38: Maurice Deasy, brewer, sheep & arable farmer: Why conservation agriculture is worth the risk

Farming for Nature
03/10/2023 37 min Episodio 38
38: Maurice Deasy, brewer, sheep & arable farmer: Why conservation agriculture is worth the risk

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Maurice Deasy farms 120 acres in northwest Tipperary. He grows heritage Irish grains to preserve their genetic diversity, and uses them in his own brewery on the farm. He also has 20 acres of mixed woodland and wetland through his farm.  He tells Brigid how he farms with nature in mind. 

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