Watch: Farm Tech Talk away from the politics

With politics dominating the airwaves, Farm Tech Talk gets back to basics on factory prices and the grass explosion.

Jack Kennedy

3 July 2020

Watch: Farm Tech Talk away from the politics

Grass is back with a bang, but so is the rain.

This week, Justin McCarthy talks to Adam Woods, Darren Carty and Aidan Brennan on matters from grass cover to factory prices.

Lorcan Allen chats with director of meat, food and beverages with Bord Bia Padraig Brennan on how the market is bouncing back after COVID-19 restrictions ease.

Aidan Brennan speaks to Ciarán Roche on possible ways to stem a worrying rate of fatal farm accidents occurring on Irish farms at present.

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