Irish Farmers Journal podcasts: Recent Episodes
Irish Farmers Journal
Discussion of agricultural news and rural affairs from Ireland's leading farming and agri-business newspaper, the Irish Farmers' Journal. Every Wednesday.
This week’s podcast hears of a risk that TAMS could soon run out of funding, the latest on sheep prices and farmer.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we preview next week’s Crops and Technology event. We chat to Goldcrop’s John Dunne from the company’s 40th Anniversary open day.
We have the tillage news from straw payments to malting barley, a rise in grain prices and the weather report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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On this week’s Youngstock Podcast, Stephen Robb speaks to young farmer Sean Callan, who runs a busy dairy, beef and tillage farm alongside his brothers and parents.
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This week, Adam talks Italy bound weanlings fetching over €3,000, Darren about his 48-page Protecting Payments supplement and Aidan on balancing stocking rate. Adam also chats to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO on soil nutrients
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This week the team discuss who’s driving the demand for weanlings around mart rings, record calf prices, the increase in fertiliser sales as well as milk supply volumes so far this year.
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This week we report from the Cereals event in the UK and have the newly released planting survey from the AHDB. Brian Reilly from Drummonds joins us with an update on crops in the North East and next week’s Drummonds’ open evening.
We also bring you all the tillage stories from a jam-packed tillage paper from crop areas to protein payments and straw incorporation figures. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week’s Young Stock Podcast sees us travel to Adrian Bourke’s suckler farm near Ballywilliam in Co Tipperary.
Adrian has worked for Dovea Genetics in exports and distribution for the last few years, helping to sell bovine artificial insemination to farmers across Ireland and abroad.
After becoming interested in cattle genetics during locked down, it has become a big part of his herd at home which he farms with his father. We also got a tour of some of the best bull calves he has in stock.
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This week, we talk to Adam about the beef trade, chat to Darren on lamb prices, and Aidan covers the breeding season. Lorcan Roche-Kelly also speaks to Eoin Lowry of Bank of Ireland about trade
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Ongoing delays to ACRES payments, organic cattle prices and the impact climate change could have on land all feature on this week’s podcast.
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On this week's Tillage Podcast, we chat to Irish Farmers Association grain committee chair Kieran McEvoy about support for tillage, the target to increase tillage area, crop condition and grain prices.
We look at this week's paper and have the grain trends and weather reports.
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Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Eoin Murphy who tells us about his career, from milking cows in New Zealand, to selling 600hp tractors in Australia to becoming a John Deere branch manager in Clare.
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This week, Adam talks about beef price, Darren about CAP numbers and Aidan about April milk price. Adam also chats with Clodagh Bolger from Grassland AGRO on managing nutrients.
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On this week’s show we hear the latest in the battle for Barne Estate, have an updated on ACRES from the Minister for Agriculture and hear about a crime gang in Meath targeting jeeps.
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On this week’s podcast we chat to Cathal Somers. Cathal is a water quality specialist with Teagasc and tells us all about the Farming for Water Programme and how it can help you implement practical measures to make your farm more environmentally friendly, while also providing funding. We also look at the paper, have the latest on Boortmalt, grain prices and the weather report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Here is a link to the map to find out if you are in a nitrates vulnerable zone and qualify for the Farming for Water programme: https://farmingforwater.ie/areas-for-action/
Here is a list of measures in the Farming for Water programme: https://farmingforwater.ie/app/uploads/2025/04/A4-Measures-Brochure-V2.pdf
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We take to the road for this week's Young Stock Podcast as Sarah McIntosh attends the Teagasc/FBD student of the year award ceremony. The awards, sponsored by FBD, were presented to the top graduates of Teagasc Level 6 agriculture, horticulture, equine and forestry training programmes in 2024.
With 4,000 students across the Teagasc college campuses, it was a great opportunity to meet the top of the crop students, who took home prizes on the day. Each finalist was nominated by their teacher and Teagasc college faculty and selected from a judging panel.
On the day Kate Curran, who is no stranger to the Young Stock Podcast, was awarded the overall title of Teagasc/FBD student of the year for 2024. We get the first interview with Kate as the shock of winning the award sets in and she outlines what it means to her.
We also hear from Danny Doyle, who took home the title last year as he fills us in on what he has been up to over the last year while giving advice to this year’s winner.
Thomas O’Connor from Tralee, Co Kerry, who took home the winning title for the full-time agriculture category speaks to us about his educational pathway and why he decided to attend a Teagasc course.
Tipperary native Niamh Duggan, Carrick-on-Suir, took home the award for the full-time other land-based enterprises category. She speaks about progressing onto the Level 8 degree in South East Technological University and what her plans are for the summer months.
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This week, Adam talks about a finishing operation in Co. Meath, Darren updates on farm schemes and Aidan delves in to milk price top ups. Also, Lorcan Roche-Kelly talks to Bank of Ireland's Eoin Lowry on financial risks.
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This week on the show we discuss the future of CAP payments, the surge of cattle and calf exports and we here from IFA and ICOS who were protesting outside the European Commission’s building in Dublin this week over the CAP budget post 2027.
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On this week’s show we chat to farmer Rob Coleman on his farm in Co Cork. We talk crops and BASE Ireland. We look at the paper from direct drilling maize to fieldwork updates. As always, we have the grain trends and weather report.
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On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Amy Forde speaks to Jack King, a pedigree sheep breeder from Ballymena, and Richard Beattie, president of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster.
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This week, we’re at the Balmoral Show with a panel of guests talking about what’s happening in the different sections. Also, we chat about the big issues in Northern Ireland with David Wright, Aidan Brennan and Colin Kelly CEO of Lakeland Dairies
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The news team discuss the future of farm payments and what the next CAP could look like, proposals from Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to amend the Nutrients Action Programme , advice from Teagasc for tractor drivers this silage season and also on the show we hear snippets from Balmoral where Amy Frode and Adam Woods were on the ground reporting live.
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On this week’s show we chat to George Blackburn, an agronomist with Cooney Furlong Grain Company on spring barley, winter wheat and all things spraying and tillage. We have news on blackgrass becoming a noxious weeds, tillage farmer numbers and as always, look at this week’s paper and the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week, Gary Abbott speaks with Cathal Nolan a young graduate of MTU Kerry now working alongside his uncle Shane who runs a tillage farming and agricultural contracting enterprise near the Burren in Co Clare alongside specialising in the repair of John Deere tractor transmissions.
We hear in depth about Cathal’s journey through college and the experience he gained along the way.
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This week we chat to Adam about beef prices, to Darren on schemes and we get an update from Aidan on recommendations around feeding milkers. We also chatted to Eoin Lowry from Bank of Ireland about farm finances.
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This week, the news team discusses new TB proposals, a shortage of cattle and milk supply.
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On this week’s show we talk to Gareth Bubb on a possible new yellow rust strain, pesticide formulations and crops in the UK. Gareth is the commercial technical manager based on the England and Wales border. We look at the tillage pages and have all the latest tillage news and the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast goes on the road to Boher, Co Tipperary to speak to Eoin Kennedy.
Kennedy discusses his background in farming, working as a relief milker and growing up in the countryside in the small village of Boher.
We also hear about how he came to be a farm inspector for Bord Bia.
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This week we chat to Darren on all you need to know about schemes, Aidan updates us on what is happening in the fields and Lorcan shares the latest from dairy companies. We also chat to John Brennan from Grassland Agro on optimising grass growth.
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On this week’s show we hear from judges at the Emerald Expo in Cavan, discuss the emergency TB summit and ongoing delays to ACRES payments
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we went walking crops with Quinns of Baltinglass agronomist James O’Loughlin in Wicklow and Kildare to see what’s happening with crops in the area. We look at this week’s paper, have an update on progress with the Food Vision Tillage Group’s report, blackgrass and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Elaine Houlihan is soon to finish her two-year stint as president of Macra na Feirme, and some 140,000km and copious cups of coffee later, we catch up with Elaine to reflect on her presidency.
From the unexpected highs to the lower points, Elaine talks frankly about what the last two years of her life has entailed as head of Macra na Feirme, the organisation that is ‘’started by farmers, continues with friends.’’ From monthly visits to Brussels to representing the organisation, to club meetings in rural parishes, she has loved every minute. Elaine discusses what she will miss about the role, and what she looks forward to after she leaves the title to president elect Josephine O’Neill.
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This week, we speak to Adam on the new suckler scheme, while Darren updates us on lamb prices and Aidan talks breeding and milk prices.
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This week, we discuss falling cattle numbers, rising water charges and what farmers will have to do to receive the full €75/head in Budget 2025's suckler scheme.
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On this week’s podcast we report from Brussels and meetings with politicians and Commission officials. We talk to Bayer on crop protection products and the magic sprayer. We have news on a new potato fungicide. As always, we have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week, veterinary student Patrick O’Donnell from Co Waterford speaks of his plans to set off working as a farm vet and why his family added a few pedigree Shorthorns to their high-EBI Holstein Friesian herd.
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This week we talk to Adam about the beef trade, we chat to Darren about sheep prices and ACRES rewetting, while Aidan talks about heifer numbers and grass growth. We also speak to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO about reseeding.
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This week news correspondent Noel Bardon discusses the new rewetting measure under ACRES as well as well as a potential easing of rules around TAMS for young farmers. Deputy editor and beef and beef editor Adam Woods will join us to talk about the mart trade while news correspondent Declan O’Brien is going to discuss the rebound in spring milk volumes.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we walked crops in Tipperary with Dairygold agronomist Tim McCarthy. We hear from Teagasc’s VJ Bhaskar on glyphosate resistance and we have all the latest news, the grain trends and the weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Gary Abbott talks to Peter Folan, a Tipperary man forging a prosperous career from a childhood passion for agricultural machinery. With no direct link to agriculture, Peter talks about growing up, finding work with a local contractor and how it later influenced his studies. Peter also discusses his time spent on placement, work related travel as well as his upcoming role with CNH in Basildon, England.
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This week, we chat to Adam about SCEP, we get an update from Darren on various schemes and Aidan talks about clover for 2025 and looking to the future for Lakeland and Dairygold milk suppliers
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This week, the news team brings you the latest on milk supply trends, knackery throughput and a recent uptick in farmers opting for traditional meadow leases.
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On this week’s podcast we look at the Crop protection magazine which is free inside this week’s paper. We chat to Dr Tom McCabe of UCD on how crops are looking, yield potential and disease control. We have a round up on crops across the country from our Accompany the Agronomist series and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Stephen Robb talks to Tony O’Flynn, Contract Seed Production Officer with Goldcrop about farming, college, the Australian harvest and his role with Goldcrop
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This week, we talk to Adam about beef prices, Darren on the new sheep welfare scheme and we tackle Trump tariffs with Aidan. We also talk to Thomas O’Sullivan from Alltech and John Brennan from Grassland AGRO.
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On this weeks’ show we hear from the Minister for Agriculture, Tirlán chair and Dairygold CEO on US tariffs, discuss mart credit, farmland ownership and foot-and-mouth.
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On this week’s show we have a fieldwork update, a report on planting progress in the North West from Stephen Robb and news on anaerobic digestion planning applications. We look at the paper and have the grain trends report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Taking a break from the busy calving season to join us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast is Kate Fitzgerald.
From a young age, Kate had a passion for livestock and farming. She would run home from school to help her father on their suckler farm outside Dungarvan.
Unfortunately, her father passed away from suicide in 2017, which meant they had to make the hard decision to sell out the herd. At the age of 21, Kate got the cows ready for the sale and took on a full-time job in the local factory to support her family.
We discuss her return to farming and why she decided to leave her full-time job to come into the farm enterprise with her husband, Shane and his father, John. She talks about completing the Teagasc green-cert in Kildalton and how she found the distant learning course.
Being a woman in the sector, we talk about speaking up in discussion groups and the importance of having your say.
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This week, we chat to Adam about the rise in popularity of rearing dairy beef calves, we get an update from Darren on schemes and Aidan talks about ten years on from when the quota brakes came off. We also caught up with Bryan Harte from Tirlán.
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On this week’s podcast, the IFA react to “shambolic” TB proposals, planning under way for nature restoration plan and booming trade in marts.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we have an update on fieldwork, talk to Teagasc’s Steven Kildea on disease control, Luke Thornton of Omex on the do’s and don’ts of applying liquid nitrogen, we look at this week’s paper and as always have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Ciara Leahy, Helen Sharp, and Caitriona Morrissey discuss breeding foals along with the ups and downs that go along with it, while Helen takes a really interesting visit to the vets at Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Tipperary native Kelum Harrington who left school at 15, and now is running his own sizeable agricultural contracting business.
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This week, we chat to Adam on beef prices, Darren on lambing and Aidan on positive water quality results. We also chat to Emma Swan from Alltech and Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO.
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This week we discuss the booming beef trade, Macra’s 2025 presidential campaign and the two candidates in the running, cross compliance penalties, grass growth and the Irish wool sector.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we have an update on fieldwork, report from the fields with David Leahy to look at winter crop agronomy, have the latest tillage news, chat maize and beet and have the grain trends and weather reports.
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This week on the show, James Hanly held a video call with American-based video gamer Kermit Ball.
Kermit is the community coordinator at GIANTS Software for the game Farming Simulator 25, the world’s largest realistic farming-related videogame.
He breaks down how the developers capture all the machinery and buildings in exact detail, some of the games new features and if real-life farmers make the best players.
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This week, we chat with Adam about the direction of beef prices, Darren shares insights on ACRES, GAEC and rewetting, while Aidan discusses milk solids and spring AI. Aidan also catches up with Bryan Harte, from Tirlán, on grass and feed supply.
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On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we hear about new herbicide Manhattan and a new fungicide for barley.
We chatted to the IFA’s Kieran McEvoy following the National Malting Barley meeting on Monday night. As always, we have the latest tillage news and the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week’s Youngstock podcast features none other than Tullamore farm manager Shaun Diver, who chats to Martin Merrick about his life before Tullamore and what has changed on the farms since 2018.
Compared to dairy farms, there are only a handful of beef or sheep farms throughout Ireland that have a full-time farm manager who is responsible for the day to day running of a mixed enterprise. Cue Shaun Diver, an Inishowen native who took on the responsibility of running the Tullamore Farm at just 22 years of age in the middle of spring 2018, and who has been at the helm of the ship since.
I talk to Shaun on what lead him to Tullamore; his home farm, his education after school and his stint of four years working on a large-scale beef, sheep and tillage farm in Tipperary that equipped him with the skills and autonomy to step in to Tullamore Farm and turn it in to the efficient farming system it is today. We also talk about changes to the farming system, with the addition of Easycare ewes to the sheep flock and the switch to 100% with more sexed semen used due to heat detection collars in the suckler herd. Shaun’s two loyal assistants, farm dogs Niko and Bella, also feature, without whom the running of the farm would not be possible, and we also chat about what is to come up in the Tullamore Farm’s new video series, which will feature a monthly video on topical matters and real-life farming issues.
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This week, we talk to Adam about the ongoing ICBF dispute, Martin about what is included in a high-spec calf shed, and Aidan about grazing conditions for early March. We also chat with Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO and Cathal Bohane from Alltech
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TAMS, calf exports, GAEC 2 rules for peatlands and the CAP budget all feature on this week's podcast.
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We hope you’re listening t the podcast from the tractor, the field or the fine outdoors this week. On this week’s show we chat to Edward Dickinson from Omex, hear from malting barley award winner Liam Day and chat to the IFA’s Alice Doyle. We also look ahead to the IFA’s National Malting Barley meeting and have all the tillage news, grain trends and weather reports.
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This week Anne O'Donoghue talks to John Martin Carroll from Co Kerry about getting through hard times, giving back to his local community and going back to study as a adult.
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This week, we chat to Adam on how rewetting plans are going down, to Darren on the upcoming TAMS deadline and Aidan on genotyping lab delays. Aidan also caught up with Tirlán’s Bryan Harte on matching early season grass.
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On this weeks’ show we discuss the state’s push to rewet land, have an update on calf boats and the ongoing fallout around windblow in forestry.
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On this week’s podcast we have some advice for crop management and fertiliser spreading when for when the weather and ground conditions improve. We hear from Dermot Forristal on on farm trials, have all the latest tillage news and the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week on the show Rachel Donovan chats to Josephine O’Neill from Bennettsbridge in Co Kilkenny.
Josephine is a home economics and Irish teacher who hails from a beef and tillage farm. She is the second candidate in the Macra presidential race to be interviewed on the Youngstock Podcast.
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This week, Adam provides an update on calving progress at Tullamore Farm, while Darren shares his thoughts on the next CAP. Aidan discusses the weather challenges in Cork, and Adam also speaks with Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO about grass growth.
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This week we discuss the major shakeup planned for CAP post 2027, beef prices which are on the rise again this week as well as the latest on the row that continues to rumble on between ICBF and breed societies.
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This week’s Tillage Podcast features an interview with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, the Irish Grain growers Group’s Bobby Miller and Kieran Duggan from Tirlán. We have all the latest on malting barley, grain prices and we look at the tillage pages which feature crop costs and returns and fungicide star ratings.
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This week, young agri contractor Conor Murphy from Co Cork chats about the path he took into the family contracting business, gives advice to young people eager to get going with tractor work and explains his thoughts on the future of contracting.
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This week, we chat to Adam about who is getting €7 per kilo for beef, to Darren on the details around the new rules for peat soils and Aidan on the benefits of early grass.
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This week we discuss how new land drainage rules could negatively impact BISS payments, we talk about ACRES and the 15,000 farmers who have yet to be paid for actions already carried out and we also hear the latest from ICSA’s AGM which took place on Thursday night – on the night Rachel Donovan spoke to Micheál Brady from Axa on farm insurance and also the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon.
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On this week’s show we report from the Tirlán grain awards from markets to members and we hear from Teagasc’s Bridget Lynch on cover crop trials. We have all the latest tillage news including tillage payments, cuts to Boortmalt contracts and forward prices. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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The Irish Farmers Journal have launched its Land Price Report for 2024. Join host and editor of Irish Country Living Ciara Leahy, Land Report Editor Paul Mooney and Rural Affairs Journalist Jacqueline Hogge as they are joined by Martin Clarke, Commercial Manager at IFAC to discuss its findings. They bring their insights to the price of land across the country and talk about building homes in rural Ireland.
