The Eweknit Farming Podcast: Recent Episodes
Karol Devaney
An Irish Farming Podcast hosted by the owner of Eweknit, Karol Devaney (16k+ downloads).
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What is up all you beautiful farmers, it’s your boy, professional cowboy and owner of Eweknit, Karol Devaney.
Happy new year to you, yes you, I mean you. I really hope it’s a good one. I hope it’s both peaceful and prosperous and I hope Covid f*&ks off.
So we’re starting off the new year with a bang. This the 2nd of the Christmas podcasts that I recorded and it is with none other than the farmer, the shearer, the scanner, the youtuber, the fellow professional cowboy, Cammy Wilson of The Sheep Game.
Now I don’t want to get cancelled for the fact that I decided to just interview 2 Scottish white males over Christmas, I had another 1 planned with the lovely Fiona Bergin but we couldn’t make it happen because Fiona is on the move but we’ll certainly do it at a later date.
Cammy for the 3 people who don’t know is a well known youtuber from Scotland, his channel "The Sheep Game" is today currently sitting on 43.7k thousand subscribers.
We had a hell of a chat and jammed on some great topics including Cammy’s time as a police officer and how he was nearly stabbed not once but twice. We talked about the importance of perspective and having a positive mindset in farming and in life.
We talked about depression and suicide and how the holidays while it’s such a happy time, can also be a very sad time and can compound mental health problems.
But we also jammed on some more positive topics too so don’t worry, these include, shearing, farming, Youtubing, travelling, Cammy told me about going to Japan, America, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, about how unbelievable Mia Khalifa uh I mean the Burj Khalifa was.
This was so much fun to do, we had a great laugh and it was fascinating to get a window into the mind of a man that’s making some serious waves in farming.
This is Cammy as you’ve never heard him before, enjoy.
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The Sheep Game
Wallace Currie is a Scottish Agricultural Lecturer, TV Personality, Owner of the Rural2Kitchen Agricultural Content Brand and Host of the Popular R2Kast Podcast.
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Rural2Kitchen Spotify
Rural2Kitchen Youtube
Katie Shanahan is a Pedigree Charollais Sheep Breeder and Tiktok Content Creator from Cork, where she has over 80k Followers.
In this episode we talked about:
• Women in agriculture and the latest CAP proposals affecting women.
• Farm Inheritance, family fall outs and the importance of communication.
• Tiktok, how it’s different from other social media platforms and how Katie built a following up over 80,000
• Side hustles and how to develop multiple streams of income
Stuart Connor recently broke the 9 hour strong wool lamb record, shearing an eye-watering 872 lambs.
Kevin Carey is a Sheep Farmer from Mayo and the owner of The Atlantic Erris Lamb.
We had a great chat about sheep farming and business in this one.
Chelsea is a sheep farmer and country music singer from the good land of County Meath, she has already shared the stage with Mick Flavin and other big names at the tender age of 19!
We had a great chat about Chelsea's career so far, her debut single that's coming out this summer and how she's finding sheep farming after switching from beef cattle less than 2 years ago.
Louise Crowley is a Dairy Farmer and Instagram Influencer from Limerick, Ireland.
Louise Instagram
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Palina Axeldottir Njardvik is a Sheep Farmer and Instagram Influencer from Iceland. Her page @farmlifeiceland has over 75k followers.
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Daniel Long is a Dairy Farmer from Tipperary and one of two Candidates contesting the 2021 Macra na Feirme Presidential Election. Macra na Feirme is the Organisation that represents Young Farmers and Rural Youth in Ireland.
Dr. Mark Ferguson is an Australian Sheep Breeding and Genetics Expert, Host of the Head Shepherd Podcast and the Co-Founder of NextGen Agri.
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NextGen Agri
Head Shepherd Spotify
Head Shepherd Itunes
This episode, I had a great chat with fellow Ag. Science Graduate, FBD Best Emerging Young Farmer of 2020 and good friend James Kiernan.
We talked about the Kiernan's recent change to dairy farming from pedigree sucklers, the FBD award as well as some good old UCD stories.
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This week I had the pleasure of talking to Mr. Gareth Wyn Jones a hill farmer, T.V personality and an advocate for agriculture from Wales. In this episode we talked about meat and dairy and the real affects farming have on the environment. The 27,000 acre commonage which Gareth farms on and has farmed on for a number of years!
We delved into the topic of animal rights activists, the shocking marketing ploys they have used in order to manipulate people who are less knowledgeable about food production and what we can do about it.
