Farming for Nature

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Conversations with Irish farmers about how and why they make space for nature while operating a profitable farm.FFN (https://www.farmingfornature.ie) is a not-for-profit initiative set up by scientists & farmers to restore the ecological health of Irish farmland.  FFN on twitter (https://twitter.com/farmfornature) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/farmingfornature/?hl=en)

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Recent Episodes
  • 43: Making money from field to fork: farmers Liam and Justina Gavin, Roscommon
    May 16, 2024 – 52:44
  • 42: On fungi and farming, with Thomas O'Connor
    Apr 25, 2024 – 18:44
  • 41: Bruce Thompson, dairy farmer & dung beetle expert
    Mar 13, 2024 – 20:18
  • 40: How to make Biochar, with Kildare farmer Kim McCall
    Jan 24, 2024 – 23:56
  • 39: James Gilmartin, Mixed Stock Farmer, Leitrim: My land's natural carrying capacity
    Dec 5, 2023 – 28:22
  • 38: Maurice Deasy, brewer, sheep & arable farmer: Why conservation agriculture is worth the risk
    Oct 3, 2023 – 37:46
  • 37: Aonghus Ó'Coistealbha, Connemara, Galway: How I make a living from 1 acre
    Sep 12, 2023 – 27:51
  • 36: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Co. Limerick: Being economically viable while restoring nature on a dairy farm
    Aug 29, 2023 – 30:33
  • 35: Composting with Jim Cronin, mixed farmer, Co. Clare
    Apr 26, 2023 – 30:09
  • 34: Rehabilitating an intensive farm with Colm Flynn, a Kildare tillage farmer
    Apr 12, 2023 – 47:53
  • 33: James Ham, the tree farmer.
    Mar 8, 2023 – 34:35
  • 32: Rewilding with Eoghan Daltun, Beara, West Cork
    Feb 28, 2023 – 28:57
  • 31: Aoife Reilly - making a living on 7.5 acres
    Jan 26, 2023 – 29:01
  • 30: Why the best time for producing a Christmas turkey is actually in the summer
    Dec 6, 2022 – 28:07
  • 29: What do bats need to make a farm their home?
    Nov 22, 2022 – 19:59
  • 28: And the winner of the Farming for Nature 2022 award is...
    Oct 29, 2022 – 10:01
  • 27: So you have a bog on your farm...now what?
    Oct 27, 2022 – 17:04
  • 26: How Anthony Mooney attracts birds to his Kildare farm
    Jul 29, 2022 – 26:19
  • 25: Nicholas Redmond, mixed farmer, Wexford
    Jun 23, 2022 – 12:06
  • 24: How to attract bat life to a farm
    May 27, 2022 – 14:51
  • 23: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Limerick
    Apr 28, 2022 – 19:52
  • 22: Working with nature to benefit a microdairy
    Apr 27, 2022 – 27:15
  • 21: How to Get the Best from Your Hedgerows
    Mar 28, 2022 – 19:21
  • 20: Farming at Altitude with Nature
    Feb 25, 2022 – 20:32
  • 19: Mimi Crawford, Mixed Farm, Tipperary
    Feb 3, 2022 – 12:45
  • 18: Why Every Farmer Should Dig a Pond!
    Jan 25, 2022 – 12:19
  • 17: What is Farming for Nature?
    Jan 5, 2022 – 13:36
  • 16: Norman Dunne, Tillage Farmer, Kildare
    Nov 30, 2021 – 13:00
  • 15: How to Entice Barn Owls to your Farm
    Nov 17, 2021 – 14:00
  • 14: Thomas Fouhy, arable farmer, Co. Cork
    Oct 8, 2021 – 11:44
  • 13: Fergal Smith: veg & livestock farmer, Co. Clare
    Jan 3, 2021 – 09:25
  • 12: Patrick Holden, farmer & founding director of @SusFoodTrust
    Dec 14, 2020 – 01:25:58
  • 11: James Rebanks, Lake District, UK
    Oct 22, 2020 – 29:55
  • 10: Bridget Murphy, mixed farmer, Co. Sligo
    Sep 18, 2020 – 13:10
  • 9: Darina Allen, Ballymaloe, Co. Cork
    Jul 1, 2020 – 12:09
  • 8: Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin, Farmer, Mayo
    May 25, 2020 – 09:14
  • 7: Donna Mullen, biomass farmer, Co. Meath
    Feb 28, 2020 – 11:08
  • 6: Padraig Corcoran, sheep & beef farmer, Roscommon
    Oct 26, 2018 – 09:59
  • 5: Olly Nolan, honey & beef farmer, Co. Dublin
    Oct 22, 2018 – 08:17
  • 4: Ailbhe Gerrard, mixed farmer, Tipperary
    Oct 17, 2018 – 12:43
  • 3: Sean O'Farrell, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
    Oct 17, 2018 – 14:06
  • 2: Tommy Earley, Beef farmer, Roscommon
    Oct 13, 2018 – 14:57
  • 1: Donal Sheehan, Dairy Farmer, Cork
    Oct 10, 2018 – 11:22
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