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This week on the Young Stock Podcast, James Hanly went on the road to St Brendan’s Community School in Birr, Co Offaly to meet their four students who won the Certified Irish Angus beef school’s competition.
Now fifth year students, Jack O’Meara, Moya Guinan, Joseph McLoughney and Ben Youngeare now rearing five calves as part of the competition as they plan on selling them to the factory in less than six months.
The group also look to the future as they will fly to Brussels in March to make a presentation to MEPs about sustainable agriculture.
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This week, we chat to Adam about the row between the breeds societies and ICBF, to Darren on the latest ACRES queries and Aidan on new moves by the AI companies. Adam also chats to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on all matters fertiliser.
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On this week’s show, we speak to Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, talk about the ICBF Euro-stars indices and discuss the cancellation of a calf boat.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we hear about flour from peas and beans, carbon stored in tillage soils, differences in establishment systems and we have all the latest tillage news as well as the grain market and weather reports.
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This week on the podcast Rachel Donovan chats to dairy farmer Jack Kearney from Rathcormac in Co Cork where calving is in full swing.
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This week, we chat to Adam about the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, to Darren on his top tips for lambing season and we also chat to Aidan on milk price and planning for calving 2025.
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On this week’s podcast, the news team discusses the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn, the issue of delayed succession and a hear about a rural crime spree in Tipperary.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we report from the Teagasc National Tillage Conference and chat to Steven Kildea on pesticide reductions. We hear from the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food and Ciarán Collins chats through spring varieties and diesel use.
We have all the latest tillage news, the grain trends and weather reports.
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Stephen Robb talks to Donal O’Neill, Ingredients Sales Manager with Camida, about college, working in the UK, GAA success and the future of farming.
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This week, we chat to Adam about dairy beef margins, Darren on lamb prices in 2025 and Aidan on where he expects milk prices to go in 2025. Adam also chats to Catherine Heffernan from MSD Animal Health on farm technology.
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This week we listen back to excerpts from the IFA AGM which was attended by European Commissioner for Agriculture Cristophe Hansen. We also discuss the latest in politics as well as trends around TB reactor numbers.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to Lyndon Cathers of Soil Capital on how the company’s partnership with Boortmalt works and how farmers will be paid for carbon and for environmentally farming practices.
We also report from the Dairygold and Kerry tillage conferences, chat about planting beans with Liam Leahy and have the grain price and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Macra president Elaine Houlihan joins us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast to talk farm succession and the potential for a farm retirement scheme.
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This week, we discuss the new TB proposals with Adam Woods, we chat to Darren Carty on higher Irish sheep prices and we also hear from Martin Merrick on calf housing.
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This week on the podcast Anne O’Donoghue discusses the commitments for farming in the programme for government as well as the new ministers for agriculture, Noel Bardon looks at new rules for farmers on peatlands and wetlands and updates us on the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany last week. We also hear from both sides of the Dairygold debacle – farmers voice their opinion and Dairygold’s CEO Michael Harte gives his side of the story.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to managing director of Boortmalt Stuart Sands on expansion, carbon and forward prices. Séamus Kearney of the Department of Agriculture joins us to talk about the spring cereals Recommended Lists.
As always, we have the latest tillage news, the grain trends report and the weather report.
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The Central Applications Office (CAO) is the organization responsible for overseeing undergraduate applications to colleges and universities in the Republic of Ireland. With the closing deadline on 1 February, it's important that students get the right advice on navigating through their college courses.
That's why on this week's Young Stock Podcast we have a special episode where Rosalind Skillen, features journalist with Irish Country Living and Sarah Gilsenan, production assistant in Traction sit down with careers and education journalist Sarah McIntosh to discuss their own educational pathway.
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This week, we hear from Adam on the new TB proposal, Darren on scanning ewes and what to do with the results and Martin updates us on the much-anticipated new slurry storage TAMS grants.
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This week we cover how farmers are coping with the snow and ice, we hear how new proposals could curtail cow sales for herds gone clear of TB, we discuss beef sales and cattle prices and we also discuss how FBD are warning farmers to check their insurance cover.
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This week’s Tillage Podcast hears from the US about a decision support system called FieldView. We have figures on the areas of straw in the Straw Incorporation Measure. We run though some of the upcoming events in the tillage calendar. As always, we look at the latest grain prices and trends and have the weather report.
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On this week’s podcast, Gary Abbott spoke with Westmeath man Andrew Bonham who currently works as sales consultant with well known John Deere dealers Meath Farm Machinery. Andrew talks about his time growing up, his studies and how he found himself sheering sheep at an all-Ireland level. Andrew allows discusses how he transitioned from working as a mechanic to sales and as well as provides his outlook on the 2025 machinery market.
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This week, we chat new year beef prices with Adam Woods, a shortage of lamb on the horizon with Darren Carty and Siobhan Walsh chats about how Kentucky whiskey might have something the Irish need.
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This week, we hear the breed trends behind 2024’s weanling trade, the RSA’s plans to review the age rules for driving tractors and get the latest TB reactor figures.
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This week, Martin Merrick talks to PhD student Jake Delaney on all things sheep, from his home farm to his studies in Athenry on lameness.
Jake Delaney is very much flying the flag for the sheep industry in Ireland. From a (controversial) flock of Jacob and commercial ewes to his college thesis that ended up being similar to his PhD, I chat to Jake about all things sheep related, namely his study on lameness in the Irish flock. With very little research completed here in Ireland, Jake is seeking to find out the prevalence of lameness in Irish flocks, some of the main causes and what treatments are working best for farmers.
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This week, we do something different as we review the big stories of 2024. Some of the rows, the ups and downs in the markets and the opinions of our sector specialists as we travel through 2024.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh speaks to primary school teacher Katie Helen who has just completed her regional work on a 1,200-cow enterprise in Australia.
Like many other 26-year-olds across Ireland, Katie Helen is spending this Christmas Down Under with her friends in Melbourne.
Hailing from a dairy farm in Foulkesmill’s Co-Wexford, Katie moved to Australia earlier this year to see what life was like on the other side of the world. She recently finished working on the Cheelonga Farm owned by the Graham Family, where they milk 1,200 cows consisting of Brown Swiss, Holsteins, Jerseys and crossbreeds, managing 2,000 acres across three different farms.
Katie discusses the challenges and opportunities of moving to Australia and offers advice for anyone thinking of making the move.
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This week, we chat about the Mercosur deal with Adam, sheep prices and body condition scores with Darren and the Kerry deal with Aidan. We also talk to Grassland AGRO’s Clodagh Bolger about the importance of soil sampling.
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This week on the podcast Adam Woods discusses the potential TB funding boost of €2m for vets, Lorcan Roche-Kelly brings us up to speed on the Kerry vote, Noel Bardon discuses the ICSA election which saw Seán McNamara elected for a second term and Anne O’Donoghue has the latest on the new walk on walk off calf boat to be docked in Waterford.
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On this week’s podcast Pat O’Toole joins us to take a look back on the tillage year. The team look at the highs and the lows from spring cropping and delayed planting to incomes. They also talk about the saga that was the straw scheme. As always we have the grain price and weather reports.
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Madeline Drake from Kansas State University joins us on the Young Stock Podcast this week to talk farming, agricultural communications and Donald Trump.
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The Irish Farmers Journal sat down with the men who led the negotiations from the Kerry Co-op side to question them on the deal which will be voted on next Monday and on what the future of Kerry dairy processing in Ireland will look like.
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This week, we are live from the Balmoral Winter Fair. We're here to chat about positivity on milk, beef and sheep prices. We'll also chat with Colin Kelly, Lakeland Dairies CEO and Nick Whelan CEO of Dale Farm on milk markets.
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This week Rachel Donovan talks to Anne O’Donoghue about a new calf boat which is currently in the offing, the latest on the upcoming Kerry vote and Lakeland Dairies’ bonus for 2024 milk supplies. Noel Bardon discusses his trip to Brussels this week while Amy Forde chats to Galway farmer Tommy Coneys who woke up to a devastating dog attack on his flock last Sunday morning.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast, Stephen Robb talks to the Irish Farmers Journal’s Pat O’Toole and Conor Kehoe and ITLUS’s Denis Dunne about Mercosur, aphids, the Rosenbohm US scholarship and much more
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The Irish Farmers Journal sat down with the men who led the negotiations from the Kerry Co-op side to question them on the deal which will be voted on next Monday and on what the future of Kerry dairy processing in Ireland will look like.
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In this podcast editor Jack Kennedy sits down with former CEO and chair of Kerry Denis Brosnan to get his thoughts on what way shareholders should vote next Monday 16 December.
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The Irish Farmers Journal team debates whether the Mercosur deal will forge ahead or be derailed, and we talk to Charlie McConalogue and Martin Heydon about politics at home and in Europe.
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This week’s guest is James Higgins from Co Wexford. James studies Dairy Business in University College Dublin (UCD) and recently won an award and bursary – sponsored by the Irish Farmers Journal – for work experience he competed in New Zealand.
James was on 2,500-cow farm in the South Island for six-months. We discuss going form Gorey to New Zealand, lessons he brought back to the home farm and his plans to go back to the South Island after college, before coming home to farm.
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This week, we talk to Adam on the Mercosur trade deal, sheep price positivity with Darren and Aidan gives us his view on the Kerry deal. Adam also chats to Fergal Morris from MSD Animal Health Ireland about the latest in animal health vaccinations.
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This week we discuss Teagasc's income estimates for 2024, Anne gives us the low-down on what scheme payments are being paid out this week and James talks to us about the prevalence of blackleg in each county.
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On this week’s show we look at the Teagasc Outlook report which says 44% of tillage farms did not make a profit in 2024. We have an interview with Teagasc’s John Spink on how environmentally friendly Irish tillage is. We have news on how tillage farmers might be paid for carbon. We preview this week’s tillage pages from the US. We have the grain price and weather reports.
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This week, Noel Bardon is joined by Shane Dolphin, who discusses the red tape facing young farmers and the key areas he is investing in to get a leased farm up and going.
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This week, we talk beef boom with Adam, sheep price positivity with Darren and Aidan gives us a taste of what was discussed at Dairy Day ‘24. Adam also chats with Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO on new fertiliser regulations.
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This week Amy Forde discusses the red-hot beef trade, James Hanly tells us how turkey growers are finding demand ahead of Christmas while Declan O’Brien chats to us about a recent land letting in Laois as well as trends in land sales this year.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we hear from the National Potato Conference. We look over the Teagasc Harvest Report and winter cropping estimates, take a look at this week’s paper and have the grain trends and weather report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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This week on the show Rachel Donovan chats to dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary who, alongside his father John, won this year’s Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards.
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This week, we are debriefing on the week's events. In particular, the Suckler and Schemes mart event in Ennis with Adam and Darren and then Dairy Day with Aidan. We discussed calving heavy muscle sucklers and the nitrate directive.
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On this week’s news podcast we discuss a liver fluke warning, future weather patterns and hear about a blight strain which could hit the potato crop.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast Conor Kehoe talks to a researcher from blackgrass trials in the UK. We listen to John Martin from Centenary Co-Op on a value-added product and we hear some of the agronomy talks from Tillage Day. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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Listen as the Irish Farmers Journal team debate the big issues that will sway the farming vote in the general election, take a tour around some rural constituencies and get extra nerdy by learning a voting strategy to keep a party out of power.
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Charlie McConalogue, Martin Heydon, Pippa Hackett, Martin Kenny and Eddie Punch take part in a live debate on the key issues facing farmers moderated by Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy
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Stephen Robb talks to Robert Beattie Business Development Manager with Terrachem and Meath tillage farmer about his role and the future of the sector.
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This week, we're live from the FTMTA machinery show in Punchestown. We will hear from our machinery specialists Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott. We will also hear from FTMTA’s President Karol Duigenan and SlurryQuip’s owner Richard Fitzpatrick.
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This week, we discuss parties election pledges to farmers, the key issues raised at the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Day and the reaction to proposed cuts to fertiliser limits.
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Tillage Day '24 took place last week and saw hundreds of farmers and members of the tillage industry attend. on this week's show we bring you some of the highlights from the discussion with farmers and with grain traders on grain prices and trading.
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On this week's Young Stock Podcast episode, James Hanly catches up with Swedish agri-journalist Kristina Hansén and she breaks down how EU policy has affected food production in her country.
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On this week’s show, Darren talks about the sheep trade, SCEP training and joining the Organic Scheme before closing date. Martin talks shed design and what’s inside this week’s Winter Ready focus. Aidan chats body condition scoring, nitrates and what’s coming up in this year’s Dairy Day on 21st November.
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This week, the news team discuss a poll of farmers' general election voting intentions, proposed cuts to fertiliser limits and an EU audit of Brazilian beef.
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This week's tillage podcast has an interview with a farmer in England, the grain market report and all of the latest tillage news.
On this week's podcast Conor Kehoe talks to English farmer David Felce and we have all of the news from the paper, the grain trends report and the weather report.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Armagh man Neale Spence who has gone from a machinery sales role to establishing his own machinery retail business. With one year under his belt, we find out how the business has progressed.
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This week, we talk to Adam on suckler positivity, to Martin on a stonewall that goes on for ever and ever and Aidan talks milk price and what's happening on dairy farms. Adam also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on autumn grazing management.
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On this week’s show we look at sweeping changes to UK inheritance tax rules, TB vaccines and hear what the Taoiseach had to say at the IFA’s food and farming conference
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we look at how potato farmers are getting through the harvest, preview Tillage Day and have the latest news. Conor Kehoe reports from the UK where he met farmer David Felce who will be on the Lemken stand at this year’s Farm Machinery Show.
As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh heads to Rome and catches up with three young people who attended the World Food Forum in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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This week, we’re live at the Women and Agriculture Conference at the Lyrath Hotel in County Kilkenny. We’ll be talking with Janine, Adam, Aidan, and Darren about the true value of real milk, real beef, and wool in supporting the sheep industry
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This week the news team discuss a potential ban on urea for farmers, the number of non-derogation farmers who face nitrates penalties as well as meal feeding trends that Teagasc has noticed.
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Forester Lauren Kinsella is from a suckler background in Wexford, but has relocated to a dairy farm in Co Waterford. She gives us an insight into what a career in forestry is really like, as well as some advice for farmers considering planting.
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This week, we talk to Adam on the lift in Irish beef price, to Darren on the ACRES clawback and Martin updates us on all things TAMs. Adam also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on autumn grazing management.
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In this week's podcast, we discuss how thousands of farmers will be hit with a €15m ACRES clawback. We talk about a potential clampdown on the super-rich buying up swathes of land across the country and discuss Met Éireann’s take on grass growth into the future as climate change plays its part.
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In this week’s tillage podcast we report from the Barnett Hall conference. We hear from US economist Dan Basse of AgResource Company on World markets. Rachel Connor, ESG manager with Barnett Hall, talks about new EU Deforestation regulations.
As always, we have an update from the fields, the grain market and weather reports.
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Gary Abbott chats with Sean Durkin, business development manager at KME Agri on all thing’s machinery, engineering as well as his background and education.
Not directly from a farm, Sean grew up close to his uncle’s farm where he developed a passion for agriculture and machinery from a young age. Upon finishing school, Sean went on to study in Dublin, quickly to find out it wasn’t for him. After some reconsideration Sean switched to MTU and never looked back. Straight after graduating, Sean took on a roll within Kerry Mechanical Engineering (KME) which later led to his current role as business development manager when the company established its Agri division which today specialises in the production of slurry handling equipment.
Sean talks about everything from his background, his day to day role within KME Agri, product innovation and the machinery market at current.
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This week, we spoke with Adam on why the UK and Bord Bia beef price tracker are ahead of Irish prices. Darren shares insights on the potential impact of blue tongue and Aidan updates on how farms facing a winter feed shortage are managing.
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This week Adam Woods talks about the widening gap between Irish and UK beef price, Anne O’Donoghue speaks about a piggery in Co Cavan that has been ordered to pay a former employee €13,800 and Declan O’Brien discusses the changes the INHFA have put forward for ACRES.
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This week’s show features a chat with Ty Vaughan, the head of plant biotechnology at Bayer Crop Science on all things genetics from genetic modification to gene editing.
We also have a winter planting update, take a look at costs and returns for winter crops and have the grain prices and weather reports.
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Martin Merrick chats to beef farm manager Stephen Frend on all things suckler, as well as Stephen’s background in farming.
Full time beef farm managers roles are like hen’s teeth, with only a handful of larger farms in the country able to justify such. Competition for such roles is stiff, so how did a fresh-faced new grad bag such a role to be the farm manager for one of the country’s most well-known commercial suckler herds?
This week’s Youngstock podcast features Stephen Frend, farm manager at Newford Herd, formally based in Athenry and now relocated to Atleague. We talk about Stephen’s background in farming at home in Toomevara, his college days in Waterford IT as well as the recent move for the herd to Roscommon. Stephen also talks about the importance of grass measuring, the genetics of the herd and how the finishing cattle have been performing of late
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This week, we chat about the sheep trade, grass supplies and ACRES. We also take a look at the widening gap between UK and Ireland in terms of beef price. We also discuss paddock closing and last minute preparations for housing.
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This week, we bring you the latest on Budget 2025 and what it will mean for your farm, while EPA analysis of water quality measures and a breakdown of 2023’s deer cull are also covered.
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The Irish Farmers Journal team analyse the fall out from Budget 2025 and address some unanswered questions.
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On this week’s episode we have an exclusive interview with the CEO of the Malting Company of Ireland, Paul McGillicuddy. Paul tells us about plans for expansion, improved efficiencies and the need to purchase 25,000t more tonnes of malting barley in 2026.
We chat to Goldcrop’s Dave Barry on harvesting maize and new beet varieties and we have the first of the harvest grain prices.
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This week, Noel Bardon discusses all things Irish Aberdeen Angus with the breed association’s secretary Shane Murphy.
