Roscommon farmer Declan Miley is to feature on RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground today (Thursday, January 16th) at 7 pm, with the episode also set to be repeated on Sunday, January 19th, at 1.10 pm.
The episode sets out to explore the topic of sheep dispersal, with the show depicting presenter Ella McSweeney’s visit to Roscommon Mart to speak to the local farmer. Declan Miley has spent thirty years of his life breeding pedigree Charolais sheep, but family pressures mean he has taken the hard decision to sell his prize-winning flock.
The episode will also explore tree farming, by focusing on Meath man Paddy Mangan, who saw the ash trees on his farm begin to die as a result of the fatal tree disease, Ash Dieback.
Ear to the Ground is produced by indiepics for RTÉ.
