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Farmer writes: when health and safety is more than the body
Jane Shackleton
Co Cavan organic beef and sheep farmer Jane Shackleton says more needs to be done to address the mental health aspects of farmers' lives.
18 December 2016 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: Farmers are like Dodos – soon to be extinct
County Cavan sheep and suckler farmer Jane Shackleton attended her first IFA meeting and ended up leaving with a job.
30 November -0001 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: an old cow will always let you down
Jane Shackleton is an organic beef and sheep farmer from Co Cavan, she has joined our Farmer Writes team. Jane introduces herself and her farm.
Farmer writes: sheep – a hardship after all?
Jane Shackleton is an organic beef and sheep farmer from Co Cavan. She recently joined our Farmer Writes team.
30 November -0001 World
Farmer Writes: Study, strike and tattie scones
Farmer writer Jane Shackleton, who runs an organic beef and sheep enterprise in Co Cavan, visits a number of organic farms in Scotland
30 November -0001 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: Do women want to have more than a support role in Irish farming?
Co Cavan farmer Jane Shackleton wonders why more women farmers are not stepping forward to be more active in farming.
30 November -0001 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: Walking the line between low input and expansion
The good and bad of organic farming has been on the mind of Jane Shackleton recently. Here she asks if it is emerging as a viable option for future farmers.
30 November -0001 Farmer Writes
Farmer writes: education is key in face of vegan and animal rights attacks
Organic farmer Jane Shackleton says preaching to the converted isn’t going to cut it for Irish farmers if we want to curb the growing dairy-free, meat-free, everything-free trend.
30 November -0001 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: when calving and conditions collide
Jane Shackleton reflects on coping with difficult on-farm conditions during last week's snowstorm.
30 November -0001 Farmer Writes