Rare Breed versus Ear to the Ground.

Bleating Lamb · 01-02-2016 09:26PM #1

Just watching Rare Breed on UTV Ireland....have to say imo it's miles ahead of RTE's effort,and that's coming from a Leitrim man:)
Great variety of types of farms....my only quibble would be it doesn't show many Part Time Farmers,of which there are plenty of us....with only a lock of sheep or cattle etc.

Far more farmer focussed than the airy fairy stuff that's on Ear to the Ground a lot of the time.And because of this fact will give urbanites who happen to watch it a far better idea of the amount of planning,research,etc that any successful farmer needs to do...and it's not just a question of collecting E.U, grant cheques on a yearly basis!

Bullocks · 01-02-2016 09:37PM

Rare breed would get my vote every time

Arrow in the Knee · 01-02-2016 09:41PM

ETTG would have to show some farming to actually compare both programmes.

What was ETTG like when it first started on RTE?

X6.430macman · 01-02-2016 09:44PM

Rare breed. But being a farmer show it should go into more detail with machinery etc. And some of the camera angles are discracful

farmerjj · 01-02-2016 09:45PM

Agh feck forgot it was on tonight, no competition. Ear to the ground is brutal most of the time there's no real information about farming.

tanko · 01-02-2016 09:49PM

farmerjj wrote: »

Agh feck forgot it was on tonight, no competition. Ear to the ground is brutal most of the time there's no real information about farming.

If u have UTV+1 it's on at 9.

jimini0 · 01-02-2016 09:49PM

Rare breed wins for me.
Have not watched ETTG in a long time. Its not solely a farming programme its more about countryside. There is an opening there for rte to get a simular programme to rare breed.

X6.430macman · 01-02-2016 09:55PM

Still though in rare breed they talk as if the people watching know absolutely nothing about farming. It just needs to get more serious.

Kovu · 01-02-2016 10:01PM

Rare Breed for me as well, it's half an hour of interesting segments. I'd zone out of ETTG half the time when they talk about farming fashion or leaves or something boring.

X6.430macman wrote: »

Still though in rare breed they talk as if the people watching know absolutely nothing about farming. It just needs to get more serious.

It's probably trying to cover a broad audience, more than likely there are people who aren't farming watching it because it's between the two Corries.
It also means that beef/sheep/tillage farmers are introduced to different aspects on a basic level. I certainly don't know anything about pigs but found that bit on them very interesting to watch and learn from.
I'd love if they stuck all the different bits together to make hour long suckler/sheep etc DVD's or shows.

farawaygrass · 01-02-2016 10:16PM

The only change I'd make you rare breed is maybe slow it down a bit, maybe only show 2 farms and you'd get a better chance to see the ins and outs

Base price · 01-02-2016 10:32PM

As Kovu said it is probably down to demographics and location.
ETTG (RTE) is targeting a population of over 4 million of which half/a third?? are urban dwellers. Where as Rare Breed is targeting a population of 1.5 million within the 6 Counties.
Also what is the spend/allowance per population between both broadcasters.

patsy_mccabe · 01-02-2016 10:48PM

Rare Breed for me too. I wouldn't care if I missed ETTG.

For those that missed it;
http://player.utv.ie/programme/Rare-Breed-A-Farming-Year/485338

ganmo · 01-02-2016 11:02PM

The way I see it is ettg reports on what's new but rb seems to report on what's happening

I said · 01-02-2016 11:02PM

Subtitles wouldn't have gone amiss on tonight's episode

pedigree 6 · 01-02-2016 11:04PM

When I saw the thread title I thought you were on about this.:P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTiud85dbO8

Base price · 01-02-2016 11:06PM

I have watched Rare Breed a few times and it is more farming focussed than ETTG.
Having said that I grew up watching real farming programmes like Landmark and Mart and Markets (Michael Dillon) on RTE.

