



“Farming Forward: Carbon Reduction, Education & Collaboration in Action”
Coming up on Farmview – with thanks to Tirlán We hear how the Twenty20 Beef Club is delivering up to a 23% lower carbon footprint, as we talk to Mick O’Dowd of Kepak. We meet Lismore dairy farmer George Howard, a graduate of the highly successful Baileys/Tirlán Sustainable Farming Academy at UCC, …

Farmview: Skin Cancer Awareness, Young Farmer Awards & Bloom Organics.
Coming up on Farmview May 28th – with thanks to Tirlán We hear how Bord Bia has partnered with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to support and promote farmer skin cancer safety this summer. The search is now on for the 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards we get all the details from Joseph…

Farmview: Brazil Beef Ban, Safety Week & Bloom
Coming up on Farmview May 21st – with thanks to Tirlán We hear how all Brazilian meat imports including beef could face a potential European Union import ban from September. We look ahead to next week’s National Tractor Farm Safety campaign, aimed at highlighting the high number of serious and fat…

Farmview May 14th
Coming up on Farmview May 14th – with thanks to Tirlán, we talk to Cappoquin dairy farmer Ger O’Brien, recently elected as Tirlán’s new Chairman. We hear from Thomas Johnston, CEO of Johnston Hygiene, on how their dairy hygiene business was badly affected by last weekend’s TYCOR fire. We travel to …

Farmview May 7th complete
On this week’s Farmview May 7th podcast, we get the reaction from the Irish Farmers' Association to the Government’s Fuel Support Package and what it means for the agri sector, from rising costs to the pressure on farm incomes. We also discuss why early cutting is the key to producing top-quality f…

Farmview April 30th
WLRFM’s Farmview April 30th, Tirlán Quality Milk Awards and practical advice for reseeding success. This week’s edition of Farmview on WLRFM, presented by Kieran O’Connor, delivered a strong mix of celebration and practical farming advice, reflecting both the achievements and ongoing priorities wi…

Farmview April 23rd
Farmview April 23rd This week’s edition of the Farmview programme on WLR FM, presented by Kieran O'Connor, brings listeners a rich mix of innovation, local enterprise, and community highlights. Combining forward-looking agricultural developments with a celebration of food and rural life, the progr…

FARMVIEW APRIL 16TH Government Fuel Package
FARMVIEW APRIL 16TH We get the IFAs Response to the Government FUEL Package from Kilkenny Dairy Farmer. Bill o Keeffe - - who was part of the IFAs delegation at the Crisis TalksHear about FBDs new Nationwide QUAD BIKE SAFETY Competition to help Promote & prevent Serious Injuries Save Lives on Fa…

Farmview April 9th
Farmview April 9th..Coming up on this week’s edition of Farmview here on WLR FM, we’ve a packed programme with plenty of insight, updates, and real on-the-ground farming experience from across the region. We begin this week in West Waterford, where we’ll be talking to a Cappoquin farmer who is par…

Farmview April 2nd
On Farmview April 2nd we talk to Ardmore’s Declan Prendergast about the huge challenges & impact of current fertiliser & fuel prices on farm Discuss the Farming for water European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Farming still accounts for over 40% of work-related deaths !!