ON THE FARM: Indian summer perfect timing for farmers and animals
It is not unreasonable to describe what we are experiencing at the moment as an indian summer rather than autumn.
It is not unreasonable to describe what we are experiencing at the moment as an indian summer rather than autumn.
‘On the Farm’ being the title of my weekly column as it would suggest usually focuses on all things farming related but the nature of the business is that it is inextricably linked to society at large because we are no longer hunters and gatherers so as a society we have abdicated food production to …
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Farming columnist with The Clare Echo, Joe Melody says all farming representative bodies need to unite in opposition to the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme.
Farm Safety Week has just passed and for all the progress we have made in terms of efficiencies in the industry this is one area that our record is a sorry one.
*Sucklers on the Melody farm. There is something about a scent and its power to transport you away to another time or place. To even an urbanite, the sweet fragrance of hay wafting through the air on a balmy summer’s breeze can arouse a nostalgia for summers past.
Joe Melody gives an insight into the damage caused by “climate justice warriors”.
*The paddock on the Melody farm which was reseeded seven weeks ago. Joe Melody gets down to the nitty gritty of the CAP.
While we are both in the season of field work and societal COVID-19 restrictions, it seems that the hum of farm machinery is more prolific than the roar of aircraft over our skies heralding the arrival of visitors to our shores for their summer sojourn.
Last week I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at my alma mater Clonmoney national school. I was there to speak about farming, the environment and biodiversity. I have spoken to schools in the past but there is a sentimental aspect to returning to your own school.
“Demography is destiny,” this a quote by French sociologist was coined to describe the European real estate situation of the 19th century.