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If you've been a fan of The Agricast for awhile then this weeks guest needs no introduction as we've talked on the podcast a few times before. Alice Hodges is a 25 year old dairy farmer originally from England who now lives and works in Kildare calf rearing and relief milking on a number of farms.
We had a fantastic conversation about different topics such as her new blog which she launched a few weeks ago surrounding her work and her farm life which is very interesting! We also talked about her experience working on a farm and she gives great advice on how to build your reputation in the industry, what you should expect when working on a farm and any red flags to look out for when working for somebody. COVID has been the topic on everybodys mind for awhile so we also touched on the stress its causing people and how because of it Alice unfortunately wasn't able to go home to her family as planned.
Alice's Blog
The Calf Girl Website
This week I had the pleasure of taking to Phil Stewart or as you may know him better on YouTube as Farmer Phil. Phil runs a big operation with his Dad along with the rest of his family and between his main tractors and his growing collection of vintage tractors he has 29 in total! They also farm 500 acres which is split between a dairy to beef operation and tillage. Phil also makes YouTube videos and now has over 36,000 subscribers!
We had a great chat about the awful year that 2016 was for tillage farmers and how the Stewart family had to get out of suckler cows to be able to keep the ship afloat, calf rearing, how automatic feeders work and how to keep them alive and turn a profit on them. We also talk about Phil's YouTube channel, how he first started putting up farm simulator videos to be the next farming version Pewdiepie and how he's handling his newfound fame.
Farmer Phil YouTube
In this weeks episode we take a final look back on some of the best clips that 2020 brought us. This episode includes a clip from Mags Little where we talked about sex semen, we also take a look back on Dr. Shane Conway's episode where we he talked about generation renewal, Tommy the vet was telling us about Vision Farming and there are plenty more great clips in there as-well.
We hope you enjoy our snazzy new titles also, we certainly enjoyed coming up with them and you can look forward to new interviews coming every week from next Sunday on, enjoy!
This week we took a look back on the best parts of the shearing shows from over the year. We have had five great shearing shows so far and in this episode we take a look back at some of the best bits.
It was great looking back on the past episode and re-listening to some interesting conversations, we hope you enjoy it!
Merry Christmas to all our lovely listeners! We hope you had a good one, this week we talked to Joanne Devaney, Alice Hodges and Sean Roddy. In this Christmas special we talked about what farming was like during this different year and we played a interesting Christmas quiz which you can play along with at home!
Not long now until the New Year and next week we will upload our part 2 of the best of 2020. We hope you enjoy this episode it' certainly full of laughs!
This week we are taking a look back on some of the best bits from 2020. This episode is split into two parts with the second one going up just after New Years. Next week we will have a alcohol fueled Christmas special so be sure to tune in for a episode filled with laughs.
Thank you for all the support throughout the year and next year is going to be even better! We have some great guests planned so it's sure to be a whopper of a year, enjoy!
This week I talked to Dwayne Black who is a experienced and knowledgeable shearer from Australia. At one stage Dwayne had four different world shearing records including the record for the fastest sheep shorn. He is very well-known in the shearing industry and probably more now so for his training. Dwayne also owns a shearing app called "Logik" which contains very detailed tutorials for different sections of sheep and for the gear.
We talked about his life and career, I asked him some interesting questions such as "what would you say to your 20 year old?" self and "who do you think is the best shearer out there?". Enjoyed recording this one, Dwayne is so knowledgeable and we had great craic recording this which is full of laughs.
Logik Facebook
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This week I talked to Sean Roddy a.k.a the beef farmer. Sean is the farmer manager in Lyon's estate in Kildare which is an 800 acre farm. We had a great discussion about farming, business and Sean's extensive career that took him from analysing carbon data from all the farmers supplying Sainsburys in the U.K to running a dairy farm in New Zealand.
In this episode we talk about stabiliser cattle and why everyone should be running them, farm safety and how Sean was nearly killed by a cow in Spring calving and COVID, how cattle crushes might come in handy to administer the COVID vaccine.
Twitter - The Beef Farmer
Instagram - The Beef Farmer
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This week I interviewed two very talented girls, the bright minds behind Vet Space Ireland, Hazel Mullins and Michelle Maguire. This episode was a lot of fun with a good mix of serious talk and a great laugh!
We talked about Vet Space and how it has taken off in just a few months, how the girls are balancing running Vet Space while having full-time jobs. We talked about how they met and their first meeting when Michelle pitched the idea of a monthly veterinary podcast to Hazel. We also talked about mental health and how we can get overwhelmed and how it's easy for things to get on top of you and ways to deal with that.
