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Video: Ear to the Ground focus on organic beef farming
The final episode in the current series of Ear to the Ground is set to focus on organic beef farming....
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Video: Should Ireland get rid of green diesel?
This week’s episode of Ear to the Ground will examine whether Ireland should get rid of green diesel for good....
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
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Video: Farm inheritance to take centre stage on Ear to the Ground
The question of who gets the family farm is set to be discussed on tonight’s episode of Ear to the...
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Video: Meet the owner of Ireland's largest herd of pedigree Jersey cows
Tonight’s episode of Ear to the Ground will meet the owner of Ireland’s largest herd of pedigree Jersey cows. This week’s...
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Broadband, nursery plants and biodiversity to feature on Ear to the Ground
This week’s episode of Ear to the Ground will feature rural broadband, or the lack of it, nursery plants and biodiversity....
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A farmer busy with lambing and calving to feature on Ear to the Ground
This week’s episode of Ear to the Ground will meet one of the many farmers in the country busy with...
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Women's roles in farming organisations to feature on Ear to the Ground
Women’s roles within farming organisations, such as the IFA, is set to feature on this week’s Ear to the Ground....
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Video: Ear to the Ground visits farmer who powers his farm using biogas
The tenth episode in this series of Ear to the Ground will meet a pig farmer who powers his farm...
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History, hedgecutting and a hunt to feature on Ear to the Ground
Tonight’s episode of Ear to the Ground will feature a remote valley in Co. Mayo, issues around hedgecutting periods and...
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Video: Large herd of Dexter cattle to feature on Ear to the Ground
A farmer who owns possibly the largest herd of Dexter cattle in the world, with over 650 head, is set...
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Farm smells, animal rescues and art to feature on Ear to the Ground
Farm smells, an animal rescue centre and a 100-year-old cow house converted into an artists studio will all feature on...
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Video: Oppistion to Dublin/Shannon pipeline to take centre stage on Ear to the Ground
This week’s Ear to the Ground will look into Irish Water’s controversial project, the proposed water pipeline to connect Dublin and...
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Video: Ear to the Ground meets a harvest team covering 2,000 miles in the US
This week’s Ear to the Ground will feature a harvest team in the US who travel 2,000 miles during the...
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Video: Ear to the Ground meets a farmer who beat mental illness
This week’s episode of Ear to the Ground will visit a farmer who overcame mental illness following a farm accident. Darragh...
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Reducing antibiotic usage on farm by over €2,000 features on Ear to the Ground
This evening’s episode of Ear to the Ground visits a farmer who has saved over £2,000 (€2,285) by reducing the...
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Video: Ear to the Ground visits 4,500 cow dairy farm in the US
This week’s Ear to the Ground will visit an 4,500 cow dairy farm in the US, look at the obstacles...
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Viability of tillage farming in the west features on Ear to the Ground
The 24th series of Ear to the Ground will return to television screens tonight, October 27, and will feature rural resettlement,...
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Video: Ear to the Ground focuses on dairy bull calves and hill farming
On this weeks Ear to the Ground, Darragh McCullough looks at the use of sexed semen to limit dairy bull...