IH784man · 01-02-2016 11:12PM

Ettgs just like the country living section in the ifj,first thing I do way it is burn it

Genghis Cant · 02-02-2016 12:01AM

I think they're two fairly different programmes. What about Countryfile? I prefer it than the previous two. Again it's also fairly different but I suppose within the same genre.

pedigree 6 · 02-02-2016 12:17AM

Countryfile is getting too airy fairy sometimes. The only thing I like to see in it is Adams farm.

If you want to see a good farming programme watch Ffeirmio on S4C...but turn on the English subtitles.

There's some good farms on rare breed. An inspiration for everyone.

Kovu · 02-02-2016 12:18AM

I wish they'd bring back Vets on Call!

Base price · 02-02-2016 12:43AM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Countryfile is getting too airy fairy sometimes. The only thing I like to see in it is Adams farm.

If you want to see a good farming programme watch Ffeirmio on S4C...but turn on the English subtitles.

There's some good farms on rare breed. An inspiration for everyone.

I presume you mean An Feirmeoir on TnaG (TG4). Excellent programme about the lives of Irish farming and fishing families.

Nekarsulm · 02-02-2016 12:47AM

Its the Welsh version of T na G.

Kovu · 02-02-2016 12:47AM

Base price wrote: »

I presume you mean An Feirmeoir on TnaG (TG4). Excellent programme about the lives of Irish farming and fishing families.

Nope, Ffeirmio is a Welsh farming show! I catch it every so often.

Base price · 02-02-2016 12:49AM

Kovu wrote: »

I wish they'd bring back Vets on Call!

+1
There was some wishy washy stuff but in general it was good.

pedigree 6 · 02-02-2016 12:54AM

Base price wrote: »

I presume you mean An Feirmeoir on TnaG (TG4). Excellent programme about the lives of Irish farming and fishing families.

No never seen that one. May look it up.

Base price · 02-02-2016 12:54AM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Its the Welsh version of T na G.

Kovu wrote: »

Nope, Ffeirmio is a Welsh farming show! I catch it every so often.

Apologies never heard about it or seen it.

Dickie10 · 02-02-2016 11:35AM

ear to the ground seems to just focus on stuff that is barely farming related once its on the dorstep of the three goons presenting it. ie the kilkenny girl has some walk around nore valley , the d4 one has a segment on wicklow deers/trees/tourism, darragh mcullagh has flower/veg growing /tillage in north dublin or east meath or south louth

yourpics · 02-02-2016 02:18PM

Dickie10 wrote: »

ear to the ground seems to just focus on stuff that is barely farming related once its on the dorstep of the three goons presenting it. ie the kilkenny girl has some walk around nore valley , the d4 one has a segment on wicklow deers/trees/tourism, darragh mcullagh has flower/veg growing /tillage in north dublin or east meath or south louth

Rare Breed is excellent.

ETTG is nonsense, Ella is easy on the eye but that Daragh McCullagh is an awful t1t of a man!

MFdaveIreland · 02-02-2016 02:58PM

Ear to the ground used to be decent a few years ago. Rare breeds a good show. Farming Sunday on the country channel is a good shout also.

I would mind if they shot the ear to the ground at tom brownes in cork, I read that hes calving over 1100 cows this spring. that would be interesting more so than so lad growing trees or gorse or something.

the rear breed programme isn't long enough though which is my only quibble, something like 18 mins without ads.

James alexander is running some ship with he tractors beef and sheep

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 02-02-2016 03:15PM

Rare breed is streets ahead of ettg. But one complaint I have on rare breed is that it's very rushed this season. They have too many farms on it.

With ettg they don't do enough farm related matters. Look at the episode with the farm manager in Russia. Give it a few minutes and that's it. They could have dedicated a whole programme on that.

patsy_mccabe · 02-02-2016 03:29PM

MFdaveIreland wrote: »

... James alexander is running some ship with he tractors beef and sheep

Ya, the Jalex herd. He's big into the fancy looking cattle.
https://www.facebook.com/jalexherd/

Rare Breed versus Ear to the Ground.

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