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Voices, views, stories, news and chat from Northern Ireland’s rural community, hosted by Nicola Weir. Including essential livestock and weather reports. 

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RoboCows at Grove Dairy in County Tyrone, coastal foraging in County Galway and the smell of the Curious Farmer in Tyghan reaches the BBC NI Studios!

Presenter, Nicola Weir, visits Grove Dairy in County Tyrone and speaks to John Mitchell about how robotics are helping his unique farm business that makes, processes and packages its own milk on site. And are you ticked off by ticks? Farmer Charlie Harkin from County Donegal speaks out about his debilitating Lyme Disease battle. We find out more about Coastal Foraging with Sinead O’Brien at her seaweed farm in County Galway and head to Dungannon to discover how the terrible weather is affecting the strawberry harvest at the farm of James P Donnelly. Finally, Nicola tucks into a home grown, home made beef pie from the Curious Farmer in Tyghan in County Tyrone AKA Joel Kerr.


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