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This week, we chat to Adam on some of the details around the proposed new Bord Bia scheme, we hear from Darren on next week's budget and Martin talks to us on TAMS grant aid. Adam also chats to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on autumn management
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Adam Woods chats to Seamus O'Rourke at the National Ploughing Championships on the Irish Farmers Journal Stand about growing up in Leitrim and his new book 'Leaning on Gates' which was released earlier in the month.
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Listen now to get the latest from Adam Woods on the potential revamp of Bord Bia schemes, a flying cattle trade as well as breed bonuses. Amy Forde discusses the expected funding for an IBR scheme in next week’s budget and the latest on the UK bluetongue front. Meanwhile, Noel Bardon chats about organic targets and how they’re falling short in Europe.
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On this week’s show we talk to Haggard Stores agronomist Stephen McCabe about potatoes from blight and desiccation to new varieties and virus. We also hear how the cereal harvest is progressing in Stephen’s area and look at the tillage pages which feature the winter wheat recommended list. As always, we have the grain trends and the weather report.
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On this week’s episode Rachel Donovan chats to Derry McCarthy from Rathmore in Co Kerry who recently graduated as a vet from UCD. They talk about repeating the leaving cert, job prospects for vets as well as current issues on farms.
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This week, Farm Tech Talk comes from the Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, County Laois. Listen to Adam, Aidan, Darren and Siobhan talk about the prospects for the rest of this year and in to 2025.
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James Hanly presents the final episode of this season's Plough On podcast, bringing you the latest news and views from Ploughing 2024.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to James Flahavan, director of Flahavan’s, at the National Ploughing Championships. We have an exclusive story on the expansion to the Malting Company of Ireland, report from the Irish Drinks Forum, the latest grain prices and all the latest news. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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James Hanly presents Day Two of the Plough On podcast, bringing you the latest news and views from Ploughing 2024
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James Hanly presents the Plough On podcast, bringing you the latest news and views from Ploughing 2024
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On this week’s Youngstock podcast, Stephen Robb chats to Max Potterton, tillage farmer and IFA grain policy executive about college, working in the Farm Centre, farming with family and the future of tillage.
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This week, we talk to Adam Woods on the details of the new Autumn Angus bonus. We also hear from Darren Carty on ACRES and Aidan Brennan on his recent trip to China and the future of grass-based milk production in Ireland.
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Listen now to get the latest on the ACRES payment shambles, a roundup of co-ops’ outlook on dairy markets and what an ex-EU trade negotiator had to say on Mersour.
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On this week’s show we chat to Drummond’s agronomist Brian Reilly in the north east on the harvest and planting. We have all the latest tillage news from harvest and cover crops to whiskey files, along with the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Amy Forde chats to plough woman Katie Kehoe ahead of the National Ploughing Championships next week.
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This week, Adam Woods chats about the beef trade, Darren Carty on the growing problems with resistance to dosing and Siobhan Walsh talks to us on straw price. Also, Adam chats to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on nutrient management.
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This week, we hear from Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman on the derogation and Meat Industry Ireland’s Dale Crammond about beef exports.
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In this special harvest podcast we visited a busy harvest intake in Co Laois and hear how things went in what was the peak weekend of harvest 2024 last weekend. Stradbally Town and Country’s Martin McDonald talks malting barley in his 36th harvest.
As always, we bring you all the news from the paper, grain prices and have the weather report.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to David Thornton, a Kildare man who has recently been appointed as the Digital Solutions Consultant with Claas UK.
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This week we talk to Adam Woods on positive beef prices, Darren Carty on booming ram and hogget prices and Aidan Brennan talks to us about his trip to a US milk factory and reviews Irish milk prices.
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This week we discuss the latest on a possible shortage of finished cattle towards the end of 2024 and the trade in marts as a result. We look into fertiliser testing as well as the speculation around a deal between Tipperary Co-op and Arrabawn.
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On this week’s show we talk to Wexford agronomist George Blackburn on the harvest so far, crop management through the year and planting cover crops. We have the results of a harvest yield survey, all the latest tillage news, the grain price report and look at the upcoming weather forecast.
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Niamh Doherty from West Cork has recently been appointed the Vice President for Welfare with the Union of Students Ireland (USI).
The USI is the national representative body for third-level students' unions in Ireland, representing more than 374,000 students in over forty colleges across Ireland.
With the Leaving Certificate results out last week and CAO offers out this week, many students are navigating their way through the process and making decisions on their next steps.
Over 250,000 students are expected to return to college this year, with over 100,000 living in the private rental market. One of the main challenges facing incoming college students is the accommodation crisis as they scramble to find somewhere to live in time for the academic year.
'There should be enough purpose-built student accommodation', says Niamh.
She discusses the recently launched 'Digs Drive' and where students can turn to if they need support in college.
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This week, we talk about the impact of the delayed harvest for livestock farmers, the latest news around slurry storage and how to manage poor August growth rates on dairy farms. We also talk to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on managing Autumn nitrogen.
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This week, we hear of plans to extend the splash plate ban to 15,000 more farmers, Government plans to exempt slurry storage facilities from planning permission and positivity around milk prices.
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On this week’s podcast we talk to Dairygold’s head of tillage, Liam Leahy, on harvest in Cork and the wider Dairygold region, grain quality, oilseed rape planting and much more. We have an update on falling grain prices. Straw prices and imports are a hot topic and that brings up the issue of grass weeds.
We talk oilseed rape planting, bird watching, baling pictures and weather. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Shannon Porter from Co Donegal set-up a milk vending machine on the home farm after coming home college in 2021. In the past three years she has added ice-cream and supplying milk to coffee shops to her business repertoire, all while working an on-farm job too.
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This week, Darren discusses the sheep trade, Aidan examines the dairy market and Martin compares TAMS reference costs with actual fencing expenses. Aidan also speaks with Michael Murray from ESB Networks about temporary electricity supplies.
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This week we speak to news correspondents Anne O’Donoghue, Declan O’Brien and Noel Bardon to discuss succession and inheritance, land prices, Dairygold’s plans to take on extra milk, what to do with out of spec fertiliser and the links between rainfall and TB.
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On this week’s show we chat to agronomist Kevin Looby. Kevin is based in Waterford and east Cork, working with Pat Denn Agri. He talks through yield and quality from the harvest so far and some of the things affecting yield in what has been a difficult year on tillage farms.
We also talk changes to crop diversification and rotation requirements, the Baling Assistant Payment and have the grain price and weather reports.
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Gary Abbott speaks with Cork man, Andrew Shorten, Precision Ag Specialist with Vantage Ireland about his career to date, touching on his time spent studying, working with Claas in the UK and Australia as well as other opportunities along the way amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Andrew also discusses his decision to move back home in 2023 and offers an insight into his current role with Vantage Ireland and the role precision ag equipment can play within the future of Irish farming. Andrew also discusses the importance of promoting career opportunities within the machinery industry.
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This week, Adam discusses the positive weaning trade and the Beef Welfare Scheme, Martin covers the TAMS approval process and Siobhan talks about straw and forage crops that livestock farmers can grow. Adam also speaks with John O’Loughlin from Grassland Agro about fertiliser and fodder supplies.
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This week, we hear of record price paid for weanlings, the number of farmers withdrawing from ACRES and the opening of the new €50/calf suckler scheme. This podcast is supported by ESB Networks.
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On this week’s show we bring you the latest harvest report and news from the paper. We talk to Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich about gene-editing, genetic modification, explain how these technologies work and how they can be a help to agriculture and food production.
We chat to Seedtech’s Nigel Whyte on cropping plans and as always have the grain market and weather reports.
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A well-known figure in the sheep industry, Dwayne Shiels has many irons in the fire, and we found out just how he keeps them all hot.
Lecturing, pedigree sheep farming and completing you PhD are busy individual tasks; throw the whole lot together and you get what Letterkenny man Dwayne Shiels balances in his day-to-day life. We chat to Dwayne about how he got started in the ag industry; growing up breeding Milfords with his grandfather, the tough decision to move to Dublin to study Ag in UCD, to completing a PhD and turning lecturer himself in ATU Letterkenny.
Dwayne talks about the breeding programme on the farm, some of the breeds that have been added in recent years, as well as giving some tips to those wishing to start out their own pedigree flock.
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This week, we talk to Adam about his Italian guests at Tullamore Farm and his conversation with Michael Murray from ESB Networks. Martin updates us on the store lamb market and Aidan discusses the lack of support for the dairy sector.
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We discuss a range of stories on this week’s podcast including the live export trade, vet shortages affecting sheep sales, tillage farmers being escorted around Electric Picnic, how it’s been a historically quiet summer for relief milkers and how tillage and dairy farms have sized up in the last 10 years.
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On this week’s show we visit Co Cork to talk to Goldcrop’s John Dunne who started to harvest winter barley variety trials with a brand new plot combine this week.
Conor Kehoe talks to Dr Kelly Jowett on the benefits of some beetles for soils. We look at this week’s paper, have details on the new Baling Assistance Payment, look at grain trends and have the weather report.
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This week, Noel Bardon discusses robotic milking and feeding systems with Lely farm management support adviser Sinead Gallagher.
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This week, we chat to Adam who’s reviewing the Tullamore Farm Open Day, to Darren about the ACRES changes and Aidan on the Nitrates Action Plan by An Taisce. We also talk about farm safety with Michael Murray from ESB Networks.
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On this week's show we talk about the reinstatement of the Straw Incorporation measure (SIM), analyse the events of the passed week and discuss what happens next.
We outline the early reaction to the €175/ha payment for baling, ask how it affects the tillage budget, where the money is going to come from for baling, the €100/ha support payment and actions from the Food Vision Group report.
As always we look at this week's paper and have the grain prices and weather reports
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This week, we bring you the latest on a new report commissioned by the Irish Farmers Journal of the future impact of red on the farming sector, new concerns on rewetting targets and Teagasc’s 2023 National Farm Survey.
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Darragh Giblin who works with Dovea Genetics, Niamh Keane who works with Tirlán and Tommy O'Sullivan who is currently in Dubai working with Alltech are this week's guests.
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This week we talked to Adam on lower carcass weights, Darren about weaned lamb performance on Tullamore Farm and Aidan talks to us on nitrogen allowances. We also preview Tullamore Farm open day next Tuesday 23rd of July
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On this week’s Farming News Podcast, the team are joined by tillage editor Siobhán Walsh who talks about farmers’ frustrations on the Minister’s decision to suspend the straw chopping scheme. Declan O’Brien outlines his story on Dairygold’s surcharge for weekend feed deliveries, Noel Bardon has figures on farmers winning appeals and the team discusses is farming the right preparation activity for the day before an All-Ireland.
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On this special The Last Straw Podcast Jack Kennedy talks to tillage editor Siobhán Walsh on where we currently stand on the Straw Incorporation Measure.
Farmers Pádraig Connery from Waterford and Danny Doyle from Kildare tell us how they have already chopped and fear they won't be paid. They detail the money they will lose if the scheme is abandoned, how they don't know whether to keep chopping crops or not and the the loss of confidence in the Departmemt of Agriculture. Stephen Robb shares reaction from farmers across the country and the view from Donegal.
Kieran McEvoy of the IFA and Bobby Miller of the IGGG detail what the Minister has said in talks and when they will meet next.
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On this week's podcast Siobhán Walsh and Stephen Robb chat about the Minister for Agriculture's idea to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure for 2024. They detail some of the reaction they received from farmers on the announcement and talk through what they think is an unbelievable decision by the Minister which will hit tillage farmers hard in an already difficult year.
Also on the show Niamh Murphy talks to Tipperary farmer Niamh Murphy about improving his farm's sustainability. We have the grain market report and this week's weather forecast.
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Stephen Robb talks to tillage and dairy farmer Colm Carpenter about his decision to diversify his farm into biomethane, what it means for farmers and how to get the dairy industry involved.
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This week, we talk to Adam on the details of the National Beef Welfare Scheme, Darren about the latest market twist for lambs and Aidan Brennan talks to us on Dairy Beef Open Day. Darren also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO.
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Farmers frozen out of this year’s €50/head Beef Welfare Scheme, positive moves by the agriculture industry to see emissions from the sector fall by 4.5% as well issues around succession and why farming may not be appealing to younger people are among the topics discussed on this week’s podcast.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we’re focusing on varieties. We chatted to the Department’s Séamus Kearney at the Irish Seed Trade Open Day held at the Department of Agriculture’s Farm in Ballyderowan, Co Cork. Séamus talks all things winter and spring barley.
We also caught up with Dirk Hamke of Beun Seed. Breun are responsible for varieties like the famous JB Diego winter wheat and Gretchen spring barley. They had some good spring barley varieties in the trials at the seed trade open day to watch out for as well.
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As the youngest ever president of the Agriculture Science Association, Niamh has had a busy year organising various events and information evenings.She gives us an exclusive on this year's conference taking place on the 5 September in the Lyrath Estate, Co Kilkenny.
Starting in a graduate role in Glanbia, Niamh is now the livestock identification and intelligence division manager at Mullinahone Co-op managing over 30 staff members.With an interest in education and knowledge transfer, she is also in the middle of her second master's degree, Environmental Sustainability in University College Dublin.
Niamh emphasises the importance of taking opportunities as they arise even if you are not fully sure of what you want to do.
Along with this, we settle the debate of do you eat or drink a cappuccino in the quick-fire round.
To get in touch with your opinions and feedback on the podcast, you can email youngstock@farmersjournal.ie or leave a WhatsApp voice note to 086 836 6465.
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This week we talk to Adam about the boom in suckler weanling prices, Darren on the latest lamb price and Aidan on his trip to Grassland Farmer of the Year.
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This week, we hear of positive signs for the weanling trade, a drop in the tillage area and lagging grass growth.
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This week's paper is a bumper tillage edition. We look at all the top stories in the podcast including details of a survey of agronomists from around the country which estimates a decline in grain and straw production.
We look at cover crop rules for grazing. Harvest is nearly upon us, but weather is showery. We have the forecast and information on new trailer identification requirements.
We chat to Seedtech's Tim O'Donovan on the latest varieties, have an update on the Food Vision Tillage Group report and have the grain market report.
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In this weeks Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Conall Moore from Ballinamore Bridge in Co Galway about teaching agricultural science, growing crops and running an agricultural contracting business in the west.
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This week, we chat with Adam Woods on Beef 2024, Darren Carty on the latest in the ACRES and slaughter schemes. We also discuss grass growth challenges with Aidan Brennan. Darren also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on all things fertilizer.
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This week the news team discusses the lack of clarity around the National Beef Welfare Scheme, fodder shortages, fines for farmers bringing in unregistered fertiliser from the north and the new producer organisation which has developed in Kerry.
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On this week's Tillage Podcast we talk to Neil Fuller about payments for carbon certified barley. Denis Dunne talks to us about managing seedtech's trial site and we look back on the Footprint Farmers walk from last week and issues that arose around grazing cover crops and pig slurry usage.
We have a negative grain market report and the weather report.
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Two years after first featuring on the Young Stock Podcast, Zac Elkin gives us an update from New Zealand where he is managing an 850-cow dairy farm.
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This week we talk to Siobhan on the tillage sector’s impact on livestock farms, Darren about the latest twist in the ACRES payment and Aidan talks to us on milk prices. Aidan also talks to Michael Murray from ESB Networks on Farm Safety.
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This week on the podcast we discuss exclusive details of allegations of a black market for fertiliser emerging, the farmers who are facing delays to their balancing ACRES payments as well as how AIB is assessing loan applications for dairy farmers.
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On this week’s show we hear from farmer and trials manager at Goldcrop John Dunne who we spoke with at his farm during the company’s open days last week.
John shares his thoughts on the current season from 4” of rain after wheat planting to taking sowing opportunities in a difficult spring and a new machinery purchase.
Goldcrops arable seeds manager Donal Fitzgerald has crop area estimates for 2024 and he talks us through those figures and what might be affecting them.
We also share details of a survey of agronomists across the country this week. As always, we look at this week’s paper, have the grain market and weather reports.
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This week, Anne O’Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various farming ventures.
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This week, we talk to Adam about one lady feeding 180 calves in under seven minutes, Darren on CAP money, Aidan on what the EPA numbers reveal. Adam also chats with John O’Loughlin on nitrogen for a second cut silage
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Listen now to get the latest on the impact of CAP payment changes, a big week for the lamb kill and 2023's water quality trends
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On this week’s tillage podcast we hear from Evan Leeper, a farmer in Springfield, Illinois in the US taking part in a regenerative agriculture programme with ADM.
We hear how crops are looking in Co. Laois and look and what might be causing stress and increased BYDV levels.
Grain markets moved down tis week. We look at what’s impacting on markets, check out this week’s paper and have the weather report.
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Cathal McCabe joins us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast to chat about all things crops. Cathal has worked in crops research and is now a lecturer in crops research. He talks about working out in the fields and taking to the classroom. Cathal chats about the new crop science course in UCD and his career path to date.
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This week we talk to Adam Woods about his take on the beef price rise, Darren Carty on top earners in CAP and Martin Merrick talks to us about what VAT reclaim listing means for farmers
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Listen now to get the latest on VAT claim backs, dairy sector nitrates warnings and the response to ash dieback.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we’re joined by Tim Looby, an agronomist with McDonnell Bros based in Co Cork. Tim chats about what’s happening in the fields at the minute and gives a run down on crop condition, growth stages and disease levels.
Niamh Murphy attended a Teagasc Signpost Walk on Gavin Tully’s farm recently and we hear how he manages an organic farm.
As always we take a look at this week’s paper and have the grain market and weather reports.
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Political correspondent Pat O’Toole outlines the lay of the land just days before voters go to the polls to elect the 14 MEPs who will represent Ireland in Brussels.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, we speak to Joe Moynihan, the man behind the Co Kerry based business that is JM Agri Design, specialising in loader attachments and particularly well known for its range of over arm or elephant trunk bale handlers.
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This week, we chat to Adam Woods on beef prices, Darren Carty on the recent weight gains at Tullamore Farm, Aidan Brennan on US developments in dairy breeding. We also talk to Edward Healy form Grassland AGRO about second cut silage.
