Young Stock Podcast - Katie Gleeson on returning to education as a mature student

Well-known dairy farmer Katie Gleeson is this week’s guest on the Young Stock Podcast, joining Sarah McIntosh and Martin Merrick. With over 32.3k followers on her Instagram account Katie in the Country, she is well known for promoting agriculture to the general public online. Not originally from a farming background, Katie qualified as a hairdresser and opened her own salon. She married her husband Phil and built a family home on their dairy farm. While raising their three children, Daniel, Faye and Jack, Katie began sharing the realities of farming online because of her love of photography. Since then, Katie has grown a large following and partners with brands and organisations as a farming influencer. She is also a farm ambassador for the National Dairy Council (NDC) and a member of Dairy Women Ireland. Three years ago, Katie went back to college as a mature student and studied agriculture and sustainability at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Thurles. Now on professional work experience with Agri Aware, Katie discusses her college course and the opportunities for ag graduates in the sector. Sarah and Martin also discuss their pet peeves, favourite languages and why a chance DM has led Martin to question if love is blind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Young Stock Podcast - Katie Gleeson on returning to education as a mature student is an episode from Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast by Irish Farmers Journal.

This episode is 50:01 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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