Stephen Robb
@StephenRobbDL
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Renewables Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal. Presenter of RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground. Donegal tillage farmer. All views my own. https://t.co/gpiQGSzVBU
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Joined November 2009
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On #ettg this evening, @stephenrobbdl feels the burn as he’s outperformed on the circuits in #Donegal, assuming ‘tight’ means difficult???? Answers on a postcard. @rteone 7pm.
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At the end of November, #Bluetongue arrived on the island of Ireland. This evening on #ettg @stephenrobbdl goes North to see how the authorities there are dealing with the disease, but also how likely is it to spread into the Republic and what repercussions will that bring?
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On #ettg this evening… trespass on a Kilkenny farm @ellamcs. The future of the Irish Fishing Industry @stephenrobbdl and how AI is changing farming. @rteone 7pm Thursdays.
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Tonight on #ettg @rteone @stephenrobbdl is harvesting barley in perfect July weather @david_hobson94 @ellamcs is on the lookout for a troublesome invasive species with irelands cutest and first mink detection dog. And Darragh spends the day on the @k2alpacas farm in Wicklow.
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On #ettg this Thursday- @stephenrobbdl visits the Hobson family in Warrenstown on a morning that’s perfect for harvesting barley. Just listen for the snap, crackle and pop. @rteone
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On #ettg this Thurs, we talk to the farmer who lost his turkeys to #birdflu. We meet a Cork farmer and the 1st woman to win the #fbd young farmer of the year. And we meet the owner of @plurbakery & the farmer growing his wheat. @ellamcs @stephenrobbdl @darraghmccullou
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ETTG is back on @rteone. This Thursday we take the programme to the National Dairy Show in #Millstreet. @stephenrobbdl finds out about the impact that #Blackgrass may have on the Irish Tillage sector, and @ellamcs helps with a Pumpkin harvest @donnellyfresh
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Ear to the Ground is back for its 33rd Season. @rteone Thursday night @7pm @stephenrobbdl @ellamcs @elmgroveirishflowerfarm
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All in the technique..
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On this weeks @farmersjournal Young Stock Podcast, @StephenRobbDL catches up with dairy farmer and UCD Animal Science graduate Seán Callan from County Louth. Seán worked for Lely Mullingar before returning home to farm and now milks 550 cows across two farms alongside his two
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Massive congratulations to the @farmersjournal team behind this win in the @mediaawards_IRL - Gold award for Best Sustainability Initiative for the Irish Farmers Journal Renewables Roadshow. @StephenRobbDL
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The last in this series @RTEOne @stephenrobbdl is with a farmer having his TB reading- one of the hardest days. @ellamcsweeney visits @glengowlamines to see how a mine can make a far profitable, & @darraghmccullou meets some fit farmers @davekennedytlb
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On #ettg this evening @StephenRobbDL meets a great young woman running the family farm in #sligo. @ellamcsweeney asks what now for our forestry industry #storm and @darraghmccullou visits one of irelands oldest creameries @MullinahoneCoop
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On #ettg this evening, @ellamcs meets a remarkable young Kilkenny farmer, @stephenrobbdl visits a trout hatchery on #loughCorrib, & @darraghmccullou finds out about the new Low Emission Slurry Spreading rules, & how they will impact farmers, & the environment. @rteone 7pm
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On #ettg tomorrow night @ 7pm @rteone, @darraghmccullou meets a sheep farmer who faced the mountain and the snow to save his flock @sheep_shepherd__ @ellamcs sees how clover can help farmers reduce emissions, and @stephenrobbdl looks at irelands latest energy scheme.
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We are delighted to speak to @farmersjournal Renewables Editor and presenter of @rte s Ear to the Ground, @StephenRobbDL Stephen is a @UCDALUMNI with a BAgrSc (Hons) Food and Agribusiness Management and MAgrSc in Agricultural Innovation Support. In this wonderful piece,
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On #ettg tonight, @stephenrobbdl spends the day with a Donegal vet whose practise was recently bought by the local Co Op, @ellamcs looks into the financial & environmental benefits of organic beef farming, and @darraghmccullou visits @saltrockfarm to make butter.
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On #ettg tonight on @rteone @ellamcs spends the day with a farmer who has made the difficult decision to sell his champion sheep. @stephenrobbdl meets a Cork Olympian and a Meath farmer with plans to give away over a hundred thousand trees. #treesforfree @darraghmccullou
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The application process is now open for the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society (ITLUS) Rosenbohm US farm scholarship. https://t.co/9isnxAN5V8
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