Vet Space Ireland
Facebook - Vet Space
This week we talked to Cameron Wilson from Scotland. Cameron is a shearer and shearing contractor, a sheep scanning contractor, he does security work almost full-time and has his own flock of 1,100 sheep! He's a YouTuber with the channel "The Sheep Game" where he horses out 2 videos a week and is starting to get very popular his channel has almost 7,000 subscribers.
We had a whale of a chat. We talked about careers and how to balance multiple side hustles, Cam talked about how he started with 4 sheep in his mother's garden and how he got up to 1,100 sheep in a few years. We talked about shearing and why it's a great career for a young man or woman to get into. We talked about farming and how to start and grow your farm and what would happen if the payments stopped in the morning! We also talked about YouTube and Cam gives away the secret on how to have a successful channel. Keep an eye out on our Social Media channels as we will be doing a merch giveaway soon!
The Sheep Game
The Sheep Game Facebook
This week we talked to Tommy Heffernan, a.k.a Tommy the Vet. Tommy is a well-known veterinary consultant, entrepreneur and perhaps a reluctant social media influencer. Tommy also previously worked with the Farmer's Journal and was awarded a prestigious farm scholarship in 2018.
We talked about an array of topics, from self development and how to have a career, to world travel and Tommy's experiences in countries like China. Tommy also gives his views on key topics in Agriculture such as climate change, global agriculture and AMR and the over-use of antibiotics in animals. Tommy also has a podcast called "Aginspire" which is fantastic as Tommy is a great communicator and is so knowledgeable.
https://tommythevet.ie/
Twitter - Tommythevet
Alice is a 25 year old farmer originating from England who now lives and works in Kildare, calf rearing and relief milking in a number of farms. She also posts regularly on social media with the user name The Calf Girl which she has over 5,000 followers!
Today we go through Alice's agricultural education, and her pathway into the industry having not grown up on a farm originally. We also discussed her 12 month placement in New Zealand as part of her studies and what she learned out there. We discussed what brought her to live in Ireland, although who brought her to live in Ireland might be more accurate and Alice's plans for the future and her plans to run her own farm.
https://www.instagram.com/thecalfgirl/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/thecalfgirl
Margaret Little Milks 120 Cows on Drumderg Farm in Fermanagh with Husband Andrew and Father-in-law Raymond. Interestingly Enough Mags Trained as a Nurse First and Worked in a Hospital in Belfast before Pulling the Plug and Going Farming Full-Time.
In this episode we talked about, Covid and How it's Affecting Us, Particularly in Terms of Our Mental Health. We talked about Careers and How to Escape the Rat Race and Spend Your Days Doing what You Love. We talked about Dairy Farming and What Steps the Littles are taking to Get Their Herd Firing on All Cylinders.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Agricultural-Service/drumdergfarm-1794296090716232/
Dr. Shane Conway is a Researcher in the Discipline of Geographies Rural Studies Unit at NUIG and at the Tender age of 31, has already been Published Widely in Academic Journals. Shane's Research Interests are in Rural and Agricultural Geography, with a Particular Focus on Generation Renewal in Agriculture, the Human Side of Farming and Rural Sustainability.
Today we talked about Generation Renewal, why Previous Early Retirement Schemes Just Haven't Worked, Why it's Currently Very Hard for Young Farmers to Get Started and why the Older Generation and Their Needs are Often Overlooked. We also talked about College and the Challenges of Studying During Covid and Shane Gives some Great Advice to Students Drawing on his University Experience. Shane then talks about how he Fits Farming into his Busy Career Life and in Particular his Beloved Prize Winning Charolais Flock!
https://www.facebook.com/shaneyconway
https://twitter.com/shaneconwaynuig?lang=en
Dr. Shane Conway is a Researcher in the Discipline of Geographies Rural Studies Unit at NUIG and at the Tender age of 31, has already been Published Widely in Academic Journals. Shane's Research Interests are in Rural and Agricultural Geography, with a Particular Focus on Generation Renewal in Agriculture, the Human Side of Farming and Rural Sustainability.
Today we talked about Generation Renewal, why Previous Early Retirement Schemes Just Haven't Worked, Why it's Currently Very Hard for Young Farmers to Get Started and why the Older Generation and Their Needs are Often Overlooked. We also talked about College and the Challenges of Studying During Covid and Shane Gives some Great Advice to Students Drawing on his University Experience. Shane then talks about how he Fits Farming into his Busy Career Life and in Particular his Beloved Prize Winning Charolais Flock!
https://www.facebook.com/shaneyconway
https://twitter.com/shaneconwaynuig?lang=en
Laura Regan is a Rising Star in the Sheep Farming Sector, who was also Recently Featured on "That's Farming". Laura Farms 900 Ewes with both her Father & Grandfather, & is currently Studying Ag Science in GMIT.
