The second part of the Agri Aware webinar series "Come Farm With Me" will see farmers join primary schools virtually in the coming weeks.

Launched at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois in 2024, the series welcomed over 24,000 students virtually across broccoli, beef and pig farms prior to Christmas.

During this spring, the students will get the chance to see the workings of a tillage, dairy, and sheep farm.

The first farmer to show primary schools around their farm is Agri Aware chair Shay Galvin, who is a tillage farmer from Co. Limerick.

Shay will educate students about tillage production, including the growing and harvesting of crops such as wheat, barley, beans, and maize, as well as the uses of these crops both in terms of animal feed and in food production.

He will then join students live on the webinar to answer any questions students may have.

Later in spring, dairy farmer Gearoid Maher, also from Co. Limerick will showcase life on his dairy farm before the series finale coming from Co. Roscommon on the sheep farm of Aoife Coyle.

Speaking on his farm at the launch of part two of the series, Agri Aware chair Shay Galvin said:

“It’s a really exciting few weeks ahead with the upcoming episodes of the Come Farm With Me series.

“I hope students enjoy the episode and also that of Gearoid and Aoife on their respective dairy and sheep farms in the coming weeks," he said.

“At Agri Aware, we are very grateful to all farmers who have opened their gates to educate the next generation of consumers on Irish agriculture and food production," Galvin added.

If you are interested in being a part of the Come Farm With Me series, more details are available on the Agri Aware website.