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Signs of Spring

Three experts in their field on the signs that spring has or hasn’t sprung. Aine O’Donoghue, Irish Peatland Conservation Council on frogs and frogspawn. Prof Jane Stout on the first pollinators to emerge from hibernation. Declan Murphy Naturalist and Author on the birds beginning nesting

Grass Growth

One of the surest signs of spring is the moment when the soil gets above 5 degrees in temperature and grass starts growing. Suzanne Campbell visited Tom Burgess on his Coolattin Cheese farm in Wicklow to see how fresh grass and silage affected the taste of the milk and his global award-winning cheddar cheese.

Beating TB

An opinion poll of farmers shows they are prepared to go much further than farm leaders or politicians in trying to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. Liam Guinan, Farmer, Birr Co Offaly. Dr Deirdre Robertson, Senior Researcher, ESRI. Eamonn Carroll, VP ICMSA.

Fermanagh Farmwalk

Creative Ireland has fostered collaborations between artists and farmers to better explain farming to the public. Della Kilroy visited farmer Barry Connolly and Artists Helen Sharp in Fermanagh.

Countrywide Full Episode 28/02/2026

Countrywide Full Episode 28/02/2026