Webinar Series
Come Farm With Me
Agri Aware’s webinar series providing Irish farmers with an opportunity to showcase their day-to-day operations for primary school children nationwide.
Introduction
Our 2024/'25 Come Farm with Me series has now ended.
The Come Farm With Me series was launched in September 2024 with a goal of educating primary school students on both Irish agriculture and food production, and the importance that each sector plays in producing quality sustainable food.
This season it showcased a range of farming enterprises across the country, running from Autumn 2024 to Spring 2025.
Each of the six webinars consisted of a pre-recorded ‘day in the life’ of each farmer followed by a live interaction between the farmer, Agri Aware education officers, and primary school students registered to the series.
Playback: Episodes 1-6
Episode 1: Paul Brophy, a Broccoli producer from Co. Kildare
Paul demonstrated how the broccoli you buy in the shop is produced from the ground up.
Episode 2: Michael McGuigan, a beef farmer from Co. Meath
Michael introduced us to his herd, from suckler cows, to weanlings, while he was carrying out some of his daily jobs. He also talked us through what measures he is implementing on his farm to become more environmentally sustainable.
Episode 3: Pig farmer Christopher Brady from Co. Cavan
Christopher discussed each of area of the farm, from farrowing right up to the finishing process. He spoke about how his team look after all the pigs too, touching on their housing facilities, their diets and the animal welfare standards they implement to run a proficient pig enterprise.
Episode 4: Tillage farmer Shay Galvin from Co. Limerick
Shay showcased everything there is about tillage production, including the growing and harvesting of crops such as wheat, barley, beans and maize, and the uses of these crops for animal feed and food production. Lastly, knowing his audience, he brought us for a look at the machinery that his family use to grow and harvest the crops.
Episode 5: Dairy farmer Gearoid Maher from Co. Limerick
Gearoid provided a grand tour of day-to-day dairy production on his farm. He operates a grass based spring calving herd, and as he was in the middle of calving, students may catch a glimpse of new life.
Episode 6: Sheep farmer Aoife Coyle from Co. Roscommon
Aoife farms alongside her parents and brought students up to speed on everything that was going on in one of the busiest seasons – from the excitement of lambing ewes, to bringing the new arrivals out to grass with their mums for the first time. Not forgetting all the normal daily tasks in between.
