Rural Life
The National Ploughing community was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic and sudden passing of one of their young east-Cork competitors.
%%excerpt%% Faced with an outbreak of ash dieback in a forest - part of the family beef farm - which was to have formed a big part of his dad's retirement fund, Harry Smyth came up with the idea of using the wood surplus as fuel for a sauna on the family's land.
Environment
A new project in the Bride valley in east Cork will reward participating farmers for wildlife on their farms.
Agri-Business
Supermarket vegetable price wars prompted an East Cork farming couple to think outside the box, and go into potato crisp production.