Out the Gap

• Ride the High Country

  Join our guest, Colin Pettigrew as he chats about a life spent working in the New Zealand high country where a lot of the stock work was done from the back of a horse!  Support the podcast: buymeacoffee.com/outthegappodcast In this episode we hear about Colin and Lorraine's married life managing a large sheep, beef and deer operation in a remote area of the north island. We also hear of their time spent in Ireland and about their later life managing a research farm for Lincoln university on the south island. And we also answer the BIG question, do farmers ever truly retire?! Colin is a passionate man about livestock and about the industry in which he has worked all his life and after nearly twenty years it was great to meet up with him once again. Thanks for listening! Get in touch: [email protected] Follow our podcast(and farming) adventures on Facebook and Instagram on; OUT THE GAP podcast.

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• Up on the Hill; Life in the Blackstairs.

  Join Noel and farmer, Tomas McCarthy as they spend an afternoon out and about on the side of Mount Leinster. Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee In this episode we chat about everything from working dogs to the difficulties farming in this upland region poses. We discuss the traditional style of farming in the area, how it is changing and what the future might hold. This area around the small town of Borris is synonymous with the famous 'Borris' ewe, a crossbred sheep which people travel to the annual August sales to, from all over the country in order to purchase.  (Thanks to Tomas McCarthy and to the Borris Ewe Breeders group for facilitating the recording). Get in touch; [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and Instagram; OUT THE GAP podcast

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• No Udder Way

  It's a family affair! On a Summer's evening join Noel as he visits the Cleary family after evening milking time on their lovely dairy farm which sits along the Tipperary and Galway county border. We hear from parents, Orla and Owen as well as their two daughters, Aibhlin and Síomha. The two girls were busy preparing their dairy show calves for the various agricultural shows which they will visit with their animals over the coming months.  On this episode we chat about everything from hair products to silage! It was a pleasure to visit the family and to see and hear the passion which they have for their cows and way of life. Support the podcast;  https://buymeacoffee.com/outthegappodcast Get in touch with OUT THE GAP; [email protected] Follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

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• The Online Bid

  "Necessity is the mother of all invention". Behind the scenes at 'Marteye'; The evolution of livestock trading. Support the pod: Buy me a coffee In this episode we meet Jamie Nolan in County Carlow. Jamie is one of the founders of this very innovative company. Due to the Covid pandemic livestock marts were forced to adapt very quickly in the way that livestock could be traded. Through necessity the Marteye operation system and App was created and has continued to evolve since then. It's no exaggeration to say that the system has revolutionised the trading of livestock in this country and further afield. Get in touch with OUT THE GAP: [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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• A Cow Called Sunday

  The end of an era for Gill Smith. Reflections on a life spent amongst her cows. Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/outthegappodcast On this episode join us on Gill's farm in County Cork which lies on the edge of Cork city itself. We hear about her decision to retire from a life spent dairying and of the plan she hatched for her beloved herd. We touch on her obsession for rare and native breeds down through the years and meet some of her livestock. Gill highlights particularly the work put in over the years involved in getting the native Droimeann officially recognised as a pedigree breed. We find out about Gill's childhood, how she had to take over the farm as a teenager due to her father's poor health and also about a life spent showing stock. Above all in this episode we meet a lady who loves her livestock. Get in touch; [email protected]  Follow us: FACEBOOK; Out the Gap Instagram; @outthegappodcast  

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