Farmers Weekly Question Time: Cookstown, Northern Ireland
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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.
Our panel is:
- John Gilliland, Professor of Practice in Agriculture & 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.
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