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About Brendan Byrne
Online seminar: Connecting soil and human health
Farmers and consumers in Wexford, in the South-East of Ireland, can together cut health costs and increase quality of life…
The musical buffalo farmer of South East Ireland
Liam Byrne transitioned into farming water buffalo on his family’s 87-acre farm at Ballygarret, County Wexford in the South-East of…
Lessons learnt from 10 years farming strawberries in Ireland
Soft fruit and dairy farmer, Eamonn Crean, talks to Brendan Byrne about how his farm began and shares the lessons…
1 farm, 2 centuries, 3 generations – life at Killowen, Ireland
In this podcast episode, I speak with Nicholas Dunne from Killowen Farm, Courtnacuddy, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, an innovative dairy farm that…
Food and health: Perspectives from a vet who turned doctor
In this podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Wall, Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin. Professor Wall…
Selling Ireland’s best strawberries
We know it’s winter, but….in this podcast episode, Brendan speaks with veteran strawberry grower, Cyril Wheelock from Wheelock Fruit Farm,…
From milking cows to global agribusiness – a dairy farmer’s story
In this podcast episode, I speak with Noel Kelly from Athenry, Co. Galway who has successfully combined his twin passions…
Exploring innovation with a food and farm futurologist
In this episode, I speak with Aidan Connolly, CEO of Cainthus, president of AgriTech Capital (investing and advising), author and…
David Atherton: Improving the health of our soil
In this episode, David Atherton, a UK-based dairy nutritionist and soils expert, tells us about an intriguing soil-improvement programme he…
Precision farming: Fulfilling sustainability goals
Gary Wickham reveals some recent successes for this innovative precision-farming solution. His company, MagGrow, utilises patented technology to address the…
Inside the USA’s ‘most valuable’ agri-food tech accelerator programme
Mareese Keane is platform director with THRIVE, an AgriFood-Tech Accelerator, located at Salinas, California. In this episode, Mareese provides some…
Cashel Blue cheese and its journey from Tipperary, Ireland
Cashel Blue is a 100% family farmhouse, blue cheese production, located near the historic town of Cashel in Co. Tipperary….
Exploring the ‘Food Island’ of Ireland
A growing number of farmers and professionals from overseas want to see Ireland’s innovative food and farming sectors. Farm Tours…
The power of provenance and pasture-range eggs
Kylie and Billy Magner produce pasture-raised eggs and pasture-raised chickens near the village of Moyglass in Co. Tipperary. Kylie tells…
Irish Piedmontese beef: Carving a circular economy
In 2005, artisan farmer and food producer, John Commins began farming Piedmontese cattle, a breed native to Italy, on his…
From rookie farmer to award-winning vintage cider-maker.
In this latest episode, James O’Donoghue outlines the journey behind becoming an award-winning cider-maker. Thumbnail Photo by Liana Mikah on Unsplash