Part two of Agri Aware’s webinar series Come Farm With Me is set to see farmers join primary schools virtually in the coming weeks, starting next Tuesday February 25th.
Launched at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois in September 2024, the series welcomed over 24,000 students virtually across broccoli, beef and pig farms prior to Christmas.
This spring, students will get the opportunity to see inside the workings of a tillage, dairy and sheep farm.
First up this spring to show primary schools around their farm is Agri Aware’s own Chairman Shay Galvin, who is a tillage farmer from Co. Limerick.
Shay will educate students everything there is about tillage production, including the growing and harvesting of crops such as wheat, barley, beans and maize, as well as the uses of these crops both in terms of animal feed and in food production. Shay will then join students live on the webinar to answer any questions students may have.
Later in spring, dairy farmer Gearoid Maher, also from Limerick will showcase life on his dairy farm before the series finale coming from Co. Roscommon on the sheep farm of Aoife Coyle.
Speaking on his farm at the launch of part two of the series, Agri Aware Chairman Shay Galvin said: “It’s a really exciting few weeks ahead with the upcoming episodes of the Come Farm With Me series.
“I’m looking forward to showcasing the work Irish tillage farmers do in producing crops that reap multiple benefits across the Irish economy and internationally.
“But most importantly, educating students about what’s outside their backdoor in terms of a really sustainable sector that goes above and beyond the 7% of Irish agricultural land it produces on.
“I hope students enjoy the episode and also that of Gearoid and Aoife on their respective dairy and sheep farms.
“At Agri Aware, we are very grateful to all farmers who have opened their gates to educate the next generation of consumers on Irish agriculture and food production.”
If you are interested in being a part of the Come Farm With Me series and would like to learn more about Irish agriculture and food production, the link to register is here – https://eu.jotform.com/242212584695360.
