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Tommy Moyles runs a suckler to beef herd at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork.
Tommy Moyles on 06 Jul 2020
Farmer Writes: financial 'unsustainability' plays a role in farm safety
I’ve said it before but the financial 'unsustainability' plays a part in why the sector has a terrible health and safety record, writes Tommy Moyles.
Tommy Moyles on 17 Jun 2020
Farmer Writes: a new beef scheme - what's the catch?
Between Brexit and COVID-19 I fear beef schemes will become more common, writes Tommy Moyles.
Tommy Moyles on 03 Jun 2020
Farmer Writes: dangerous stunts undermine our sector
Tommy Moyles has been musing about the power of social media while he watches for cows in heat and silage being made on his farm in west Cork.
Tommy Moyles on 20 May 2020
Farmer Writes: tolerating cows with temperament issues was stupidity
Tommy Moyles places a heavy emphasis on docility when breeding his replacements.
Tommy Moyles on 06 May 2020
Farmer Writes: farmers working for nothing is unsustainable
As breeding season begins on his west Cork farm, Tommy Moyles reflects on the upcoming sustainability programme by Bord Bia.
Tommy Moyles on 08 Apr 2020
Farmer Writes: countdown to breeding season is on
I had envisaged a calm time where all the small jobs that I’ve been waiting to get around to could be completed but a cow scuppered those plans the day after the lockdown was announced.
Tommy Moyles on 22 Apr 2020
Farmer Writes: waiting for the hammer to fall
Tommy Moyles has always enjoyed the vocal spontaneity of crowds. It's varied and unpredictable. Strangers roaring in unrehearsed unison at their teams. Mart crowds are slightly different.
Tommy Moyles on 23 Mar 2020
Calf sales get a bounce in Bandon
Measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 saw fewer people than normal roaming about Bandon Mart at this Monday's sale. Calf prices received a nice lift on the back of lower numbers and strong demand.
Tommy Moyles on 25 Mar 2020
20 minutes with Eugene Scally, Scally's Super Valu, Clonakilty
Tommy Moyles chats to Eugene Scally, the owner of Scally's SuperValu in Clonakilty, Co Cork, about the impact coronavirus is having on his supermarket and the availability of food.
Tommy Moyles on 25 Mar 2020
Farmer Writes: food jumps up the priority list in new world order
Tommy Moyles reflects on the new reality we are living in, but also puts it in perspective.
Tommy Moyles on 16 Mar 2020
Buyers only at Bandon ringside
Business not as usual is the best way to describe marts at the moment. Bandon was no different, with another big calf sale as farmers look to reduce numbers in an increasingly uncertain time.
Tommy Moyles on 24 Mar 2020
Pair of west Cork farms up for grabs
Ernest Forde of Hodnett Forde Clonakilty has two non-residential farms on offer in the west Cork area.