FarmLand - Episode 9

Farmland

Tonight on FarmLand episode 9, independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice and Green Party leader, Eamon Ryan, go head-to-head on the country’s strides to hit its renewable energy and carbon emission targets. John Sweeney, leading climatologist at Maynooth University, warns that biomass production is just a “short-term” solution to Bord na Mona’s power plant challenges. Meanwhile, farmer and contractor Pat Farrelly tells reporter Sylvester Phelan of his experience of growing willow in Co. Meath. Plus, as attention turns to the winter drying-off period, Tom O’Dwyer, the head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc Moorepark offers advice on how to get the best results. While Laois dairy farmer Pauraic Spencer outlines his plans for the coming weeks to reporter Niall Claffey. Our video broadcast of this episode and all our previous episodes are available here: www.agriland.ie/farmland