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Della Killroy takes a trip to Lough Boora Discovery Park in County Offaly. It covers 2,000 hectares of old cutaway bog, now rehabilitated for wildlife. it is particularly nice in the Spring when you can spot some of the first signs of the changing seasons as Della discovered.

Phillip is joined by Ger Shorthall of Teagasc to outline the aims of the new Nitrates Action Programme and the banding of livestock and other aspects of the pogramme which have come into effect.

Lorna Siggins returned to Inis Mor for Countrywide to meet back up with the The Conneely family who have taken part in a new European Initiative to stop fishing , Lorna finds out if the plan is working.

Phillip is in North Wicklow to learn more about Deer Culling , an issue that has got a lot of attention in recent weeks.

Phillip is joined by author Lia Hynes’ whose recent book “Courting – Tractor Dates, Macra Babies and Swiping Right in Rural Ireland” tackles the issue of dating in rural areas and also by Vicky watts and Edeain O'Conell who both feature in Lia's book.

Calving season is one of the busiest times of the year for farmers and safety is a priority. Phillip talks to Pat Griffin, a senior inspector with the Health and Safety Authority and Colin Donnery CEO of Farm Relief Services on the safety aspects around calving season.

Phillip meets some farmers from across Europe at the CEJA conference to find out more about the climate challenges facing farmers across the continent. CEJA is The European wide parent organisation to Macra Na Feirme who held their sustainability workshop in Ireland this week.

Phillip speaks with academic researcher Dr Sinead Mellett and Dr Gordon Bromley, lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Galway to hear about climate challenges facing farmers on the ground and their day to day concerns and the real challenges facing farmers amidst the climate crisis.

Countrywides Della Kilroy meets some vacant property up stylers as part of The Irish Architectural Foundation’s “Hard Hat” tours developed to help inspire renovators to re develop vacant properties

Phillip heads to The Robinson farm in Callan in Co Kilkenny as the busy Calving season gets underway.

Poet Jane Clarke reads her poem "The Yellow Jumper", a reflection on gift giving.

Countrywides Della Kilroy is in Wexford to find out more about the social prescribing initiative. Social prescribing is a means of enabling GPs, nurses and other health care professionals to refer people to a range of community, local, non-clinical programme's and services to help people reconnect.

Lorna Siggins takes a trip to Inis Mór where Avril Ní Shearcaigh, the energy co-op manager for The Aran Islands outlines just how successful the co op has been in helping to power the Islands including a century old house which has been converted to geothermal energy.

Ahead of the first, National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture which is taking place in Port Laoise, County Laois on February 1st , Phillip talks to Agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan one of the speakers at the upcoming event.

Phillip is at the Veterinary Association – CAVI's - Sustainable Livestock Production Meeting in Tullamore to meet well known academic Prof Frank Mitloehner who has courted controversy over his views on climate change , Phillip finds out what Prof Mitloehner’s actual views are on the climate challenges facing us.

Phillip is on the move on farms across the South East to see firsthand how busy lambing season is for the scanning of Ewes which can involve scanning over 1000 lambs a day.

Phillip is joined by Joe O’Carroll, Forestry Investment Director with Gresham House in Ireland who have purchased land from Coillte to discuss purchasing of forestry land by investment companies.

In this year's BT Young Scientist Exhibition, there is a group project by students of Loreto Secondary School in Kilkenny which is looking at using wetland vegetation for anaerobic digestion. One of those students is Millie Gilsenan spoke to Phillip about their exhibition.

We’re back on the Quinn Mulligan farming Co Limerick where Hannah and Granny Catherine are dealing with an unwelcome visitor to the Duck House.

Phiilip is in Nurney in Kildare to find out more about the role of Anaerobic Digestion Plants following controversy over plans to develop a facility in Gort in Co Galway .Phillip is also joined in studio Dr Ciara Beausang, and by Barry Caslin, Energy and Rural Development specialist with Teagasc to debate the issue.