Watch: Farm Tech Talk - the livestock show

What can you do on your farm to improve farm safety? We talk to the livestock specialists about what they see on farms.

Jack Kennedy

24 July 2020

Watch: Farm Tech Talk - the livestock show

Farm Tech Talks with the livestock team.

In this week’s episode, Jack Kennedy talks to Ornua’s head of operations in North America about the powerful Kerrygold brand.

Aidan Brennan speaks to Cara Sheridan from MSD Animal Health about a worrying increase in clostridial diseases among our dairy herds and the specialist livestock team talk farm safety.

Farm Tech Talk - Episode 19.

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