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This week, the news team discuss everything from politics ahead of European and local elections next week to anaerobic digestion, ACRES payment delays, how farms could help prevent flash flooding and mental health.
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On this week’s show we chat to Claire Caldbeck of Rubisco Seeds who we met in the US last week. We hear about all things canola (oilseed rape), planting progress and weather. We look at this week’s tillage news and of course have the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Though his Tik Tok username is Worlds Most Boring, sheep farmer and photographer Micheal Quinn from Co. Mayo entertains thousands of viewers with his and his sheep dogs Sally’s antics running a hill sheep flock in the West of Ireland, with Sally being the real star of the show who is also a fan of watching television.
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This week, Darren Carty explains how exporter demand is driving lamb prices up, Adam Woods tells us about mixed messages on the beef trade and Martin Merrick talks about slurry storage and confusion over TAMS grants.
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On this week’s show, we discuss the predicted exodus of small farmers, ACRES payments and new land leasing proposals.
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On this week’s show we report from the US where we’re seeing plenty of corn and soybeans being planted and emerging. Editor Jack Kennedy and dairy editor Aidan Brennan join us to talk about what we’re seeing and have updates from visits to Archer Daniels Midland Company and Bayer Crop Science.
Back at home we visited Ronan Lynch at Deeside Agri Services in Co Louth last week. We walked crops with Ronan on Thursday, 22 May and give a run down on where crops are at and what’s looking good and where the issues are.
We give you the US take on grain markets and discuss sustainability and renewables.
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This weeks Young Stock Podcast comes straight from the 155th Balmoral Show where Shanon Kinahan talks Pedigree while the sun shines and thousands of visitors attend.
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This week, we're live from the Balmoral Show! Tune in to hear the latest pedigree news and stories, get an update on the milk price situation, and explore all things sheep. We'll also provide a roundup of news and views from our Northern Ireland team.
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On this week’s news podcast the team discusses farm building works, organic farming, hear from the Taoiseach and discuss the Munster hurling championship.
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On this week’s show we report on planting progress and crop condition across the country. We travelled to Co Waterford on Friday, 10 May to walk some crops with farmer Pádraig Connery and had a chat with him on the 2024 season so far.
We have the latest tillage news, the grain trends report and weather.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, we speak to John Keane of the Make the Moove initiative which has put a crisis response team in place to deal with trauma in rural communities
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This week we talked to Adam Woods on the beef price slide, Darren Carty on crucial BISS details and Aidan Brennan on nitrates across Europe. We also hear from Michael Murray from ESB Networks on farm safety
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This week on the podcast Noel Bardon discuses how TB trends are worsening on farms with herd incidence reaching a ten-year record. Anne O’Donoghue reports on septic tank inspections and the percentage of tanks that failed necessary requirements. Declan O’Brien also has the latest on concrete costs and potential fertiliser penalties facing farmers.
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On this week’s podcast we have details of the Irish Farmers Journal grain price survey and all the latest news. We attended a Teagasc crop walk on Wednesday and chatted to Shay Phelan from Teagasc and David Cooney from Bayer on fieldwork.
As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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In this week’s Young stock podcast, Hannah Woods of Dovea Genetics gives an insight into balancing breeding decisions to leaving you with best cows you possibly can in your herd
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This week, we talk to Adam Woods on getting suckler cows back in calf, Darren Carty on lamb price prospects and Aidan Brennan gives his thoughts on short and long term milk prices.
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This week, we get the latest on a warning that farmers spreading chemical fertiliser could risk payment penalties, the detail of an €80m ash dieback scheme and a surge in BVD name and shame letters.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we discuss fieldwork, a brewery, hear from Lincolnshire farmer Andrew Ward on environmental payments and the importance of farmers growing food.
We look at this week’s tillage pages, From the Tramlines and as always have the grain market and weather reports.
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This week on the podcast we chat to multiple grade one and Cheltenham festival-winning jockey Michael O'Sullivan who hails from a dairy farm in Co Cork.
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This week, we talk to Martin Merrick on the pedigree palace shed in Monaghan, Darren Carty on sheep prices and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts on over sowing clover.
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Listen now for the latest on the cattle price lift from this week’s weather, how CAP payments are driving demand for marginal land and a breakdown of Irish MEPs’ voting records on farming issues.
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On this week's show we talk fieldwork in one of the busiest weeks of the year and hear from UK farmer and YouTube sensation Andrew Ward.
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Behind the scenes special and exclusive interview with Minister Charlie McConalogue. The Irish Farmers Journal team celebrates the milestone 1,000th podcast with some banter, and a €1,000 cash giveaway.
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Stephen Robb talks to Robyn Kelly, project developer with Lightsource bp, about her role in working with farmers to develop solar farms
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This week, we chat with Adam Woods on factories cutting beef prices, Darren Carty on the new sheep welfare scheme and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts around CB values in calves. Adam also chats with John O Loughlin on stocking rates
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After almost a year and a half, the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has killed any idea of a dairy exit or reduction scheme. We look at the cost of making a bale of silage, the milk price outlook for the next few months, as well as discuss some key dates and deadlines for farmers.
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On this week’s show we talk to the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue about the newly announced €100/ha payment for tillage.
We have details of tillage supports from Tirlán, talk fieldwork, fungicides, seed rates, preview the tillage pages and From the Tramlines.
As always we have the grain market and weather reports.
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A key event in the calendar for many people living in rural Ireland, is the Mr Personality Festival organised by Kilkenny Macra.
This week, we have a special Young Stock Podcast as Sarah McIntosh and Martin Merrick take us behind the scenes as they judge this year’s competition.
Taking place in Clonmel, from the 5 to 7 April, a weekend full of events saw 25 contestants from Macra clubs across the country battle it out in order to be named Mr Personality 2024.
From making the judges ham and cheese sandwiches, to milking a cow on stage, this year’s contestants didn’t make it an easy task to pick a winner with a high calibre of talent’s displayed during the on-stage interviews.
Last year’s winner Andrew Dunne speaks to us about what he has been up to since winning the title in 2023, and the impact it has had on his life.
We also managed to catch up with a few of the contestants during the weekend to find out why they wanted to enter the competition and how they found the experience. The event wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of the organising committee, we spoke to Christine O’Neill chairperson on the work that goes on behind the scenes.Taking home the Mr Personality 2024 title was Mark Riordan from Kenmare, Co Kerry. Speaking to us the day after he won, Mark emphasises the importance of staying together during the tough challenges young farmers are currently facing.
“We talk about silage; we talk about breeding and we talk about all the challenges with farming but there is a lot happening on farm and there is a lot happening in farmers heads that we don’t talk about enough. Its not easy out there at the moment and if you look at the weather for the next week especially, it’s probably disheartening but I think as a community, as Macra we have to be there for each other, were all in the same boat and this will pass,” says Mark.
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This week, we talked to Adam Woods on the impact the weather has had on the beef trade, Darren Carty on the details of the new sheep scheme and Aidan Brennan on the upcoming breeding season who also talks to Laurence Shalloo on balancing clover
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In this week’s podcast we highlight the impact the weather has had on cattle prices, milk supply and the tillage sector. As well as much more news stories from this week’s paper.
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On this week’s show we look at another bumper tillage paper that includes the 2024 Crop Protection Magazine. We have an update from agronomists across the country, talk to Steven Kildea about potato blight, Dermot Forristal of Teagasc on getting through work when the weather picks up.
We also have an update from the National Fodder and Food Security Committee meeting, held on Tuesday, details on calls for tillage funding and as always have the grain market and weather reports.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast we talk to Conor Condron from Co Offaly. Conor recently started working for commodity consulting company, Black Silo. He wants to see Irish farmers use tools to reduce the risk involved in selling commodities.
He was in Brazil at the beginning of the year for the soybean harvest and is travelling to Romania this week. Hear what Conor has to say from studying ag science to formulating rations and working with farmers with J. Grennan and Sons to travelling the world.
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This week, we chat to Adam Woods on buying stock bulls, Darren Carty on scour in lambs and Aidan Brennan on all things weather and grazing as the rain pours down. We also talk to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on managing fertilizer for silage.
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This week on the podcast Declan O’Brien talks about potential fodder supports that are on the table as well as advice around getting cows out grazing. Anne O’Donoghue and Noel Bardon discuss Kerry top-ups, how BISS applications are progressing and ICSA 2023 accounts.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we joined contractor John Hughes from Co Kilkenny on the tractor when he was out planting beans on Tuesday, 2 April. He sows beans from Wexford to Westmeath and has a busy time ahead when the weather picks up.
We have the latest tillage news, chat with renewables editor Stephen Robb about the upcoming Irish Farmers Journal Renewables Roadshow.
As always, we have the grain market and weather report.
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In this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Conor Trimble at the Claas UK headquarters in the south east of England. The County Down man works for Claas UK, the distributor of all Claas products such as tractors, combines, forage harvesters and grassland equipment for the Irish and UK markets. We are currently recording this podcast at Claas UK headquarters which is based at Saxham, in south east of England.
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This week, Adam Woods reports on the good mart trade for cattle, Martin Merrick talks about record land prices and rising concrete costs and Aidan Brennan talks about the impact of continued bad weather, fodder and the latest on milk prices
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Listen to get the latest news on farmers coping with a surge in rainfall, what Fine Gael’s new leader has to say on farming matters and 2024 calf export trends.
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This week’s tillage podcast is packed with news, technical information and interviews. We have the latest on the Food Vision Tillage Report, an interview with the manager of the Kepak Farm in Co Meath, an update on potato blight, a suggested new tillage scheme and much more.
As always we have the grain market and weather report.
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Helen Sharp is joined by Irish Equine Veterinary Association committee members Dr Sue Salter of SES Equine Veterinary Services and Dr Sarah Ross of the Irish Equine Centre to answer the most popular breeding questions sent in by our readers.
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Meet the new entrant Dairy farmer who is milking 200 cows on 90% leased land. Declan Collins spoke with Robert Tobin, better known as ‘Tobin Farms’ on Instagram on how he got into dairy farming, the difficult spring so far and what it takes to be a good employer
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This week, Adam Woods chats about what's behind the booming cattle trade, Darren Carty on the trade for leasing and selling entitlements and Aidan Brennan on managing grazing as the rain pours down.
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This week Rachel Donovan chats to news correspondents Noel Bardon and Anne O’Donoghue about who will be exempt from farm inspections, FBD refunds to farmer customers following an overcharge, the latest in Irish politics as well as an update from the NDC’s interim boss Mark Keller.
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On this week’s show we talk fieldwork, hear about a request for €60m in funding for tillage, forage crop options and welcome the From the Tramline farmers for 2024. We caught up with Teagasc tillage adviser Conor O’Callaghan at a recent Teagasc Signpost walk on Kepak’s farm in Co Meath. As always, we bring you the latest news, grain market and weather reports.The Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Meet the young man who took ABP’s stand at the Tullamore Show. Anne O’Donoghue talks to James Stokes of Freeway Poultry about why he started his flock, being a teenage entrepreneur and expanding his business.
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On this week’s show we talk SCEP, trade for entitlements ahead of BISS deadline and we catch up with New Zealand dairy farmer, Olin Greenan for an update on what’s happening there.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we have all the latest news including details on the scrapping of the three-crop rule for this season, possible changes coming from the EU and an update from the fields. We chat to Steven Kildea of Teagasc on septoria control in the season ahead and we visited Tirlán’s oat mill in Portlaoise a few weeks ago where we had a chat with plant manager Diarmuid Doran.As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.The Irish Farmers journal Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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On this week’s show we have the results of the Irish Farmers Journal land survey with tillage farmers. We chat to Cork tillage farmer Paul Moore on endangered species, surveys and nitrates rules. As always, we have all the latest tillage news, grain trends and the weather report.
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On this week’s show, Gary Abbott caught up with Ciaran Hennessy of Hennessy Auctioneers to find out about his time studying Law and Business at UCD, becoming a chartered accountant with KPMG, travelling parts of the world with Ornua and working as group financial controller with ABP’s Irish Country Meats at just 28 years of age, all before returning home to the family business three years ago.
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This week’s show has details of a potential 20,000ha drop in the tillage area, an update on the three-crop rule derogation, crop costs and returns.We chat to Diageo’s sustainability manager David Hagan on the Guinness regenerative agriculture project and talk to Mariea O’Toole on Tirlán’s gluten-free oats area and growers. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.You can still take part in our podcast survey by clicking this link: https://form.jotform.com/240374041518046
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We discuss the ten year high of TB outbreaks, blue card delays, ACRES payments, grants for traditional farm buildings and farmer protests both at home and abroad.
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we report from the Tirlán grain awards. We have all the details on new research from Teagasc and Tirlán on the carbon footprint of Irish grain. We talk to Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon. Syngenta’s Andy Cunningham joins us to tell us about Vixeran, a new bio-fertiliser to improve nitrogen use efficiency.To fill out the Tillage Podcast survey click on this link: https://form.jotform.com/240374041518046
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On this weeks podcast Niall Canning from Rosses Point in Co Sligo joins Shanon Kinahan to talk all things farming, football and finding life long a passion in showing cattle.Niall is a seasoned show man, an ex-county footballer with a new found love for running and a school teacher among many other things. Niall is a wealth of knowledge and in this podcast he talks about the trials and tribulations that go along with farming, the many rewarding days on the show circuit, gives plenty of advice to young farmers and even gets a few facts on the record in our quick fire round.
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On this week’s show we have the latest update on rules surrounding bare patches and crops which didn’t establish from the Department of Agriculture. We have the latest on the three-crop rule, preview the tillage pages and have the latest tillage news.
Last week the Irish Farmers Journal attended the BASF technical conference and on this week’s show we chat to BASF’s Claire Tucker on oilseed rape agronomy and Iain Forde on beans agronomy as well as Tom McCabe on disease control in spring barley.
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On this week’s tillage podcast we talk to the head of agronomy at Dyson Farming Ben Abell. Ben spoke at the Drummonds conference a few weeks ago.
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Back to this week's show and we detail how Irish farmers are losing money due to bad weather and regulations and how member states are seeking derogations from crop diversification requirements, how Irish wheat could replace maize in whiskey production and have a report from the Wexford IFA grain awards.
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This week’s tillage podcast comes from the Teagasc National Tillage Conference held on Wednesday. We have the results of the Teagasc winter planting survey, advice on how to manage poor crops and on planting decisions this season from Shay Phelan and Dermot Forristal.We chat to Teagasc’s John Spink on the carbon footprint of Irish grain. We have details of the top up to the tillage payment and, as always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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On this week's show we have an update on the three-crop rule for 2024 which farmers must comply with. Drummonds held its winter conference this week and we talk to Drummonds agronomist Brian Reilly and Grassland Agro’s John O’Loughlin from the conference. Brian updates us on planting in the north east and John has an update on the fertiliser database.
As always, we look at the tillage pages which focus on glyphosate rates, we look at grain markets and have the weather report.
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On this week’s Youngstock Podcast, Stephen Robb talks to John Hegarty, Area Manager with Yara International about his career so far which has taken him from Inishowen, to family farming in France, to working on the 37,000ac Dyson Farming business in the UK and back to Inishowen.
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On this week’s show we report from the Dairygold Tillage Conference. We chat to Bank of Ireland’s head of agriculture Eoin Lowry on tillage farmer’s finances and changes in markets over time. We have a chat with Cork farmer Rob Coleman about regenerative agriculture and Dairygold’s Liam O’Flaherty on beans price and Irish animal feed. We have an update on the seed shortage and take a look at the Department’s recommended lists for wheat, oats and beans. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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On this week’s podcast we discuss a recent survey of bird populations in south Cork. We look at the spring barley recommended list published this week. Michael Hennessy from Teagasc joins us to talk about the spring seed shortage, winter planting and the Teagasc National Tillage Conference.
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On this week’s podcast we chat to Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy on tillage policy and co-operation between tillage and livestock farmers. We talk to head of agricultural meteorology at Met Éireann, Klara Finkele about climate and forecasting and we look back at the high and low grain prices of 2023 and have the news from this week’s paper.
The tillage podcast will take a break for the next two weeks over Christmas and the New Year, but look back through some of the episodes you may have missed throughout the year.
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“New genomic techniques” is a complicated term. On this week’s podcast we talk to Ewen Mullins of Teagasc. Ewen gives us a run down on gene editing, genetic modification and new genomic techniques. He explains how these techniques work, where they’re used and European rules surrounding these practices.
This podcast will provide you with all the basics you need to know on the new technologies which you could be using on your farm in the next few years.
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, machinery correspondent Gary Abbott talks to Diarmuid Lonergan, product demonstrator with the Kverneland Group Ireland, the Irish importer and distributor of the well-known brands which include Kverneland, McConnel, Siloking. Diarmuid is responsible for product demonstrations throughout the country within the group and its dealer network. He speaks about his current role, his studies and his itch to travel the world and passion for agriculture and machinery. Diarmuid discusses his time spent working across Europe as well as further afield in America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia before returning home to take up the role of product demonstrator with the Kverneland Group Ireland where he has worked now for almost five years. We couldn’t let Diarmuid off without answering our quick-fire round questions.
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On this week’s show we chat to world leading agricultural economist Dr Scott Irwin. Scott is the chair of agricultural marketing at the University of Illinois. He grew up on a farm in Iowa and still manages the grain marketing end of the business.He recently wrote a book, Back to the Futures: Crashing dirt bikes, chasing cows and unravelling the mystery of commodity Futures Markets. The book helps to explain grain marketing and futures markets through stories from Scott’s life and childhood.In the podcast he covers everything from sprint car racing to onion markets and speculators to grain elevators and crop insurance. Scott has some top tips for Irish farmers on grain trading and he even has some exclusive news for us.
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Our sheep and schemes editor Darren Carty will talk about the ACRES bottleneck which poses a risk to both places and payments for farmers. Beef and suckler editor Adam Woods will be on talking about the farmer fury over changes to ICBF evaluations and news correspondent Noel Bardon will bring us up to date on the latest proposals around calf transport rules.
