Some people dread the inspection, but to be honest, I quite enjoy it, writes Aherla dairy farmer Paula Hynes.

After enduring two years of lockdowns, the hope we all had was that 2022 was simply for a trouble-free year.

Aherla dairy farmer Paula Hynes takes a break from the farm for an adventure in the Artic Circle - agri style, of course!

The best thing about milking for me is that it gives me time to myself, and more importantly time to think and have "me time".

When I found out that cows are sacred to the Maasai, I knew that we would get on famously, writes new Irish Examiner Farming columnist Paula Hynes

Paula Hynes admits she wasn't ready for the weeks of work that went into a few days of showing. But would she do it again? Absolutely.