Your Farm and Mine - 1. The Cost of Fuel, Silage Season and Dorset Sheep

Download 1. The Cost of Fuel, Silage Season and Dorset Sheep

David Irwin of Redhouse Holsteins in Dungannon, joins Eve Blair in the studio for a lively discussion on all things farming, including how the rising cost of fuel is affecting everyday life on the farm.
Eve also catches up with Johnny Boggs from Gorthill Farm Contracting in Eglinton, climbing aboard one of his forage harvesters to see firsthand how the silage season is shaping up on the ground.
And she visits sheep farmer Joanne Killen, who has been kept busy during lambing season with her pedigree Dorset flock.

Published on Saturday, 20th June 2026.

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