Stephen Robb

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be joining the 𝘌𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 team for its 32nd season, where we will explore the issues, challenges and opportunities facing Irish farmers today. Join us for the first episode on Thursday, October 31st at 7PM on @RTE One #ETTG

This week, Stephen chats to Adam on Bord Bia and fertiliser prices, Darren on TAMS plus the sheep trade, Aidan talks about the dairy market, and Siobhan on the Iran war effect on global grain. Also, Aidan talks to MJ Doran from Alltech about the Focus for 100 Roadshow. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sqkSW0 With @Grasslandagro and RDS Agriculture and Rural Awards

This week on #ettg @stephenrobbdl goes in search of the perfect banana @fyffesofficial. @rteone

On Ear to the Ground this Thursday - @stephenrobbdl spends the day in Wellington Bridge in Wexford, picking grapes @theoldroots_wine #ettg

Coming up on #ettg this evening… @rteone

Busy programme this evening- school meals in #Duhallow… @stephenrobbdl meets a Wexford family balancing derogation and environmental aims #PoolesBioFarm and @ellamcs spends the day on the road with a busy vet who practices #acupuncture on some of her horsey clients #ettg @rteone

On Ear to the Ground this evening, a Cork onion farmer reduces @stephenrobbdl to tears #ettg @rteone

Up Donegal @paulawilliamss

Good panel discussion with @FionaThorne6 @StephenRobbDL and MCI.

At the end of November, #Bluetongue arrived on the island of Ireland. This evening on #ettg @stephenrobbdl goes North to see how the authorities there are dealing with the disease, but also how likely is it to spread into the Republic and what repercussions will that bring?

On #ettg this evening… trespass on a Kilkenny farm @ellamcs. The future of the Irish Fishing Industry @stephenrobbdl and how AI is changing farming. @rteone 7pm Thursdays.

Tonight on #ettg @rteone @stephenrobbdl is harvesting barley in perfect July weather @david_hobson94 @ellamcs is on the lookout for a troublesome invasive species with irelands cutest and first mink detection dog. And Darragh spends the day on the @k2alpacas farm in Wicklow.

On #ettg this Thursday- @stephenrobbdl visits the Hobson family in Warrenstown on a morning that’s perfect for harvesting barley. Just listen for the snap, crackle and pop. @rteone

On #ettg this Thurs, we talk to the farmer who lost his turkeys to #birdflu. We meet a Cork farmer and the 1st woman to win the #fbd young farmer of the year. And we meet the owner of @plurbakery & the farmer growing his wheat. @ellamcs @stephenrobbdl ⁦@darraghmccullou⁩

ETTG is back on @rteone. This Thursday we take the programme to the National Dairy Show in #Millstreet. @stephenrobbdl finds out about the impact that #Blackgrass may have on the Irish Tillage sector, and @ellamcs helps with a Pumpkin harvest @donnellyfresh

Ear to the Ground is back for its 33rd Season. @rteone Thursday night @7pm @stephenrobbdl @ellamcs @elmgroveirishflowerfarm

All in the technique..

On this weeks @farmersjournal Young Stock Podcast, @StephenRobbDL catches up with dairy farmer and UCD Animal Science graduate Seán Callan from County Louth. Seán worked for Lely Mullingar before returning home to farm and now milks 550 cows across two farms alongside his two brothers and parents. They also rear beef and grow cereals and maize. The crops are either grown to feed the cows, or sold. 🎧A great listen 👇 shows.acast.com/65f99769d324f8…

Massive congratulations to the @farmersjournal team behind this win in the @mediaawards_IRL - Gold award for Best Sustainability Initiative for the Irish Farmers Journal Renewables Roadshow. @StephenRobbDL

The last in this series ⁦@RTEOne⁩ @stephenrobbdl is with a farmer having his TB reading- one of the hardest days.⁦ @ellamcsweeney⁩ visits @glengowlamines to see how a mine can make a far profitable, & ⁦@darraghmccullou⁩ meets some fit farmers @davekennedytlb

On #ettg this evening ⁦@StephenRobbDL⁩ meets a great young woman running the family farm in #sligo. ⁦@ellamcsweeney⁩ asks what now for our forestry industry #storm and ⁦@darraghmccullou⁩ visits one of irelands oldest creameries ⁦@MullinahoneCoop⁩ ⁦⁦