Today we Talked About a Number of Things, such as a New Dating App for Farmers, The Time she Walked out to her Shed and Found 5 lambs with a Mule Ewe & How Laura Went Against the Opinions of Others and Pursued her Passion of Farming & Going to Ag College.
https://www.instagram.com/lauraregaan/
Shane McAuliffe is a Pig Farmer with 2,000 Sows on Four Different Farms in Kerry along with being the Director of his Family's Milling Business, Beef and Tillage Farms. He Works Part-Time with Easyfix as their International Swine Business Manager & is the Secretary for the Irish Pig Healthy Society, the Irish Pig Producers Trust & the Irish Branch of the European Pig Producers Group, Along with being Involved in Many other Organisations.
In this Episode we talk about the Importance of Education & also the Benefits of Working for Someone Else. We talked about Productivity & how Shane manages to Fulfill so Many Roles, along with a Daily Tip on how he is able to Stay so Productive & to make himself More Effective! We also talk about the Irish Pig Industry & how it went from being Inefficient and Unprofitable to being Renowned all over Europe for how Well it's Performing. We finally then talked about the Importance of Social Media in the Agri World Today.
https://www.instagram.com/shanemcpig/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/McAuliffePigFarms/
Michelle Miller, AKA The Farm Babe, is an American Keynote Speaker, Social Media Influencer, Columnist for AGDAILY.com and Farms 2000 Acres in Iowa. Starting off her Social Media Outreach 5 Years Ago, Michelle has Built an Outstanding Reach of 3 Million Views Monthly.
Today we Discuss GMO Crops to Animal Rights Activists and Michelle gives us the Inside Scoop on her Recent Battle with Burger King and their Unjust Portrayal of Beef Farmers.
https://thefarmbabe.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thefarmbabe/
Claire Power is a Dairy Farmer and Founder of the Ballybar Ireland Clothing Brand.
Instagram: @ballybarireland
Website: ballybarireland.com
Colin King is the 1982 Golden Shears Champion and a Former Member of the New Zealand Parliament.
Henry Andrews is an English Beef Farmer and the Founder and Owner of the Carbon Neutral Beef Company.
Instagram - @the.carbon.neutral.beef.company
Sarah Armstrong is a Pedigree Cattle Breeder, Instagram Content Creator, Agriculture Student and has represented Ireland in Stockjudging.
Matt Smith is a Shearer, a Sheep and Deer Farmer and currently holds the 9 hour World Strongwool Ewe Shearing Record.
Sophie Bell is a Drystock Beef Farmer, Instagram Content Creator, Final Year Animal Science Student and was an FBD Young Farmer of the Year Finalist in 2019.
Michael Howard is a Tillage Farmer, Agricultural Science Graduate and is currently doing a Masters in Crop Improvement in the University of Nottingham.
Karol and Joanne sit down to talk about shearing competitions, travelling abroad and the 2020 shearing season.
Louise Crowley is a Dairy Farmer, Instagram Content Creator and was the FBD Emerging Farmer of the Year and the Macra Queen of the Land in 2018.
Jayne Harkness is the manager of Ulster Wool, the British Wool depot in Northern Ireland.
Hazell Mullins is a Vet, Instagram Content Creator and Co-Founder of Vet Space Ireland.
Instagram: @hazellmullins , @vetspaceireland
Emma McCormack is an Agricultural Science Graduate, Farmer and Instagram Content Creator.
Instagram: @emmamc_farmingqueen
Karol sits down and talks to fellow Agricultural Science graduates Niall Barrett, Sean Mulhern and Conal McCrudden.
Matt Luxton is an award-winning Fitness Coach and Triathlete. He has trained Olympic athletes and World Shearing Record-holders.
Facebook: Matt Luxton
Instagram: @mattluxton11
Lily Wyn John is an Eventer, Farmer and Sheep shearer from Sir y Fflint in Wales.
Instagram: lilywyn_
Facebook: Lily Wyn
Joanne Devaney is a 3-time Ladies All-Ireland Shearing Champion, Irish Woolhandling Team Member, Farmer and a 1st year Agricultural Science student in UCD.
Instagram: @joanne.d.shearer
Facebook: Joanne.d.shearer
Youtube: @joanne.d.shearer