Organic Matters
Episodes
Agri-tourism on a suckler farm
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters meets Margaret Edgill from Mount Briscoe organic farm in Offaly. Margaret discusses returning home to take over the farm a ...
Converting from conventional suckler to organic dairy farming
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters, meets dairy farmer Tom Phelan in Co Laois. Tom and his son Alan took the plunge from conventional suckler and sheep farmin...
New Organic and Biological Agriculture Masters
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters speaks to John Geraghty about the new Organic and Biological Masters launched in WIT. John speaks about what type of module...
Building a successful horticulture business
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters visits Beechlawn organic horticulture farm to meet couple Pádraig and Una Fahy. The pair have grown their business from a ...
Organic farmers get priorty access to ACRES scheme and summer farm management tips
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters, speaks to organic farm advisor Mary Lynch about what the new ACRES scheme means for organic farmers and hears what grassla...
Discovering a symbiosis between conventional dairy and organic tillage
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters, travels to farm walk hosted by the Tipperary and Limerick organic farmers discussion group on the farm of Pat O'Connor in ...
Creating the perfect organic 'corner shop'
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters interviews Claire O'Connor about her shop Manna in Tralee, which sells local fresh organic vegetables and all types of orga...
Poultry enabling a switch to full-time farming
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters meets husband and wife team Esther and Ollie who run Cúlbhac Farm outside Nenagh in Tipperary. The pair sell organic hen ...
'Potential for growth in organics' - European Commissioner on Irish organics sector
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With just less than 2% of land in Ireland farmed organically, host Hannah Quinn-Mulligan asks the European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciec...
Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski on organic farming in Ireland
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special edition of the the Irish Organic Association podcast where we speak to the European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski. With ...
Finishing cattle on red clover silage and selling out of sucklers
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters, meets a farmer who is not afraid to change his system. Oliver Dixon is farming in Mayo and speaks to presenter Hannah Quin...
From calving cows to cappuccinos - one farm's journey to starting an organic café
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orla and Sean Clancy run Clanwood Farm and the Organic Café in Lough Boora and Fallon's Bar in Co Offaly. Sean speaks to Organic Matters about coming...
Giving sheep a chance - adding value to wool
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Irish wool was once a valuable product from our national flock but over time this has radically changed with shearing costing more than the value of t...
Making more from salad than cows - organic horticulture in Cork
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters meets organic horticulture and beef farmer Patrick Frankel on his farm in Doneraile, Co Cork. Patrick discusses the intense...
Sowing clover and MSS in an organic system
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As farmers are accepted onto the red clover and MSS scheme this month, Organic Matters speaks to Kevin O' Hanlon who manages an organic dairy farm in ...
Developing an on-farm café and growing organic crops for human consumption
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Organic Matters, Kilkenny farmer Reuben Cope shares his story of converting to organic farming in 2018, including opening an on-farm café...
Slurry treatments, farm nutrient requirements and meeting climate targets
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters, meets the CEO of Nova Q, Julian Beatty to discuss slurry treatments for organic and conventional farmers. Julian highlight...
Direct selling raw organic milk - a farmer's view
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters visits organic dairy farmer Sean Condon. Sean is milking 50 cows in Co Limerick and direct selling raw organic milk to cust...
Urban Co-op: buying, selling and sourcing organic food
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters visits the Urban Co-op in Limerick and finds out about demand for organic food and why customers enjoy coming to the co-op....
Organic tillage and weed control
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Organic Matters visits organic sheep and tillage farmer Graham Harris in Kildare as he hosts a farm walk. Graham made the switch in 2019 and...
Finishing cattle on combi-crops and the how the Organic Farming Scheme might look in the future!
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters travels to the farm of beef and tillage farmer Tom Dunne in Co Laois. Tom was the first organic farmer to win Zurich Farmer...
Organic flour in Monaghan
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Organic Matters travels to Monaghan to meet farmer Mark Gillanders who is one half of the farmer partnership running the Irish Organic Mill...
Entering organic farming in Westmeath
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Organic Matters travels to a farm walk in Westmeath to meet farmer Andrew Fagan and meet other farmers considering making the switch to orga...