Episode 28
Country Life with MJ Clery
Thursday, 13 July 2023 - 45 minutes
On this weeks programme MJ covers the recent RTÉ programme Dairy’s Dirty Secret which looked at calf handling practices both in Ireland and on the continent. Pat McCormack from the ICMSA who featured on the programme speaks about how he felt the dairy industry was poorly portrayed. The annual Energy and Farm Diversification Show takes place on July 20th 2023 and Barry Caslin from Teagasc speaks about the event. Barry touches on the concept of farmers being paid to sequester carbon and much more. Ollie Ryan from Midland Veterinary speaks about the new changes coming into effect which will see farmers needing a prescription from their vet to purchase dosing products from their local merchant. Mary Thea Brosnan chats about her company Kerry Kefir where local milk is used to produce a product with great gut health benefits. Mary Thea speaks about the origins of Kefir which was first produced by shepherds in the Caucasus Mountains over 2000 years ago.
