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.
Joe Melody
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.
ON THE FARM: Robinson Crusoe should no longer be advising on climate change
Veganism is not the solution for climate change, farming columnist Joe Melody believes as he criticises the stance of Mary Robinson on the matter and her recent involvement with the Dubai royal family.
ON THE FARM: Farmers need to become more cost conscious
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: Let’s get seasonal
Farming columnist Joe Melody believes it is time to get reacquainted with the seasonality of food.
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.
ON THE FARM: Anti-farming agenda growing on RTÉ
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
Excitement is building on the Melody farm with the starting line for calving season in sight.
ON THE FARM: Make farming a career path for all background, ethnicities & genders
Farming needs to be developed as a career path for young people to add a vibrancy and energy to the industry, farming columnist Joe Melody opines.
