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Organic Matters Podcast
Second year suckler farming in organics
In this episode, we meet Patrick Davoren, who is based in Carron in Co Clare, in the heart of the Burren. Patrick outlines his reasons for going organic, including the financial incentives and how he makes use of the famous Burren winterage. He speaks to Hannah Quinn-Mulligan about overcoming the recent storm damage and the impact that it has had on the farm, as well as his experience with producing red clover for silage on his improved grassland area for animal feed, and getting his nutrient management right.
Season 4
Making Organic Beef Farming Work for You
This week suckler farmer and beef finisher Donagh O'Grady speaks to Organic Matters from his farm in Limerick. Donagh discusses finishing beef cattle in an organic system, the benefits of sharing machinery with other farmers, as well as different things he has tried over the years. In recent times, Donagh has bought a woodchipper to create his own woodchip for organic animal bedding and is also producing apples and processing them into juice sold locally. He also looks ahead to the future plans for the farm and the need to diversify the farm business.
Combining Forestry with Organics
In the first episode of Season 4, we meet Mitch Corbett and Harry Badrick at the Hometree charity near Ennistymon in Co. Clare. The pair are part of a team that organically grows native Irish trees from seedlings and works with farmers and landowners to create native Irish forests. They discuss the many benefits that trees can provide to farmland and biodiversity.
Season 3
How Organic Exotic Mushrooms saved one Irish couple after Brexit
In the final episode of Season 3 of the Organic Matters Podcast, we meet Dolores and Joe Gorman from...
Developing an organic oil and spices oil business
This week on Organic Matters, we meet Andrea and Markus Miley who have developed an organic oil and ...
Building direct selling veg and combi crop businesses
This week on Organic Matters, we meet brothers Charlie and Dan Hogan, and Dan's partner Una Wycherle...
Mob grazing livestock in North Cork
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Charles Harold Barry and his wife Catherine who produce or...
Developing a farm shop, café, egg and veg business on a social farm
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Marian Clarke from Doon Social Farm part of Ballyhoura Rur...
French sucklers flourishing in east Cork
This week on Organic Matters, we meet suckler and tillage farmer Jim Stafford. Jim breeds Aubrac cat...
From International Development to Aronia Berries
This week on Organic Matters, we meet Steve Collins who farms in West Cork. Having returned fr...
Masterclass in organic arable silage
This week on Organic Matters, we meet Tony Murphy. Situated in the centre of Cork county, he f...
First year converting a suckler, sheep and tillage farm to organic
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to suckler, sheep and tillage farmer Angus Woods. An...
Breeding Galloways and growing Barley for whiskey
This week on Organic Matters, we visit the farm of John and Marcella Mallick near Tinahely in Co. Wi...
Converting a 60 acre dairy farm to organic vegetables
This week on Organic Matters, we meet Brian McCarthy from Cork Rooftop Farm. With a background in...
Attracting 150,000 visitors a year to an organic farm and shop
This week on Organic Matters we speak to David Sexton of Kildare Farm Foods. David and his wife Susa...
The pros and cons of opening a farm shop
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to husband and wife team, Dominic Leonard and Alison Duck, wh...
Marketing Organic Beef as a Premium Product
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to beef farmer Rebecca Harris. Rebecca is based in county Wic...
Farming organically next to Ireland’s largest shopping centre
This week on Organic Matters we are at the Airfield Estate, a 38-acre site sitting next to Ireland's...
Using a farm shop and café to maximise your organic business
This week on the Organic Matters Podcast, we meet vegetable grower and farm shop and café owner Mich...
Making an organic suckler system work for you
This week on the Organic Matters Podcast, we meet Sligo based suckler farmer Niall Higgins. ...
Catching up with a trial growing lupins
This week, we catch up again with tillage and beef farmer Derek Kelly. Derek is running a ...
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...
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 ...
Building a successful organic meat enterprise
This week, Organic Matters interviews Lucille Boland from Coolanowle Organic Farm. Lucille des...
Starting a successful salad growing business
This week, we speak to Janet and Jenny from Gorse Farm on the Carlow/Wexford border about creating a...
Growing your own animal feed and Stabiliser cattle
The week, we hear from Monaghan farmer Sean Greenan. Sean is a relative newcomer to tillage but now ...
‘Getting bigger doesn’t mean getting better’ – Green Earth Organics
This week, Organic Matters speaks to Kenneth Keavy from Green Earth Organics, a veg and veg box busi...
Switching enterprises and organic rosé veal
This week, Organic Matters meets Kerry farmer Michael Gleeson. Michael initially planned to milk his...
Season 1
Direct selling vegetables
John McCormick talks to Organic Matters about starting his own veg business in Helen's Bay over 20 y...
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...
Organic smoked salmon
Birgitta Hedin-Curtin is the CEO of The Burren Smokehouse. Inspired by her childhood in Sweden she s...
Building a successful horticulture business
This week, Organic Matters visits Beechlawn organic horticulture farm to meet couple Pádraig and Una...
Making more from salad than cows – organic horticulture in Cork
This week, Organic Matters meets organic horticulture and beef farmer Patrick Frankel on his farm in...