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We have an update on fieldwork and take a look at the news from the three-crop rule to the Teagasc Outlook report. We also take a look at the decline in tillage area over the past 15 years which is on the tillage pages of this week’s paper. As always, there is a quick grain market report and weather forecast.
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On this weeks podcast, Shanon Kinahan caught up with Jake Finnegan, a young farmer, show man and entrepreneur who is one of the familiar faces behind the company, Elite Pedigree Genetics (EPG).
Jake talks all things business and farming and gives us an insight into the industry as well as some interesting opinions on topical conversations and talks about the different roles that helped him to get to where he is today.
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There is a lot of news to cover on this week’s podcast and a lot of it is good news. Drier weather has seen fieldwork ramp up in some places. We run through the Teagasc harvest report, have the fertiliser sales figures for 2023, talk about the renewal of glyphosate and a vote against pesticide reductions in the EU. There’s also a possibility of an increased tillage payment and an update on the Food Vision Tillage report. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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On this week's tillage podcast we talk about the reduction in winter cereal area, the announcement of payments for unharvested crops and straw shortages.We report from the Teagasc grass weeds conference where we chatted to Kilkenny Farmer Eoin Lyons about how he brought a brome problem under control in a direct drill system, hear from Sarah Cook of ADAS on reducing blackgrass populations and to Tom Chillcott of Bayer on herbicide resistance and active ingredients in the market.
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Our news team discusses the 6-month delay which is on the cards for the cut to the derogation, what went on behind closed doors in the Barne Estate sale in Co Tipperary, the latest BSE case identified during the week and it’s affects, weather, fodder shortages and lastly the IFA presidential election.
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On this week’s show we have details of a likely seed shortage for spring cereals on this week’s show and talk to Irish Seed Trade Association’s president Tim O’Donovan. Vijaya Bhaskar joins us with an update on grass weed populations and herbicide resistance. We have all the latest from this week’s paper from the potato harvest to tillage aid and the grain market and weather reports.
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On this week’s podcast a world-famous agricultural economist joins us. Dan Basse of AgResource Company in Chicago spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal at the Barnett Hall Conference. We also caught up with Rachel Connor of Barnett Hall to talk about carbon footprints of grain and animal feed.We talk fieldwork, hear about compensation for unharvested crops, have results from a survey on pesticides, look back on the season of From the Tramlines and as always have the grain market and weather reports.
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Our news team discusses the GPS tracker clamp down on bogus slurry exports. Nitrates, the suckler carbon efficiency programme, dairy’s economic value, potatoes, horticulture growers, cross compliance inspections and our Women and Agriculture conference are all also on the agenda. Listen in for the latest.
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On this week’s show we talk to farmers in Co Cork whose crops were not harvested this year as rainfall made it impossible to complete the massive spring cereal harvest, as winter cereal area declined.We also share all the latest tillage news. Report from the Irish Drinks Open Forum and have grain trend and weather reports.Ep 895: The Tillage Podcast -
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Barry Murphy and Rachel Donovan interview The 2 Johnnies on being a rural voice in RTÉ, their new TV show ‘Late Night Lock In’, farming, calving cows and lots more. “I’m staring right into this cow’s arse and I hadn’t a clue what’s going on,” one says. A listen not to be missed.
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This week’s podcasts includes a planting update, this week’s tillage survey results, a chat with Liam Leahy from Dairygold and the grain market and weather reports.
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Our news team discusses the shakeup to the ICBF beef bull rankings which will see a huge benefit for the Angus breed. ANC payments, a still-on-the-table dairy cull scheme, milk prices, the IFA hustings, TB and sheds fires are all also on the agenda. Listen in for the latest.
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This week, Adam Woods chats about why farmers are producing lighter cattle, Darren Carty on the budget and Aidan Brennan on the latest in nitrates. Adam also chats to Claire Aspel from Grassland AGRO on all grazing matters
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On this week’s show we talk fieldwork, Tirlán grain prices and Budget 2024. Ned Keogh from DLF joins us to talk about maize and beet varieties. He provides an update on the maize harvest and a new trial with French runner beans.
Political correspondent Pat O’Toole joins us to talk about the budget and the tillage crisis meeting held by Wexford IFA on Monday night.
As always, we look at the top stories online and in this week’s paper and have the grain market and weather reports.
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For this week's Young Stock Podcast, careers and education journalist Sarah McIntosh talks to Catherine Smith and William Delaney from Certified Irish Angus. William Delaney is the coordinator responsible for the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition. He speaks about the hands-on educational programme that is encouraging students across Ireland to learn about where their food comes from. William also talks about his own career pathway and offers advice for anyone considering a master's degree. As a Technical Team Manager at Certified Irish Angus, Catherine Smith speaks about growing up surrounded by pedigree Herefords. She discusses her career pathway to date and the importance of encouraging the next generation to tackle challenges in the sector. We couldn’t let Catherine and William go without doing the quick-fire round. As always, we would love to hear from you, to get in touch with your opinions and feedback on the podcast you can email youngstock@farmersjournal.ie or leave a WhatsApp voice note at 0868366465.
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Our news team discusses the sizzling cattle trade at marts and looks at a quality assurance extension for the SCEP suckler scheme. Climate payments for farmers, the IFA hustings, slurry spreading extensions, new derogation maps, a new national park and forestry will all also be on the agenda.
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On this week’s show we chat to a farmer with crops still to cut, run through the Dairygold grain prices, talk about the new tillage payment from the Department of Agriculture and go through some of the farm organisation’s reactions. We also look at field work progress, grain markets and have the weather report.
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This week, Adam Woods explains the €400 price gap between British and Irish beef, Darren Carty tells us what to look out for in the upcoming budget and Aidan Brennan discusses the ongoing nitrates fallout. We’re also joined by Siobhan Walsh who offers a feed and straw round up.
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Our news team discusses the impact of the €400 gap between Irish and British beef prices. A Dutch calf import ban, Algerian cattle export prospects, fertiliser prices, a mart death, changes at Tirlán, nature restoration and cull cow prices are all also on agenda.
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On this week’s podcast we chat carbon footprints, Irish grain, grain prices and the future of tillage with John Kealy, head of grains at Tirlán, and Pat Ryan, managing director of Liffey Mills. We have details on the IFA calling for exceptional aid.There's an update on harvest, winter planting, we detail the first harvest price which came from Boortmalt and have the grain market report and the weather forecast.
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On this week’s show Rachel O’Donovan and Sarah McIntosh were out and about at the National Ploughing Championships chatting to attendees about everything from college courses to finding love at the ploughing. We chat to Noel Bardon, Stephen Robb and Amy Forde who all take part in our special "Ploughing" quick-fire round.
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From the Irish Farmers Journal stand at Ploughing 2023, we discuss everything from catch crops to solar panels and nitrates to dairy beef with an extended panel of guests
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On this week's show we have the results of the Irish Farmers Journal land rental survey. We play you the tillage panel which took place on Tuesday. Robbie Byrne of Precision Nutrition and Conor Kehoe, tillage reporter at the Irish Farmers Journal joined us.
We finish off with the grain market and weather reports.
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Our team was on the ground for the day two of Ploughing 2023, talking to farmers and politicians about organics, vet student places, the weather and much more. We hear from young farmers, female farmers and the winners of the Irish Angus schools competition.
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Our team was on the ground for the first day of the Ploughing 2023, talking to farmers and politicians about the nitrates cut, bad weather and beef prices.We hear from some of the first farmers through the gates, Minister Charlie McConalogue, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, chef Neven Maguire and many more.
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Shanon Kinahan caught up with young dairy farmer Conor Murphy from Co Carlow on this weeks podcast. On this weeks Young Stock Podcast, Shanon Kinahan spoke to Conor Murphy from Tullow, Co Carlow about his family’s switch from sucklers to dairy, life as a young dairy farmer in rural Ireland, owning his own Ardclay Pedigree Shorthorn herd and making the move to New Zealand.
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The Irish Farmers Journal is running a daily podcast for Ploughing 2023. Today’s introductory episode goes through the expected highlights for this week’s event, travel options, a word from the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and much more. Listen in to get yourself ready for Ratheniska.
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Our news team discusses the continuing fallout following a cut to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. We’ll talk about the emerging implications and ongoing farmer protests. ACRES is set to reopen in the middle of October but Minister McConalogue has yet to get the money for it. We go through the detail. IFA elections, pig farmers and TAMS difficulties are all also on agenda.
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It’s a busy show this week with plenty of news and technical updates. We talk through the winter barley recommended lists and Teagasc’s crop production costs. Stephen Robb chats to a European potato breeder and as always, we have the grain market and weather reports.
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Cian O’Leary talks about his decision to study across the water at Harper Adams University, his time spent on work placement and how he secured a positon at Case IH and what exactly the role entails
This week, Adam Woods talks about the new suckler payment, Darren Carty on the delayed BISS and ANC payments and Aidan Brennan on why robotic milking is happening in Denmark
Our news team discusses the impact of the cut to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. We get farm leader reaction and ask where to from here for higher stocked farms. A tillage farmer payment, the IFA presidential elections and TAMS are all also on the agenda. We’ll also hear from the chair of the IFA liquid milk committee, Keith O’Boyle.
On this week’s tillage podcast Siobhán Walsh and Pat O’Toole talk about a possible flat-rate tillage payment, financial losses on cereal crops, how the nitrates derogation changes will impact on tillage land area and, as always, we have the grain markets report and weather forecast as well as an update on ACRES deadlines.
For this week’s Youngstock podcast, Barry Murphy talks to Dublin woman Claire Connelly on her PhD investigating cow metabolism and its impact on sustainability. Claire tells us about where her interest in food and agriculture came from, her time at the Rose of Tralee and a little bit about her grá for running and baking.
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This week, Adam Woods talks about good prices at weanling sales, Darren Carty on scheme deadlines and Siobhán Walsh with updates on the forage crop scheme. We also talk to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on grass growth management
Our news team discusses legislation moving through Brussels where farmers are set to be paid for on-farm carbon. A department U-turn on controversial cover crop rules, the residential zoned land tax, farmer mental health, the controversy over an EPA tweet and methane bogs will all also be on the agenda. Listen in for the news you need to know.
On this week’s show we talk harvest, the change of rules for forage crop lie-backs, potatoes and as always, we have the grain prices and weather reports.
Ulster Farmers' Union policy officer Kellie Rouse talks about pursuing a career in the agriculture industry
This week, Darren talks about the upcoming sheep breeding season, Aidan on bloat issues, Siobhan on the new forage crop rules and Phelim on positivity in the beef trade. We also hear from ESB Networks about safety around electrical cables.
Our news team discusses how weanling sales have kicked off with prices looking positive for suckler farmers. Sheep breeding sales, milk prices, dairy schemes, straw prices, burger sales, tax advice and organics are all also on the agenda. We’ll also hear from Donegal sheep farmer Dwayne Shiels who was named FBD young farmer of the year this week.
On this week’s show we talk to Brian Reilly of Drummonds about harvest progress and crop condition in the north east. We bring the latest details on grazing forage crops, have a harvest update, preview the tillage pages which focus on the value of straw and of course we have grain prices and weather.
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This week, I’ll be talking to Phelim about Argentina and its possible affect on global trade, Aidan on the new fertiliser register and Siobhan on the forage crop debacle. We also chat to Claire Aspel from Grassland AGRO on getting better grass growth.
Our news team discusses how the bad weather over the summer has left tillage farmers in a harvest crisis. We’ll discuss the impact it’ll have on straw and grain supplies. The latest with a farmers’ party, the Tullamore Show, calls for a slurry extension and the findings from our readers survey will all also be on the agenda.
On this week’s podcast we chat to Tim Sheil of Bolgers Agri about harvest progress and crop condition in Co Wexford. We have a full harvest update, look at tall the tillage news in this week's paper and talk forage crops, grain prices and weather.
Rachel Donovan talks to All-Ireland-winning hurler David Reidy from Limerick about dairy farming at home, his training routine coming up to an All-Ireland, and what, he believes, is the most annoying rule in hurling.
This week Adam Woods talks to us on the new suckler cow scheme, Martin Merrick on lamb prices and the new concrete levy and Siobhán Walsh updates us on harvest and straw situation.
Our news team discusses our latest exclusive reader survey of nearly 2,000 farmers. The results show a strong backing for a farmers’ party, a drop in Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s performance rating, decreased fertiliser use and more interest in organics. Straw prices, dairy exit schemes and farmer appeals are all also on the agenda.
On this week’s show we talk harvest progress, grain quality and of course have all the tillage news, grain prices and weather reports.
On this week’s Youngstock Podcast, Stephen Robb, Renewables Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal speaks to Matthew Lang, Biomethane and Feedstock Lead with Carbon AMS about college and work experience, building biogas plants and reclaiming a farm.
The Irish Country Living team welcome their new acting Food and Consumer editor Dee Laffan to the Good Room while they discuss food heritage and Neven Mcguire discusses his upcomimg fish recipes. The team also discuss one of the most controversial Dear Miriam letter ever recieved which has readers divided about a vegetarian wedding.
The team also discuss dee Laffans article on Lough Neagh eels
This week, I'll be talking to Darren Carty about the high breeding sheep prices, Adam Woods on Brazil planning a beef export boom and to Aidan Brennan on how to manage bloat in cattle and wet weather.
Our news team discusses the detail of the new €50/cow suckler scheme and how IBR testing requirements are already causing farmer concern. The wet weather, show cancellations, flooding, nitrates, budget submissions and the latest on the dairy exit scheme are all also on the agenda.
On this week’s show we talk to Teagasc economist Fiona Thorne about declining incomes on tillage farms, production costs and the Food Vision Tillage Group.
Ciara Griffin balances farming with primary school teaching and she also captained the Irish women’s rugby team before her retirement.
This week, we talk weather issues in the North-West, 2023 lamb performance, second cut silage dilemma and we get a harvest and straw update. Adam Woods also talks to Lauren Stanley from Grassland AGRO on the fertiliser database.
Our news team discusses how the number of the TB reactor cattle has surged across the country, fertiliser fines, falling beef prices, protests over changes to Ireland’s nitrates derogation, farm incomes and farm organisation budget submissions. We’ll also hear from IFA president Tim Cullinan and ICMSA president Pat McCormack.
On this week’s tillage show the focus is on harvest with yield and quality reports on winter and spring barley, oats and oilseed rape from across the country. We also talk to an integrated pest management specialist and regenerative farmer from the UK.
On this weeks Young Stock Podcast Sarah McIntosh talks to dairy farmer and NDC farm ambassador Nicole Keohane. Nicole Keohane outlines her time studying agriculture in South East Technological University [formally WIT] and where her intrest in agriculture came from. She is currently an ambassador for the National Dairy Council (NDC) where she strives to promote the positives of the dairy industry and showcase the work being done by farmers across Ireland to improve sustainability and farming practices. Being a keen Macra member, Nicole emphasises there is a club for everyone (even if your living in Dublin like me). She also sold me on the idea of attending this years Queen of the Land festival that is on in November. Having spent the last two years working on a PhD in 'A non-antibiotic approach to improving udder health in Irish dairy cows' it has now turned into a Master's. This has given Nicole the opportunity to go into partnership with her grandparents on their family fairy farm over the next few months. As always we want to hear from you, get in touch with your views and opinions on the podcast by emailing youngstock@farmersjournal.ie or leaving us a whatsApp voice note to 0868366465.
This week, Adam Woods talks suckler numbers, Darren Carty on when to let the rams out and Siobhán Walsh on catch crops and gives a harvest update. Adam also talks to Michael Murray from ESB Networks about Farm Safety Week.
Our news team discusses how some of Ireland’s farm and land tax changes are under review, farmer anger over a mooted suckler herd decline, continued fallout from the RTÉ Investigates calf welfare report, the impact of derogation changes, nature restoration and the wet weather. We’ll also here from Minister Martin Heydon on Farm Safety.
On this week’s show we talk harvest, straw, grain prices, cover crops and chat with soil expert Neil Fuller.
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Kevin Igoe, who has turned his passion for agricultural engineering into a full time business.
This week, Adam talks to us on suckler cow numbers, Darren on lamb performance from Tullamore Farm and Siobhán on straw scarcity for livestock farmers. Adam also talks to Lauren Stanley from Grassland AGRO on nutrients for second cut silage
On this week’s podcast we hear from Gary Lanigan about the new MACC, the latest on the nature restoration law, a new succession scheme proposal and milk prices.
On this week’s podcast we hear from the Irish Seed Trade Association’s president Tim O’Donovan and BASE Ireland’s Soil Farmer of the Year Gareth Culligan joins us.
We also look at what is a bumper tillage issue of the Irish Farmers Journal with a harvest update, crop area figures, straw incorporation figures, an estimate of the protein payment and look at the six-page variety focus which has all the details from the recent variety open days.
The Irish Country Living team are back in the Good Room are are joined this month by Neven Maguire. Janine Kennedy, Maria Moynihan and Sarah McIntosh chat about their first jobs, give their unsolicited advice to a Dear Miriam letter about volunteering and Janine chats to Neven Maguire about summer recipes and his first job.
This week we talk to Aidan on the nitrates debate, Adam on the beef price plunge and Darren on the future of the sheep sector. We also pop down to the FTMTA Show in Punchestown to find out about the latest in farm machinery.
Our news team discusses the latest on the changes to Ireland’s nitrates derogation, dairy cow cull scheme proposals, beef prices, gene edited crops, an organic dairy farm and mink attacks on poultry. We’ll also bring you farmer views from this week’s Teagasc dairy open day at Moorepark.
This week’s show reports on the harvest and from Soil Dependence, Seedtech’s open day and the Irish Seed Trade Association’s open day.
On this week’s show we talk to Sarah McIntosh, Noel Bardon and Barry Murphy, who all host the Young Stock Podcast here at the Irish Farmers Journal. We introduce you to some of the team, hear how they got to their current jobs and what they like most about their jobs. We even hear how one news reporter wrote to the Irish Farmers Journal's Sheep and Schemes Editor when he was 10.
