Category archive: Agriculture
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It was great to catch up with fellow Guild of Agricultural Journalist members north and south at the K Club Resort last week at the biennial Michael Dillon Memorial Lecture sponsored by the Kerry group. The interesting and though provoking lecture was given by former Irish ambassador Dan Mulhall and Q&A was chaired by Southern…
Lifelong learning By Rebecca McConnell Published in the Farming Life, Saturday 18th November 2023 Last month, I was asked to judge the County Antrim heat of the best competition Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster has to offer – in my opinion – public speaking. Members had to speak on a topic of their choice for…
One of the key drivers in creating a newsworthy publicity campaign is the marking of time of an organisation or service that has been going for a long time. This week sees the 150th Balmoral Show take place and this year, the Ulster Farmers’ Union are also celebrating their Centenary and being the voice of…
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Over the years, I have brought in the cows for milking hundreds of times on the farm. If the sky is clear, I can look right across the Mourne Mountains, see Spelga Dam’s wall and even notice if the overflow is on. This month, I got the opportunity to watch herds of cattle come down…