Farmers Weekly Podcast Special: Question Time Northern Ireland
© Paul Lindsay Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Cookstown in Northern Ireland.
Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.
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Our panel is:
- John Gilliland, professor of practice in agriculture and sustainability, Queens University Belfast
- John McLenaghan, deputy president, Ulster Farmers Union
- Bronagh O’Kane, livestock farmer
- Jude McCann, Farming Community Network
- Michael Meharg, Loch Neagh Partnership.
Topics include:
- How to solve Lough Neagh pollution
- Support for smaller livestock farms
- How to get new entrants into farming
- Making the most of Jeremy Clarkson
- Tenancies and rental opportunities
- Northern Ireland Farm Welfare Bill
- Health and wellbeing among farmers
- Tips for profitable farming.
Sponsored by Lantra, this Farmers Weekly Question Time event was recorded in front of a live studio audience on Thursday, 29 August 2024.
Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future Farmers Weekly Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.
To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
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