On this week’s show, Adam Woods talks about genotyping and SCEP, Darren Carty on the EU’s nature restoration law and Aidan Brennan looks forward to Moorepark 2023.
Our news team discusses how finishers are losing €300/ head on spring stores, the latest on dairy cow cull proposals and the nature restoration law. We’ll also look at new Teagasc science on emissions from peat soils, fertiliser and meal prices, Coillte’s land acquisitions and tillage farmer views.
On this week’s show we report from the Irish Seed Trade Association’s open day in Kildalton, hear from the Goldcrop open day and from farmer’s wondering where the increase in tillage area will come from.
In this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast, Dublin woman Christine Farrell talks to Barry Murphy about her time as a strategic projects manager at Bord Bia and her passion for Irish food.
This week, Adam Woods talks about the latest beef price, Darren Carty on big changes that need to happen on sheep farms and Aidan Brennan on all things dairy. We also talked to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on spreading nitrogen.
Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations was the event to be at this week if you are involved in tillage. All three Ministers from the Department of Agriculture attended. Minister McConalogue said he is working to mitigate the land access issues facing the sector at the event.
Our news team discusses the economic impact of a cull scheme for the dairy sector, a slurry spreading warning for farmers, Iceland’s frozen meat recall and the new veterinary school. Fertiliser and sheep prices are also on the agenda along with farmer money for PTOs, quad helmets and old farmhouses.
Martin Merrick sits back down with James Carr, senior intercounty footballer with Mayo, who works full time as a construction teacher while also running a herd of suckler cows and sheep on a 100 acre drystock farm in his home parish of Ardagh.
This week Adam chats about young bulls on Tullamore farm, Darren on the big sheep day out this weekend and Aidan on what the EPA water quality results mean for dairy farmers.
Our news team details the new suckler scheme set to afford farmers a payment of up to €60/cow. Brazilian beef imports, an acquisition by ABP, farm incomes, a dairy cow cull, the drought and weather outlook, EPA water trends, nature restoration and farm thefts all also feature.
On this week’s show we talk to some of the industry as they roll out open days across the country to supply information to farmers and the trade.
On this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast we caught up with Noel McSweeney, a young beef farmer from Macroom, Co Cork. Noel is a beef farmer and a pedigree and commercial show cattle breeder who speaks to us about his time studying Agricultural Science at the Waterford Institute of Technology, his time involved with Macra na Feirme and how he balances it all with a busy day job with the department of Agriculture working in the aqua sector.
This week, we talk to Adam on the new vet medicine changes, Darren on the reality of the lamb export market and Aidan on managing feed deficit on dairy farms.
Our news team discusses the how drought has taken hold across the country as farmers grapple to grow grass and secure fodder. Adviser concerns around ACRES, hay and silage ground prices, veterinary medicine regulations, the new vet school, EPA emissions forecasts and the IFA president election all also feature.
This week’s show comes from Co Donegal and includes a grain market update and a chat on crop condition in the north west.
On this week’s podcast I’m joined by Cian Maguire of Comex McKinnon to talk about grain markets. We take a look at the news pages and tillage pages and we chat to Liam Robb at a walk on his farm in Co Donegal and get an update on crops in Northern Ireland from Robin Bolton of CAFRE.
This week, we talk to Adam on selling bulls, Darren on the impact of Islamic festivals on lamb prices and Aidan on the new national genotyping programme. Adam also chats to Michael Murray from ESB Networks on the possible dangers during the silage season.
On this week’s podcast we discuss the weanling trade, the ash dieback debacle and the new €83m genotyping scheme.
On this week’s tillage podcast we walk some crops with James Irish of Bretts in Co Kilkenny and catch up with Dermot Forristal of Teagasc Oakpark ahead of the Crops open day.
Young farmer Matthew Kehoe chats about why he chooses to keep the rarest of the rare breeds on his farm in Co Wexford.
Back together in The Good Room, Janine Kennedy, Amii McKeever and Maria Moynihan from Irish Country Living discuss their Leaving Cert memories, how they each find balance and discuss a recent Dear Miriam writer, who hates a painting that she received from her in-laws.
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In this special episode from Brussels, we get an MEPs take on the nature restoration law and the future of pesticide use in agriculture. We also discuss the Commission’s stance on a range of important agricultural topics.
Our news team discusses the gap opening up with Irish beef prices, weanling exports, rewetting, milk and fertiliser prices and farmer views from the Newford Farm open day. Listen in for the latest.
On this week’s tillage podcast we’re reporting from Brussels and talk field work back home and low grain prices.
Rachel Donovan speaks to Martin Mulkerrins from Moycullen in Co Galway about playing a season on the US pro handball tour, studying Ag Science, doing a masters and going on to lecture in Mountbellew.
This week we talk to Adam on all things SCEP, Darren on support for the sheep sector and Aidan on beef AI sires for the dairy herd. Adam also chats to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on all things silage.
On this week’s tillage podcast we’re out walking crops in Co Wexford with George Blackburn of Cooney Furlong Grain. We look at the latest tillage news including an update on the Food Vision Tillage Group, keep an eye on grain markets and tell you all the tillage pages to watch out for in this week’s paper.
Our news team discusses how farmer fears are growing over rewetting, looming scheme deadlines, the Minister’s trade mission to China, milk prices, dog attacks and farm partnerships. Tune in to get the farming news you need to know.
Renewables Editor Stephen Robb talks to Ian Finneran, Procurement and Wholesale Manager at Aurivo Co-operative about agricultural education, graduate programmes, his day-to-day job, farming, GAA and the challenges facing agriculture
This week at the Balmoral Show we talk champions, what will happen with the new SCEP scheme and how to manage grass cover swards. We also talk to our Northern Ireland colleagues to find out what’s happening up their neck of the woods.
Our news team discusses ground-breaking Irish research which shows Limousin cattle have the lowest daily methane emissions. We’ll also look at land leasing tax changes set to benefit tillage farmers, food prices and a retailer forum, FBD shares, the new Vet school, rewetting, water quality and another part of our farm succession series, focusing on wills.
On this week’s podcast we talk about tillage incomes, ways to help tillage as the Food Vision Tillage Group meet and hear how crops are looking across the country.Land leasing: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/leasing-tax-boost-for-tillage-farming-764435
Grain farmers facing financial crisis: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/grain-farmers-facing-financial-crisis-764230
Food Vision Tillage group ideas: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/five-things-the-tillage-group-could-do-immediately-763544
Accompany the Agronomist series: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/accompany-the-agronomist-unbelievable-septoria-in-some-winter-wheat-764047
Amy Forde speaks to Dr Louise McHugh from the UCD school of psychology and Jonathan Dwyer from the Make a Moove programme about mental health in the farming community
This week we chat to Adam on breeding in Tullamore Farm, Darren on what is going to happen with wool and Aidan on the breeding season in dairy. Adam also chats to Michael Murray from ESB Networks on safety during harvest season.
Supermarkets cutting milk and butter prices, the Irishness of the rasher in your breakfast roll and straw and grain supplies feature on this week’s news podcast.
This week’s show looks at estimated crop area and production figures for 2023 and of course there is an update on fieldwork and planting progress. Ronan Lynch from Deeside Agri joins us for an update on crops in the north east. Some links to related stories are included below.
Tillage area declines: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/cereal-production-to-decline-by-almost-20-in-2023-762807
Buffer zones taking land out of production: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/3m-buffer-taking-land-out-of-production-762808
Grain trends: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/grain-trends-fall-continues-for-cereals-and-oilseed-rape-763308
Tillage management: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage-management-nitrogen-herbicides-and-aphids-763274
Planting progress: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/only-40-of-potatoes-in-the-ground-763188
Katie Shanahan is this week’s guest on the Young Stock podcast. Sarah McIntosh caught up with her to discuss her master’s programme at UCC and presenting farming now.
In this, their first Podcast together, Janine Kennedy, Amii McKeever and Maria Moynihan from Irish Country Living meet up in The Good Room for a cuppa and chat all things summer holidays, sustainability and discuss a recent Dear Miriam writer, who was being guilted over hiring a cleaner.
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This week we talk to Adam on factory feed-lots, Darren on sheep fencing and Aidan on the real cost of the nitrate changes.
Our news team discusses the impact of Macra’s 79km march from Athy to Government buildings and examines the young farmer organisation’s demands in detail. Beef factory feedlots, Bord na Móna’s importation of Brazilian woodchip, land values, fertiliser prices and farmer pre-nuptial agreements are all also on the agenda.
On this week’s show we talk planting progress, chat to a Co Cork agronomist, feed with prohibited substances and grain prices.Here's the link to the animal feed story https://www.farmersjournal.ie/animal-muscle-and-plastic-found-in-imported-animal-feed-762192 and the planting progress updatehttps://www.farmersjournal.ie/at-least-20-of-cereals-spring-cereals-still-to-be-planted-762145.
In this week’s young stock podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Alan Winters, who is the man behind Alstrong Engineering, a machinery manufacturing business in Co Galway.
This week we chat to Adam on prices for weanlings, Darren on a sheep event coming up in June and Aidan on the cost-price squeeze affecting dairy farms in 2023. Also, Aidan chats to David Corbett on nitrogen use for silage ground.
Our news team discusses farmer fears of Sinn Féin’s potential changes to agricultural tax reliefs. We also look at how weanling prices are up about €200/head and the impact of the sizzling export trade. Fertiliser, meal prices, dog attacks on sheep and methane-cutting feed and slurry additives are all also on agenda.
On this week's show we talk fieldwork work, crop nutrition, grain trends and all the latest news.
News correspondent Barry Murphy talks to the winner of Macra’s ‘Mr Personality’ festival 2023. Andrew Dunne from Mountmellick Macra, Co Laois tells us about the contest, his time in the young farmer organisation and the emigration of rural youth.
We talk with Adam, Darren, Aidan and Siobhan on the mixed weather conditions and its effects on housing stock, fertiliser and sowing crops. We also chat to Michael Murray from ESB Networks, who explains what to do around fallen electricity wires.
On this week’s show we look ahead to crop protection and hopefully getting out to get work under control in the fields.
Our news team discusses the impact of the latest wet and windy weather on farmers as they face additional housing and feed costs. The team also looks at the future outlook for milk prices, dairy processor profits, changes to land leasing tax reliefs, plans for a Macra protest and reaction to the recommendations made by the Citizen’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.
David Leahy, an agronomist from Co Cork, is this week's guest. Dave talks travel, growing beet in Ukraine, walking crops from a young age and working in the tillage sector.
This week we chat to Adam, Aidan and Darren on the impact of the very mixed weather and its’ effect on grazing and fertiliser spreading. Also, part two of our SCEP special, answering all your questions.
Our news team discusses the impact of environmentalists blocking farm planning applications, the recommendations from the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, a new Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson and the residential zoned land tax (RZLT).
This week’s show features chats on fieldwork and organic manures and as always we look at the paper and have grain market and weather reports.
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Gary Abbott speaks with Gavin Weldon, who started up his own business, Wel-Tech Agri & Plant in 2013 at the age of 25. Wel-Tech are main agents for TopCon GPS systems, RDS on board weigh systems and Landquip sprayers.
This week we talk to Adam Woods and Darren Carty on the new SCEP scheme and answer your important questions. We’re also joined by Andrew Mahon from Bord Bia who discusses the key points around quality assurance.
We discuss a trial which will see calves flown to the continent from Shannon and Kerry airports. We also look at ongoing calf export challenges, sheep prices increases, the details of the investment options now open under TAMS III, the farm mobility service and new penalties for dog owners to combat sheep attacks.
On this week's show we talk lower pig meat carbon footprint with Irish protein, look forward to Arable April with the Irish Grain growers' Group, preview the paper and of course have grain market and weather reports.
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This week Martin Merrick talks to FBD Young Farmer of the Year Christopher Tuffy, who on his return home from college at age 20 dived in to leasing an ex-beef farm and converting it over to dairying.
This week we chat to Adam Woods and the new suckler cow scheme. Darren Carty on weather issues affecting lambing and Martin Merrick on all things building. We are also joined by Olin Greenan from New Zealand to tell us what’s happening down under.
On this week’s podcast we discuss sucklers, old farm buildings, a big win for the Dutch farmers party and fertiliser prices.
On this week's show we talk about how tillage readers made a difference for the sector and Darren Carty joins the show to talk about integrating systems.
This week Ellen Durkin chats to Rachel Connolly, a PhD student from Co Donegal about her plans for starting her her own sheep flock and balancing her studies with a busy lambing season on UCD’s Lyons Farm.
This week we chat to Adam Woods on the new genotyping scheme, Darren Carty on the new Young Farmer scheme and Siobhan Walsh gives her thoughts on how specialised livestock farmers can mix it up with tillage farmers.
On this week’s podcast we discuss the highest land prices since the Celtic Tiger, ask dieback and the stand off in the fertiliser market on prices.
The weather might be bad, but there is still plenty to talk about on this week’s show from readers opinions on tillage land to readers’ opinions and the return of From the Tramlines.
This week, Peter McCann talks to Fermanagh farmer Alastair Armstrong. Alastair is gearing up for the busy lambing season but is still fulfilling his duties as chair of both the Ulster Farmers' Union Hill Farming Committee and Northern Ireland branch of the National Sheep Association.
This week we talk about the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme(SCEP), the value lost in CAP entitlements and dairy farmers paying big money for leased land. We also talk to David Corbett from Grassland Agro on the next round of grazing
We take a look at how CAP changes have fuelled a higher rate of entitlement sales and ask what it means for farm incomes. The team also discusses the latest dairy cow quota, brought in for young farmers under TAMS, GLAS payments, a dairy cow exit scheme, dog attacks on sheep, organic farmer views and IFA governance reviews.
In this week's show we focus on the loss of tillage land from Irish agriculture and how it isn't good for a sustainable sector in the future.
This week, Noel Bardon chats with Mayo farmer Robert Lally on the reasons he chose to stay with the beef, rather than getting into dairy, and what challenges he faced cutting his own furrow on the land.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on mega beef finishers, Darren Carty on the ACRES details and Aidan Brennan on how to reduce the number of milking each week. Also talk to Stephen Robb on details around TAM III solar panels grant.
How do you like to celebrate St Patrick's Day and the beginning of the spring weather in March? Neven Maguire has a menu worth any Saint's Feast Day, while Janine Kennedy features some tantalising Irish craft brews to match.
We take a look at the announcement this week that all 46,000 farmers who applied to the ACRES scheme will be accepted. The team also looks at how beef factories can control the cattle trade by working with a few mega-finishers. Brexit, TB and sheep farmer protests all also on the agenda.
On this week's tillage podcast Siobhán Walsh and Pat O'Toole discuss some of the challenges facing the tillage sector at present.
News correspondent Rachel Donovan talks to inventor of the roll-over cow crate, CEO of Hoofcare Direct, busy dairy farmer and camogie-mad mother of one, Maeve O’Keefe on this week’s episode. The proud Cork woman says that she wanted to create something that takes physical work out hoof trimming and that would allow her to be in a position to treat a cow on her own. And so, she did.
On this week’s show, Adam Woods updates us on Tullamore Farm, Darren Carty on the TAMS scheme and Aidan Brennan on the new nitrates change. Aidan also talks to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on fertilizer moves for 2023.
Our team looks at the investment options available to farmers under TAMS III and details some reaction from farm leaders. A fertiliser price ‘standoff’ between farmers and merchants also features along with Mountbellew Mart’s license renewal and milk prices. Listen in for the latest.
On this week’s show we cover everything from jobs in the tillage sector to new spraying technology, Irish oats, grain markets and weather.
Renewables Editor Stephen Robb talks to Jack Browne, Associate Director with WEW Engineering about all thing’s organic tillage farming, agro-forestry and anaerobic digestion
This week we’re in UCD for Ag Soc week where we talk to our panel about the current, busy period on Irish farms. We also talk to some current and past Ag Science students on their thoughts around the industry.
Policy analyst Anne Finnegan details the windfall profits made by fertiliser suppliers last year as farmers grappled with high prices. We also discuss the EPA-commissioned climate change report and hear from its authors. Milk price cuts, the Agrifood Regulator, pig prices and cattle thefts all also on the agenda.
On this week's podcast we report on tillage land loss, grain awards and hear from the BASF conference with special guest Jake Freestone.
On this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh catches up with Laois local Deirdre O’Shea.With over nine years of experience working in the industry, Deirdre is no stranger to the agri-food sector.
We discuss her career to date, from being Agri Aware’s Executive Director to her current role as Food, Agribusiness and Beverage Practice leader at Aon Ireland. Deirdre gives advice to young stock listeners who are in the early stages of their career development. She emphasises the importance of putting yourself forward for a role even if you don’t think you tick all the boxes. As always, there’s a quickfire round and this week she settles the tough debate on whether Barry’s or Lyons is the G.O.A.T teabag.
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This week we talk to Adam Woods on the red-hot prices for suckler weanlings, Darren Carty on the issues around managing late lambs and Aidan Brennan and John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO discuss nutrient use in early February.
We take a look at this week’s mart trade for weanlings and ask will there be a return for beef finishers. Changes to the slurry equipment provisions under TAMS, beef sector emissions, the outlook for dairy markets and farm thefts all also feature.
Shane Delahunt is calving 380 cows this spring, says that changes to nitrates banding is a flawed system and settles the debate about whether it’s called a fork, sprong or grape.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on the new CAP suckler scheme, Lorcan Roche-Kelly on the Kildare Chilling and Dawn Meats deal and Declan Marren gives his thoughts on where the price of dairy beef will land this year.
We take a look at this week’s mart trade for cattle as prices break record levels and demand remains strong. We hear from the national dialogue on women in agriculture. Bushing burning, Bord Bia audits, suckler schemes and dog attacks on sheep are all also on the agenda.
Whether celebrating Valentine’s Day with a special someone or cooking a for a crowd of people you care about, this batch of dinner-party worthy recipes will show your guests how you feel
On this week’s show we report from the CAFRE, UAS and UFU arable conference which took place on Tuesday, 31 January.
Scottish farmer Duncan Morrison discusses with Declan Marren how he has built a 240 cow suckler herd farming over 550 acres between owned and lease agreements.
