Farming for Nature

By Farming for Nature

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Episodes: 42

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Conversations with Irish farmers about how and why they make space for nature while operating a profitable farm. FFN (https://www.farmingfornature.ie) is a not-for-profit initiative set up by scientists & farmers to restore the ecological health of Irish farmland.  FFN on twitter (https://twitter.com/farmfornature) .

Episode Date
42: On fungi and farming, with Thomas O'Connor
Apr 25, 2024
41: Bruce Thompson, dairy farmer & dung beetle expert
Mar 13, 2024
40: How to make Biochar, with Kildare farmer Kim McCall
Jan 24, 2024
39: James Gilmartin, Mixed Stock Farmer, Leitrim: My land's natural carrying capacity
Dec 05, 2023
38: Maurice Deasy, brewer, sheep & arable farmer: Why conservation agriculture is worth the risk
Oct 03, 2023
37: Aonghus Ó'Coistealbha, Connemara, Galway: How I make a living from 1 acre
Sep 12, 2023
36: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Co. Limerick: Being economically viable while restoring nature on a dairy farm
Aug 29, 2023
35: Composting with Jim Cronin, mixed farmer, Co. Clare
Apr 26, 2023
34: Rehabilitating an intensive farm with Colm Flynn, a Kildare tillage farmer
Apr 12, 2023
33: James Ham, the tree farmer.
Mar 08, 2023
32: Rewilding with Eoghan Daltun, Beara, West Cork
Feb 28, 2023
31: Aoife Reilly - making a living on 7.5 acres
Jan 26, 2023
30: Why the best time for producing a Christmas turkey is actually in the summer
Dec 06, 2022
29: What do bats need to make a farm their home?
Nov 22, 2022
28: And the winner of the Farming for Nature 2022 award is...
Oct 29, 2022
27: So you have a bog on your farm...now what?
Oct 27, 2022
26: How Anthony Mooney attracts birds to his Kildare farm
Jul 29, 2022
25: Nicholas Redmond, mixed farmer, Wexford
Jun 23, 2022
24: How to attract bat life to a farm
May 27, 2022
23: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Limerick
Apr 28, 2022
22: Working with nature to benefit a microdairy
Apr 27, 2022
21: How to Get the Best from Your Hedgerows
Mar 28, 2022
20: Farming at Altitude with Nature
Feb 25, 2022
19: Mimi Crawford, Mixed Farm, Tipperary
Feb 03, 2022
18: Why Every Farmer Should Dig a Pond!
Jan 25, 2022
17: What is Farming for Nature?
Jan 05, 2022
16: Norman Dunne, Tillage Farmer, Kildare
Nov 30, 2021
15: How to Entice Barn Owls to your Farm
Nov 17, 2021
14: Thomas Fouhy, arable farmer, Co. Cork
Oct 08, 2021
13: Fergal Smith: veg & livestock farmer, Co. Clare
Jan 03, 2021
12: Patrick Holden, farmer & founding director of @SusFoodTrust
Dec 14, 2020
11: James Rebanks, Lake District, UK
Oct 22, 2020
10: Bridget Murphy, mixed farmer, Co. Sligo
Sep 18, 2020
9: Darina Allen, Ballymaloe, Co. Cork
Jul 01, 2020
8: Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin, Farmer, Mayo
May 25, 2020
7: Donna Mullen, biomass farmer, Co. Meath
Feb 28, 2020
6: Padraig Corcoran, sheep & beef farmer, Roscommon
Oct 26, 2018
5: Olly Nolan, honey & beef farmer, Co. Dublin
Oct 22, 2018
4: Ailbhe Gerrard, mixed farmer, Tipperary
Oct 17, 2018
3: Sean O'Farrell, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Oct 17, 2018
2: Tommy Earley, Beef farmer, Roscommon
Oct 13, 2018
1: Donal Sheehan, Dairy Farmer, Cork
Oct 10, 2018