EAR TO THE GROUND

Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (1) Image Name: Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (1)
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Broadcast Details: Thursday 26th November, 8.30pm

Helen Carroll is in Co Laois with the Brickleys and their herd of dual purpose Austrian Fleckvieh cows. Darragh McCullough travels to Cork to see if an exciting seaweed discovery could be a solution to rising methane emissions from Irish livestock.

Episode 6

Fleckvieh Cows
While a familiar feature on the pastures of Austria, Fleckvieh cows are a new sight on Irish farms. Helen Carroll travelled to Co. Laois to meet Gerard and Angela Brickley who keep a herd of 60 on their 80 acre
dairy farm. Fleckvieh is a dual purpose breed, not only producing good quality milk, but also high quality, valuable calves that are ideal for the beef sector. Helen joins the Brickleys for the morning milking –
something they do every day of the year.

Seaweed Solution to Methane Emissions?
The new Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Bill aims to set Ireland on a path to carbon neutrality by 2050. Darragh McCullough travels to Bantry & Fermoy in Cork to see if an exciting seaweed discovery
could be a solution to mitigate against rising methane emissions from Irish livestock.