On this week’s show, we talk to Adam Woods about beef prices, Darren Carty on the looming income crisis on sheep farms and Aidan Brennan gives his thoughts following the nitrate roadshow around Ireland.
We discuss how Bord Bia is set to ramp up farm audits, Dawn Meat’s takeover of Kildare Chilling, the IFA AGM, sheep prices, new research on calculating farm emissions and the latest on the ongoing saga surrounding Coillte’s deal with Gresham House.
Catch up on the National Tillage Conference and the latest news including on noxious weeds.
In this weeks YoungStock podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Eoin Keane who is the sales manager with HiSpec Engineering in Co Carlow
This week, we talk to Adam Woods on why beef prices are set to rocket, Darren Carty on the negativity in lamb prices and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts following some excellent dairy conferences.
We discuss how beef prices are set to rocket as demand exceeds supply and China’s reopening adds fire to the market. We also take an in-depth look at the latest rural crime spree as individuals are charged in a Garda clampdown. Sheep scanning, farm buildings and Coillte’s deal with Gresham House all also on the agenda.
There's a strong focus on Irish grain on this week's podcast and rightly so as figures display its low carbon footprint.
Kilkenny man Podge Dunphy talks to Barry Murphy about his time selling nuts and fertiliser with Daltons Chancellor Mills, contracting, Australia and the Rose of Tralee.
We discuss how Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has scrapped schemes in the Climate Action Plan to destock the suckler herd. We also look at Coillte’s deal with a UK investment fund, ICA protests, knackery concerns, fertiliser prices and the horse meat scandal of 2013.
On this week's show the Irish Farmers Journal reports from the Irish Seed Trade Association's seminar which had a focus on blackgrass.
On this week's show we talk to Deirdre Doyle who has just become the President of the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society.
On this week’s Tech Talk we talk to Adam Woods on health issues in the suckler herd, Darren Carty on how big brother is watching with the improved ‘eye in the sky’ and Siobhan Walsh gives her thoughts on sustainability steps for 2023.
We discuss how farms are set to be inspected every five days by space satellites in 2023, dog attacks on sheep, farm deaths, farmer penalty points and Keenan’s redundancies. We also detail the insights from our exclusive survey of nearly 2,000 farmers.
Andy Doyle looks back on forty years in the tillage sector in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast.
We take a look forward to 2023 discussing where beef price will land, upcoming changes in CAP or the Single Farm Payments and changes expected in the dairy sector. We also chat to Sean McMahon from Grassland AGRO on the soil health challenges ahead.
Dairy editor Aidan Brennan talks through the incoming slurry and nitrates changes for farmers and asks what they’ll mean for the sector. The team also discusses cattle and sheep thefts, TB payments and impact, land demand and a major EU census of agriculture.
In this week’s Christmas special we look at the highs and lows of 2022. From the €6 per kilo in June for sucklers and CAP reform for Sheep and Schemes to the Tirlán and Lakelands U-turn on milk supply. Also, Adam Woods chats to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO on soil fertility issues during the year.
We run through the detail of the Climate Action Plan for 2023 and ask what will it mean for farmers. The team also discusses IFA accounts, fertiliser prices, the rising cost of the Christmas dinner, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s reappointment and our exclusive interview with the European Commissioner for Agriculture.
There’s plenty to be discussed on the final Tillage Podcast of 2022. There’s a look back on the year and a preview this week’s paper.
Noel Bardon sits down with Cork native Jamie O’Driscoll to chat about his path from the family beef and sheep farm to Teagasc Grange, where he is conducting research into reducing the age of dairy-beef animals at slaughter. Jamie tell his story of how he is managing to turn his desire to always find out more into a career in research, all the while staying connected to his farming roots.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on new live exporters paying big money for weanlings, Darren Carty updates us on phenomenal subscription rates to the ACRES scheme and Aidan Brennan gives his thoughts on the nitrates debacle.
We discuss how 16,000 farmers have been left in an ACRES limbo due to the significant oversubscription to the agri-environmental scheme. We also go through the impact of derogation changes which are set to drive up land prices and the EU’s farm outlook. Listen in for the latest.
Lorcan Roche Kelly and Phelim O’Neill debate why New Zealand and Australia are looking to Europe for sheep meat sales plus what will the effect be of EU legislation on banning imports from deforested areas of the world.
From buffer zones to a drop in grain prices it’s all on your Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast this week.
On this week’s podcast Peter McCann talks Bronagh Dempster about how she pursued a career in agriculture despite not coming from a farming background.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on compensation for suckler herd reduction, Darren Carty on the latest scheme applications and Declan Marren on feeding dairy beef animals as winter sets in.
We discuss how Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has been tight lipped on the suckler cull schemes recommended in the Food Vision beef and sheep report. We take a look at how Ireland has met its nitrogen reduction target and ACRES applications.
On this week’s show the tillage team discuss the frosty weather, opportunities for milling wheat in Ireland and of course grain markets.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on reducing the suckler herd, Darren Carty on the latest scheme deadlines and Aidan Brennan around his thoughts on grassland clover. We also chat to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on all things dairy.
Lorcan Roche Kelly, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O’Neill debate the merits of an Agrifood Regulator plus bringing co-op legislation from 19th to 21 century and government funding for SME’s
On this week’s show Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh talk field work, nitrates rules, potatoes and much more.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on why beef prices are set to rise, Darren Carty on the new sheep improvement scheme and Aidan Brennan shares his thoughts on changes to the Nitrates Action Program.
We discuss how tight cattle supplies are set to drive on beef prices with beef editor Adam Woods and here from IFA south Leinster chair Francie Gorman at an IFA beef meeting. We also discuss the fallout at Kerry Co-op, planting challenges for nurseries, a new sheep scheme and farm safety.
The Agribusiness team debate the latest UK thinking on its relationship with the EU and why there is an Irish farmer and food industry interest. Also, fertiliser is never far away from the news with Origin posting big numbers and the Minister ruling out the Government becoming a buyer of fertiliser in a market intervention.
From record yields to marketing potatoes there is a lot to talk about on this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast.
This week we talk to Adam Woods on why beef prices are set to rise, Darren Carty on getting paid for scrub and Aidan Brennan on the new breeding changes. We also talk to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on getting winter ready.
Lorcan Roche Kelly, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O’Neill debate what the proposed EU fertiliser observatory will mean for farmers and how Supreme Count ruling on CETA is a constitutional rather than farming issue.
We discuss how factories are under pressure to increase beef prices as the World Cup bumps up demand. We also take a look at a ban on burning bushes set to hit farmers in 2023, the latest on bird flu, farmers CAP questions and rural crime.
On this week’s show Siobhán Walsh is joined by Stephen Robb and the pair talk potatoes, winter cereals and renewable energy.
This week, we talk to Declan Marren on the significant price increase of feed. Darren Carty talks all things ACRES and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts as to why the price of leased land is increasing
Phelim O’Neill and Lorcan Roche Kelly discuss the importance of farming and food industry on five rural Irish towns as reported on in KPMG report. Also included is a review of Irish exports in 2022 to the end of August and where we stand with sanctions on fertiliser imports from Russia.
We discuss our exclusive survey on the feed costs facing farmers this winter and ask what it means for beef farmers. We also update listeners on an extension to the ACRES deadline, organic scheme applications, leased and forestry land prices, turkeys for Christmas and the impact of a ‘weak tornado’ on farms in Co Wexford.
On this week’s podcast Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh discuss weather, opportunities for fieldwork, targeting 15t/ha on winter wheat and the From the Tramlines summary.
We talk to Adam Woods about feedlots, Darren Carty on all things ACRES, the fodder scheme and organics, Aiden Brennan gives his thoughts on the recently published Food Vision Dairy report, and David Corbett from Grassland AGRO discusses soil testing
We discuss the contents of the Food Vision beef and sheep group’s interim report and its suggestion that farmers could be paid to cull suckler cows. We also look at the pressure facing farmers and advisors ahead of the ACRES deadline, new forestry payments, a poultry housing order and a scheme for the so-called ‘forgotten farmers’.
Lorcan Roche Kelly and Phelim O’Neill debate the performance of the Arrow Group, where we are with Russian fertiliser imports and sanctions plus the surprise in Irish food price inflation.
On this weeks Tillage Podcast, Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle discuss rainfall amounts over the past week, planting progress, future energy supplies, renewables and the troubles in the Black Sea region
Janine Kennedy and Neven Maguire chat about Neven's November Entertaining at Home dinner party recipe spread and the drinks Janine has paired for the menu.
This week we talk to Adam Woods about the prices achieved for the Tullamore Farm suckler heifers, to Darren Carty about CAP jobs queuing up and Siobhan Walsh on feed options as stock goes in-doors across the country.
We discuss how Turkish buyers are driving the weanling trade with beef editor Adam Woods. Adam also looks at the challenges for beef finishers carrying stock this winter. Renewables editor Stephen Robb describes how the solar farm sector is heading for 25,000ac and political correspondent Pat O’Toole outlines what farmers need to do ahead of the upcoming residential zoned land tax. Listen in for all the latest.
Lorcan Roche Kelly, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate the pros and cons of Russian fertiliser being imported into Waterford and review two conferences that outlined a very positive case for red meat in the diet but there remain commercial concerns for farmers
This week the tillage team talk about a ban on pesticides, lack of fieldwork and Andy reports from a markets conference.
This week we talk replacement suckler heifers, ACRES opening up and feed options for dairy farmers getting all the rain. We also talk to Michael Murray from ESB Networks on how best to manage a new generator.
Anne Finnegan and Lorcan Roche Kelly discuss some positive developments in fertiliser production and gas stocks while Phelim O'Neill reflects on the need for the Office for Fairness and Transparency to make its mark. The Agribusiness team also reflect on the SIAL food and drink show plus steps by Fonterra to hit emissions targets.
We the discuss the opening of the ACRES scheme for 30,000 farmers and ask will next month’s deadline be too soon for stretched farm advisers. The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is also open and we look at potential interest. We also talk about fertiliser, trade for dairy heifers, Teagasc’s sustainability report and Glanbia’s case against its molasses provider.
We talk planting progress in Ireland and France as weather halts progress with drills across the country.
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This week we talked to Adam Woods on the revised dairy beef scheme, Darren Carty on a champion Roscommon sheep farmer and Siobhán Walsh on making the most of what your farm can grow. We also talked to John O Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on fertiliser supplies.
Lorcan Roche Kelly, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill discuss the strong profit figures for Foyle Food Group and how fake meat sales have failed to meet expectations. Also, have farmers missed out on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) fund?
We discuss an organic farm walk in Tipp, killing bullocks in THRIVE, the beef trade coming under pressure and the new CAP and what it means for farmers.
This week the team chat record grain prices. Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh chat to Dairygold's Liam Leahy.
Lorcan Roach Kelly and Phelim O'Neill debate last weeks budget for agriculture, how the mood music has changed in Brexit and a rare glimpse into the accounts of an Irish beef processor.
Ep 15: Young Stock – Topics affecting young farmers today. This week Renewables Editor Stephen Robb talks to Seedtech’s trial manger Denis Dunne about college, travel, work and ploughing.
The Agribusiness team of Lorcan Roche Kelly, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate what the budget did for the food sector, what the gas leaks in pipeline from Russia mean and what happens the hide and offal from a beef animal
Listen in to this week’s news podcast for all you need to know about what Budget 2023 means for farmers. You can also find out about work being done to combat rural crime and hear how TB rules are to change for locked up farmers.
On this week’s podcast Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh discuss field work, tillage allocations in the budget and talk to a head distiller.
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With an extended panel at Ploughing 2022 we talk about the sheep industry this year, what supports are needed for suckler farmers and what Nitrates Derogation is going to mean for the dairy sector. We also explain how underpants can help test soil health on your farm.
We were live from the National Ploughing Championships at Rathnieska, Co Laois for this week's news podcast with all the latest farming news and views, energy scheme details, our farmer survey and news of a €50,000 Government grant to do up rural dwellings.
Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh are recording from the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois this week.
This week’s Agribusines Podcast comes from the ploughing where the team debated the energy and policy issues that are impacting farm and food businesses. The expert analysis is accompanied by comments and questions from political and industry leaders who were in attendance.
This week we ask what price is really needed for winter finishers, sheep stocking rate and dipping. And, swards of the future; David Corbett from Grassland AGRO talks about the role multi species can play on some farms.
Get details of the Department of Agriculture proposals to fine farmers €250 for missing cattle tags, the Commission on Taxation recommendations to change how farmers are taxed and issues with ACRES. We also get an update on the Agriculture Science Association (ASA) conference this week and hear from Galway sheep breeders Tom Murphy and Gerry Daly.
On this week's show Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh talk about varieties for winter cereal planting, grain markets, the Teagasc Crops Forum and much more.
Lorcan Roche Kelly hosts Barry Murphy just back from Japan and Singapore and Phelim O'Neill. They discuss Irish exporters efforts in these Asian markets and a worrying forecast from USDA on shrinking Chinese market for beef imports in 2023.
This week we talk weanling prices at the mart, why lamb kill-out is well back on Tullamore Farm and what to do now that the rain has arrived.
Wagyu weanlings in Japan, pricey Irish beef, fertiliser and an update on the Ukraine all feature on this week's episode.
On this week's show we hear some of the highlights from the Irish Farmers Journal's From the Tramlines farm walk.
Agribusiness editor Lorcan Roche-Kelly, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate the latest developments in the European fertiliser industry and contrast with the US and middle east and how Japan could become the first meaningful market for Irish beef outside the EU
The livestock team talk BDGP heifers, dipping gone wrong, Johnstown Castle Open Day, forward buying fertiliser; or not, fodder crisis and all the ups and downs of the mart trade this week.
On this week’s podcast we hear about upside down toilet brush hedges, Tirlán and the potential for blackouts this winter.
On this week's tillage podcast Kieran Mailey joins Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh to discuss the harvest in the north and north west.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate the impact of volatile gas prices on fertiliser, Rabobank’s issues with funding farming and how Irish agrifood exports performed in the first half of 2022
On this week's podcast, we discuss the Carbon Removals Action Group, fertiliser, the weather and stolen heifers.
We talk about the new Acres Scheme and what it might bring to farmers and the lack of moisture on diary farms. John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO also chats about the challenges of improving soil fertility with new soil test results just released.
On this week's podcast the tillage team are joined by Donal Moloney, grain manager at Glanbia.
On this weeks pod we chat around the cautionary tale of Irish companies doing business with and investing in China. We discuss the 2021 financials for Tipperary Co-op as they complete one full year with their new dryer and listen back to October last year at the official opening ceremony.
On this week's show, we discuss the new fertiliser database, compulsory purchase orders on farmland and rural roads, among other things.
On this week's tillage podcast Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh chat to Dónal Fitzgerald of Goldcrop on harvest results and crop choice for the coming season.
We chat to Adam Woods on why he thinks genotyping is the key to dairy beef success. Declan Marren talks about the key takeaways from the Thrive Open Day in Cashel and we pose key questions on the new nitrate rules to Aidan Brennan.
Get detail of the payments set to be available to farmers under ACRES (Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme), news of the tillage sector’s €700m record heatwave harvest and farmer views from the Irish Farmers Journal THRIVE demo farm open day.
This week we focus on harvest. We talk to the Department on nitrates, preview this week’s paper and here the latest on grain markets and weather.
On this week’s show, we talked to Adam Woods about what farmers can see at the dairy beef open day. We chat Phelim O'Neill on what the 25% emission reduction really mean. And we asked Aidan Brennan all about the new details on the nitrate derogation emerging for dairy farmers.
Get detail of the measures set to be available to farmers under ACRES (Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme), reaction to the emissions reduction ceiling now set for the farm sector, Bord Bia’s organic trade mission to Germany and the new CEO at the state’s food body. We also include farmer views on a range of topics from across the country.
On this weeks show Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh talk harvest, nitrates and new tillage proposals.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate the consequences of reducing agriculture emissions by 25% and how any reduction in Irish production will be picked up elsewhere.
This week, we discuss making money on Tullamore Farm, details on the lamb price drop and red clover with our livestock team. We also talk to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO about the variation in grass growth around the country.
Political correspondent Pat O’Toole delves into the implications and next steps following the agreement that agriculture must reduce its emissions by 25% by 2030. The news team also discussed a proposed payment to cull cows, fixed milk contracts, Dutch farmer protests and farmer views at the Tullamore Farm beef and sheep open day.
The Farmers Journal Agribusiness team debate what happens now that the 25% target for agriculture target is in place
Jack Kennedy and Phelim O'Neill debate what emissions reduction targets would mean for Irish Agriculture ahead of the announcement on Thursday evening.
On this week's show Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh are joined by Kieran Mailey who talks about the impact of heavy rain in the north west.
This week, we speak to our specialist team on the price of round bales of straw, creep feeding lambs, the Tullamore Farm Open Day and lump sum payments for farmers to go organic. Plus, we speak to ESB Network’s Michael Murray on farm safety.
On this week’s podcast, we discuss water quality, the new organics scheme, farmer protests in the Netherlands and cashless banks.
Anne Finnegan, Jack Kennedy and Phelim O'Neill debate what the heatwave is doing to production in Europe while Brazil continues to grow beef exports
On this week's podcast Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh talk about the harvest, straw values, grain prices and much more.
This week, we discuss suckler farming on the Kerry coast, managing heat stress in sheep and we provide an update on national fodder stocks. We also talk to John O’Loughlin on why he would invest in soil fertility over buying a new tractor.
This week we discuss how changes to the nitrates derogation could impact farmer lending, the Food Vision beef and sheep group and the All-Ireland hurling final.
Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh discuss harvest yields, progress and positivity in the tillage sector on this week's podcast.
Jack Kennedy and Phelim O'Neill debate the PGI breakthrough that happened this week and what the drop in EU farm output could mean in world trade
In episode four of The Good Room, Janine Kennedy speaks with institutional food expert, author and activist Joshna Maharaj about simple changes we could make to our hospitals, colleges and prisons to bring hospitality and nutrition back into the food being served. She also chats with Jacinta Dalton, who heads the culinary schools at ATU (formerly GMIT) in Galway about how she has changed the way she sources ingredients for their culinary students.
