It's a family affair!

On a Summer's evening join Noel as he visits the Cleary family after evening milking time on their lovely dairy farm which sits along the Tipperary and Galway county border.

We hear from parents, Orla and Owen as well as their two daughters, Aibhlin and Síomha. The two girls were busy preparing their dairy show calves for the various agricultural shows which they will visit with their animals over the coming months. On this episode we chat about everything from hair products to silage!

It was a pleasure to visit the family and to see and hear the passion which they have for their cows and way of life.

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"Necessity is the mother of all invention". Behind the scenes at 'Marteye'; The evolution of livestock trading.

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In this episode we meet Jamie Nolan in County Carlow. Jamie is one of the founders of this very innovative company. Due to the Covid pandemic livestock marts were forced to adapt very quickly in the way that livestock could be traded. Through necessity the Marteye operation system and App was created and has continued to evolve since then.

It's no exaggeration to say that the system has revolutionised the trading of livestock in this country and further afield.

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The end of an era for Gill Smith. Reflections on a life spent amongst her cows.

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On this episode join us on Gill's farm in County Cork which lies on the edge of Cork city itself. We hear about her decision to retire from a life spent dairying and of the plan she hatched for her beloved herd.

We touch on her obsession for rare and native breeds down through the years and meet some of her livestock. Gill highlights particularly the work put in over the years involved in getting the native Droimeann officially recognised as a pedigree breed.

We find out about Gill's childhood, how she had to take over the farm as a teenager due to her father's poor health and also about a life spent showing stock.

Above all in this episode we meet a lady who loves her livestock.

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Meet the great Andy Frazier!

Join us on our latest episode as Noel meets Andy as he is over on a recent trip to Ireland.

Andy is the man behind the well known pedigree livestock podcast, 'Toplines and Tales'. He has had a very interesting and varied life which started off in the cattle 'fitting', grooming and showing game.

He has a great passion for livestock and the people who breed them and he has turned his hand to many things in the course of his life so far. He is well travelled, has had a variety of careers and has written a long list of books(including a recent one on the history of the Aberdeen Angus breed).

Andy currently resides on a smallholding in France.

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It's a long way to Tipperary for New Zealander, Courtney Brodie!

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Join Courtney as she chats to Noel whilst out and about on the farm in south Tipperary.

We hear about life growing up on a sheep and cattle farm on the north island of New Zealand. We find out about her experiences working on farms in Ireland and of how she loves travelling in Europe. We also get a great insight into her fantastic adventure working on a large cattle station in northwest Australia and also what it was like to get a taste of the Australian harvest.

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Who exactly are the 'Scallion eaters'?! - join us for a farm visit in the east of the country.

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On our latest episode we visit Joe Nolan in County Carlow and chat about everything from converting to an organic system to the joy of working Border Collies.

We discuss how Joe has left the world of finance behind in order to return to full time farming and we also meet his beloved pedigree Charollais sheep, the 'Kilconnor Flock'. During this episode we also get a glimpse into Joe's love for soccer, especially the 'League of Ireland' and we also delve into his rich family history in the Carlow area.

It was a privilige to walk the farm and chat to Joe on a beautiful Autumn day.

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Fishing, smoking, sea and the art of filleting - a visit to The Connemara Smokehouse.

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On a Summer's evening on the west coast of Ireland we meet Graham Roberts of, 'The Connemara Smokehouse', www.smokehouse.ie .

Graham is very passionate about what himself and the family produce in their unique business here on the coast of Connemara which focuses on the art of traditionally smoking Atlantic seafood for the last forty or so years.

We chat everything from his family history in the fishing industry, to what they have evolved their business into today. We follow the drying and smoking process right through, aswell as touching on the family's new venture into the on-site coffee business.

I really enjoyed visiting and chatting with Graham and I hope you, the listener enjoy listening.

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Overlooking the valley of Slievenamon in the heart of the 'Golden Vale' , Nicholas Ryan farms tillage and beef alongside his father, James.

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Join Nicholas and I as we take a walk around this lovely farm which abounds with beautiful old hedgerow trees which are home to many birds including the Barn Owl and we visit the site of the ruins of the medieval church and castle which are still visible today.

We hear about the system they operate on their mixed enterprise farm, the work Nicholas is involved in to promote biodiversity with the upcoming Clonmel Show and also get a glimpse into his business, 'Golden Vale Research' as well as hearing about his childhood on the family farm and where he ended up before he made the decision to return home.

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