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Organic Matters Podcast
Tillage farm growing gluten free oats, miscanthus and installing solar panels
This week, Organic Matters meets James and Zeta O'Keeffe on their organic tillage farm in Co Meath. Zeta recently completed a course that has lead the couple to try growing organic gluten-free oats for the first time. They also grow miscanthus for animal bedding, a range of crops for organic animal feed and have installed a large solar panel system.
Season 1
Organic tillage and weed control
This week Organic Matters visits organic sheep and tillage farmer Graham Harris in Kildare as he hos...
Entering organic farming in Westmeath
This week Organic Matters travels to a farm walk in Westmeath to meet farmer Andrew Fagan and meet o...
Organic flour in Monaghan
This week, Organic Matters travels to Monaghan to meet farmer Mark Gillanders who is one half of the...
Finishing cattle on combi-crops and the how the Organic Farming Scheme might look in the future!
This week, Organic Matters travels to the farm of beef and tillage farmer Tom Dunne in Co Laois. Tom...
Season 2
Finishing Organic Lamb and Shepherd’s Huts for Agri-tourism
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to sheep farmer Selena McKenzie. Selena farms with her husban...
From conventional dairy farmer to organic Wagyu beef entrepreneur
In the final instalment of Organic Matters for this season, we speak to Cork organic farmer Conor Sh...
Direct selling organic dexter beef and working with other organic farmers
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Emer Fahy and Niall Moynihan from Duhallow Organics who se...
Building a bread business on organic foundations
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Dublin based Bread 41 co-owner Eoin Cluskey. Eoin started ...
Season 3
Tillage farm growing gluten free oats, miscanthus and installing solar panels
This week, Organic Matters meets James and Zeta O'Keeffe on their organic tillage farm in Co M...
Suckler farm Switching to Organics
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Helen Hughes who farms in Co Meath with her husband ...
Building an organic egg business
This week on Organic Matters, we meet Monaghan farmer Gordon McCoy. Gordon farms on the bo...
Starting an organic flour mill as a farmer
This week on Organic Matters, we hear from Monaghan farmer Turlough Keenan. Turlough was p...
Mastering the composting of farmyard manure
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to organic farmer Gerry Deegan from Co. Westmeath. Prev...
Plans to use lupins as cattle feed and other organic tillage
Kicking off the first episode of Season 3 of our Organic Matters podcast, we speak to organic tillag...