers need to become more cost conscious says Joe Melody in his latest column which warns of the dangers on losing attention on new gimmicks.

ON THE FARM: Anti-farming agenda growing on RTÉ

By The Clare Echo

A sense of hope is emerging on the farms of Clare as the cycle of rebirth begins but an anti-farming agenda is developing on RTÉ, Joe Melody writes in his latest column for The Clare Echo.

ON THE FARM: Start to calving season in sight

By The Clare Echo

Excitement is building on the Melody farm with the starting line for calving season in sight.

ON THE FARM: New Year heralds new hope & time to reflect

By Paraic McMahon

Clare Echo farming columnist Joe Melody reflects on 2020 from an agricultural perspective and points to a rallying in the dairy sector to make a decent year.

ON THE FARM: We can do well by doing good

By Paraic McMahon

We can do well by doing good. I believe that this statement is something generations of Clare farmers are a testament to.

ON THE FARM: Joe Melody begins column with The Clare Echo

By Paraic McMahon

Newmarket-on-Fergus farmer Joe Melody begins his column with The Clare Echo giving an insight into life on the farm.

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