On this week, we talked to Adam Wood about key messages from Grange 2022, we asked Darren Carty about the details on ACRES, the so called new REPS. And we asked Aidan Brennan where are stocking rates settling on dairy farms.
The harvest has started for some farmers and with that Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh discuss some new rules to follow for tillage farmers.
This month Neven Maguire has the most sensational seafood summer pasta dish that celebrates the Irish seas. And Ciara Leahy has a wonderful pairing of Sancerre and invites editor Amii McKeever to have a taste.
On this week’s show, we discuss organic sucklers in Monaghan with Adam Woods, we ask Darren Carty whether dosing lambs now is important and we ask Aidan Brennan whether it’s too late for oversowing clover.
Hear what your local TDs have to say about the emissions targets to be set for agriculture and how An Taisce has moved to legally challenge Ireland’s nitrates derogation. Get your questions on the new ACRES answered and hear why the United Nations says farmers need to produce more food.
Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill discuss Farmers Journal analysis of the 2022 fertiliser market and how Tipperary co op have got back to profit after 2020 losses
This week Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh discuss what's happening in the fields, how clarity is needed on new regulations and gene-editing.
Get details of a new agri-environmental scheme ACRES and find out what it might pay you. Hear the latest on the Department’s silage scheme, the impact of a lowering of the nitrates derogation, a foot and mouth scare our Irish Farmers Journal Future of Europe conference. We also discuss climate target negotiations and gene editing in tillage crops.
On this week’s show, we discuss the beef trade being under pressure, details of the new ACRES programme, the lamb trade and an update on clover management. David Corbett from Grassland AGRO talks about fertiliser use after the dry spell.
On this week's show Pat O'Toole and Siobhán Walsh discuss a possible Fodder Incentive Scheme to help address the fodder deficit on livestock farms.
On this week’s show, we discuss the benefits of feeding meal to dairy beef calves, what’s happening with the new CAP payment and how farmers are reacting to slower grass growth.
Get detail of a new CAP payment set to provide up to €250/ha to organic farmers, the €100/ha silage scheme opening next week and Teagasc’s National Farm Survey for 2021. We also hear from the National Biodiversity Conference and EU specialist Phelim O’Neill delves into the impact of developments on the NI Protocol.
On this week’s podcast Siobhán Walsh and Pat O’Toole talk fieldwork, potato blight and climate targets.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill explore the importance of Irish pig meat production to the rural economy, the potential trade deal with New Zealand and latest Brexit news plus other topics in Agribusiness pages of this weeks Irish Farmers Journal.
On this week’s show, we discuss starting up in sucklers in west Cork, the new REPS scheme and milk supply around the country. We also talk to Seán McMahon from Grassland AGRO on all things soil fertility.
We get detail on the new Agri-Environment Climate Measure (AECM) to be rolled out to farmers, an update on sheep price market trends, government climate negotiations and an organic farm walk. Our news team brings you the latest.
On this week's show Pat O'Toole and Siobhán Walsh discuss a possible Fodder Incentive Scheme to help address the fodder deficit on livestock farms.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill explore the importance of Irish pig meat production to the rural economy, the potential trade deal with New Zealand and latest Brexit news plus other topics in Agribusiness pages of this weeks Irish Farmers Journal.
On this week’s show, we discuss the risks of paying big money for average cattle, grass quality on sheep farms and why May milk supply is back again. We also talk to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO about robbing the soil nutrient bank.
We feature comments made by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski on his visit to Ireland this week. Should farmers be paid more through CAP and does the EU want livestock farming to reduce? More farmers say they’d now vote for Sinn Féin and deer are causing havoc on farms in Galway. Our news team brings you the latest.
Andy Doyle, Pat O'Toole and Siobhán Walsh discuss what crops are looking like, grain prices, fixed milk price and the great news that tillage area has increased.
Jack Kennedy and Phelim O’Neill debate the Ornua results and value of Kerrygold brand to Irish farmers. Also, how Brexit continues to rumble in the background and they debate John Bruton’s analysis in this week’s paper on why the EU has to stand firm
Lessons from margin collapse in pig industry, butter fats in dairy food and castrate lambs or not.
Analysis of this week’s beef prices, a pig farmer on the brink, our farmer survey and Ireland’s BVD status all feature in this week’s podcast. We also hear from Teagasc director professor Frank O’Mara at the Teagasc Beef Open Day 2022.
On this weeks Tillage Podcast Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh discuss the new nitrates rules, all the news of the week, the upcoming World Potato Congress and take a look at crop area figures.
On this week’s show, we talk the high seas leading to Israel for Irish weanlings, fixed milk price options and what to do with lameness with early born lambs. We also talk to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO on ways to improve silage quality.
This week's podcast features Adam Woods on live exports and beef prices, Jack Kennedy on milk prices, Kerry Co-op and the Food Vision Dairy Group and Noel Bardon on pigs.
This week Stephen, Andy and Siobhan run through key agronomy tips for the week, discuss net blotch and ask if it’s time to reconsider nitrogen rates on winter wheat given anticipated harvest prices. The team also discuss their recent trip to Flahavan’s, the new Philip Wreck Soil Farmers of the Year awards, solar farms, carbon and one member of the team says their farewell.
On this week’s we talk beef prices taking another lift with Adam Woods, another boom in milk prices with Aidan Brennan and completing the most important job of the year with Darren Carty . We also talk to Michael Murray from ESPN Networks on the 24 hour helpline for those that want help from ESB Networks and Sean McMann from Grassland AGRO on why knowing our silage yield is crucially important.
Analysis of the record beef prices seen in marts this week, the latest on dairy markets, carbon emission target negotiations, pig protests, sexed semen use and turf all feature in this week’s podcast. We also hear from the new secretary of the Tullamore FBD National Livestock Show Chelsea Cox McDonald on what attendees can expect this year.
Jack Kennedy and Phelim O'Neill debate the positive vibe from a dairy conference in the UK and analyse the likely impact of unfair trading practices legislation on Irish farmers.
This week Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle take a look at how crops are doing in the south, key crop management tips, the new mixed-crop scheme, blight warnings and grain markets.
Ariba, ariba. This month in our Entertaining at Home series, Neven Maguire is embracing all these Mexican with a wonderful slow cooked pulled pork with pineapple salsa. And Ciara Leahy picks some fine Irish beers to compliment the dining experience.
On this week’s show we talk pedigree breeders reaping rewards and the price of stock bulls with Adam Woods, Darren Carty visits a department run BPS clinic in Galway and we talk all things breeding on dairy farms with Aidan Brennan.
This week on the tillage podcast, Stephen Robb is joined in studio with Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh where the team discuss producing a paper during covid-19 lockdowns, aphid pressure, leaf analysis, green grain prices at €330/t and nitrates regulations.
Detail of a new €55m scheme to help farmers make hay and silage, Teagasc’s U-turn on stocking rate advice for suckler farmers, stolen calves, the CAP plan and problems for young farmers all feature. We also discuss the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s new strategic action plan.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill discuss what an EU ban on Russian oil imports would mean for Irish business and the threat of an New Zealand trade deal for Irish exports. Also, have Fonterra found the solution to methane emissions from cows?
On this week’s show we talk buying meal for expensive stores with Adam Woods, the right fencing for sheep with Darren Carty and preparing for next winter on dairy farms with Aidan Brennan.
Detail of a Department of Agriculture clamp down on the use of map acres by intensive farmers, a crisis facing suckler farmers, beef prices, IFA unease, pension schemes and the Emerald Expo Dairy Show all feature.
This week Stephen, Siobhan and Andy discuss if lack of moisture is beginning to cause issues for crops, the new range of potato chemistry in the pipeline, the Fodder and Food Security Committee, horticulture input prices, grain markets and much more.
The Agbiz team, Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate what has delayed the PGI application, what scarcity of palm oil means and how Carbery results show them doing more with less
In this week’s show we talk clover and flat pricing, ANC stocking rates, feed options for livestock and about the risk and dangers on farm with Christy Doherty of AXA and Michael Murray of ESB Networks.
This week we analyse the increases in shed building costs and ask what it means for farmers. We discuss rising fertiliser prices, tractor GPS thefts, Macra’s new CEO and how IFA members in North Cork are unhappy with the association’s salary increases for its leadership. Michael O’Leary tells us about his like for Angus cattle and we hear from the winner of the FBD and Teagasc student of the year award, Dave Moloney.
This week Stephen, Siobhan and Andy run through all of the key agronomy decisions taking place in tillage fields this week. The team get an update on malting barley price and also discuss the results of a solar PV study which was commissioned by the Irish Farmers Journal.
Anne Finnegan, Jack Kennedy and Phelim O'Neill debate the merits of investing in processing capacity as Dairygold did or managing milk supply as Lakeland are planning
It's Easter - do you know who grew your Easter egg? How did the prawns get into your prawn cocktail? This month, we are talking all about food commodification and the affect it can have on local communities with insights from the Spicebags podcast team and Allison Roberts from Exploding Tree chocolate.
On this week’s show we talk European cattle making €300 per head more than Irish cattle, getting clover working on dairy farms, mixed farming in Co Laois and all things grazing with Grassland AGRO’s John O’Loughlin.
This week we discuss how stricter schemes may be needed in the new CAP, the details of a government’s latest aid package for pig farmers and government tensions over a potential ban on the sale and distribution of turf. We also look at a Teagasc report which warns of a big drop in farm incomes this year and discuss how cancelled shipments by Stena Line are impacting the calf trade.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill dismiss what is behind the strong beef price performance and where Ireland sits compared with other countries plus the upward surge in global prices as shown by the latest food price index.
This week the tillage team discuss the transparency of Boortmalt, green harvest feed grain surpassing €300/t, changes to the Tillage Incentive Scheme, support for the horticultural sector and Crop Protection magazine
This week we discuss how an EU Directive could see farmers needing environmental permits to farm. We look at beef breeding and how slaughtering cattle earlier can reduce emissions and analyse sheep prices. We also hear from members of the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group and the winners of the 2022 Certified Irish Angus school competition.
This week Andy, Siobhan and Stephen run through the terms and conditions of the Tillage Incentive Scheme and discuss the importance of understanding soil nitrogen indices.
As the evenings get warmer, we’re embracing the joy of fish. Neven Maguire has some fantastic piri piri prawn skewers with chorizo that can work as a starter or a main served with salad. To really wow, the tuna niçoise salad will have everyone talking. And our wine expert Ciara suggests two rosés and chardonnays that will work a treat.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill discuss the strong financial results from Aurivo for 2021 and concerns for costs in 2022. Meanwhile the UK and Canada conclude first round of trade talks and what are these likely to lead to in the years ahead with concerns about Canadian beef fed with hormones foremost among concerns.
On this week’s show the team talk positivity in the beef trade, multi-specie grass swards and Spring breeding on dairy farms.
This week we discuss how it’s set to cost €50 to make a bale of silage this year, the latest on fertiliser prices, pig farmers protests and our consumer survey which suggests the Irish public are willing to pay more for farm produce in light of rising farm level costs.
This week Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle run through all the action from Ireland’s tillage fields, the latest on the tillage incentive measure, trace element potato growing costs and feed prices
ack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O’Neill discuss how the Brexit Adjustment Reserve or BAR fund is being spent and what happened to the programme for Government promise to create a national food Ombudsman.
On this week’s show, we discuss spreading fertiliser or not on suckler farms with Adam Woods, on sheep farms with Darren Carty and dairy farms with Aidan Brennan. We also discuss fertiliser advice with Seán McMahon from Grassland AGRO.
This week, we discuss the findings of our reader survey including farmers' plans to reduce fertiliser use and cut stock numbers. We also go through changes to CAP entitlements and hear farmer reaction. The IFA tells us why the below cost selling of food should be banned and Balla mart goers describe the beef trade.
This week the Irish Farmers Journal tillage team run though the latest news stories of the week including the tillage Incentive scheme, spring field work, IFJ survey results, nitrates regulations, crop insurance and markets.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate the successful challenge to the Global burden of disease study that said red meat was harmful, record profits at JBS the worlds largest meat processor and a special focus on China’s role in shaping global trade in agri products.
On this week’s show, we discuss details of the new suckler cow scheme, the price of calves and reseeding options. We also talk to New Zealand based dairy farmer Olin Greenan and to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO on sourcing Nitrogen.
This week Andy Doyle and Stephen Robb discuss the efforts to increase fodder crop area, fertiliser supply chain breakdown, the 2021 Land Report and the return of willow and miscanthus
This week, our news team discusses how Department officials are considering ways to reduce bovine methane emissions, land prices, farmers’ fertiliser woes and sinister death threats which have been made to IFA officers. We also cover farmer views on the new CAP and how the Department now concedes it may have to change.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O’Neill discuss fertiliser coming into Ireland over recent months, farmer reaction to the CAP proposals and could the EU change them at this stage? Also what Joe Burke said to the Farmers Journal about markets for Irish beef
On this week’s show, we talk fertiliser and diesel challenges among beef farmers, convergence in the new CAP and dairy farming in Mayo. We also talk to dairy farmer Fiachra Liston and Pat Byrnes from Bank of Ireland on industry challenges.
This week, our news team discusses how farmers are set to be paid to grow more fodder, dairy quota fears, CAP convergence and the detail of an emergency aid package for the pig sector. We also hear from news correspondent Rachel Donovan as she reports on the Agricultural Consultants Association AGM.
This week, Andy, Siobhan and Stephen talk about the measures proposed by the Minister of Agriculture to increase cereal and fodder crops area, commodity market turmoil, CAP funding for anaerobic digestion, spring sowing restarts, slurry testing results and much more.
Phelim O'Neill and Jack Kennedy discuss Glanbia’s results and what they mean as well as the Origin Enterprises half year results and Brazil’s 30 year fertiliser plan.
In honour of International Women’s Day, Janine Kennedy interviews Irish experts in gender equality in food systems – both in Ireland and overseas. Are women the key to increasing our food security?
On our 100th episode of Farm Tech Talk, we discuss beef prices with Adam Woods, new rules for CAP with Darren Carty and fertiliser issues with Aidan Brennan and John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO.
This week we discuss how the war in fuelling fears over the cost and availability of fertiliser and feed and the response of the European Commission. We also look at a new definition of the active farmer under the new CAP plan and the weanling trade in Donegal Mart.
This week the Irish Farmers Journal team run through the latest developments in Ukraine and examine how the conflict will impact grain markets and energy prices. The team also run through risk mitigation strategies for the season ahead and ask if it’s time to ramp up renewable biomethane production.
We’re in the middle of match season and this month Neven Maguire has come up with the tastiest nibbles for halftime. From spicy buffalo wings to the most memorable Sloppy Joes and the crunchiest sausage rolls, topped with sesame seeds, your guests will be talking about the food rather than the match score. And given St Patrick’s Day is coming up Ciara Leahy has paired all the nibbles with some excellent Irish craft beer.
Justin Mc Carthy, Editor Irish Farmers Journal leads a discussion with Deputy Editor Jack Kennedy, Tillage Editor Andy Doyle and Policy analysist Anne Finnegan on how the war in Ukraine will impact on inputs for Irish farming and its effect on markets
This week, we talk the flying beef trade with Adam Woods, the agri environmental scheme with Darren Carty and tuning up on dairy farmers with Aidan Brennan and John Fitzgerald from Bank of Ireland.
This week we discuss new targets for rewetting drained farmed peatlands, rural planning, tickets for Ploughing 2022, plant-based proteins and the sheep trade.
This week the team discuss the conflict in Ukraine, record green grain prices, Guinness regenerative agriculture programme, micro-generation, sulphur and grain markets.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill discuss how the unfolding crisis in Ukraine will impact on agri food production and trade plus how much more meat and dairy will be required to feed the world in 2030.
This week, we talk record beef prices, new environmental schemes and pressure on dairy farmers with the livestock team. We also talk on farm investment with Susan Maher from Bank of Ireland and technology to help dairy management with Michael Ryan from Dairymaster.
The cattle trade, rural crime, the pig crisis, a young stockperson and mica-affected farm buildings all feature in this week's podcast.
Jack Kennedy discuses the pig crisis with Peter Duggan from Bord Bia and we examine the impact assessments carried out on the EU Farm to Fork strategy with Phelim O'Neill. Barry Murphy joins from Dubai to report on Gulf food.
The Government's Organic Farming Sceme 2022 is now open with more funding and more promised support to farmers in conversion. Janine speaks with farmers, academics, organics industry professionals and speaks with Chef Rory O'Connell.
This week, we are in UCD to talk about the future of farming with the students. Jack Kennedy is joined by Amy Forde, Siobhan Walsh, Aidan Brennan and Adam Woods.
In a packed podcast this week, we discuss the Organic Farming Scheme, crises in the pig and horticulture sector and have some reaction to the Northern Ireland climate bill.
Stephen Robb is joined by Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh where they run through your key tillage news stories of the week. This week the team discuss forward winter oat crops, Black Sea tensions, burning of green waste, testing organic manures, energy crops and the Glanbia grain quality awards.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill discuss the level of rising farm input costs and what scope there is for a further rise in farm gate prices to offset this
This week, we talk slowly rising beef prices with Adam Woods, recognising twin lamb disease with Darren Carty and leasing cows with Aidan Brennan. We also talk fertiliser prices and lime spreading with Seán McMahon from Grassland AGRO.
This week we discuss a potential cow quota, sheep worrying, Irish fertiliser prices and the ongoing pig crisis.
This week on the tillage podcast, the team discuss the latest 2022 fixed price offers from Boortmalt and Dairygold, the crisis in the vegetable sector, aphid monitoring network developments, spring wheat varieties, hydrogen based fertiliser, paying farmers to reduce emissions, European biomethane imports and grain markets.
This month Neven is travelling to Italy to serve a delicious three tomato and mozzarella salad, a caprese salad with his own twist as well as a moreish beef cannelloni and Neven’s favourite dessert of all time, tiramisu. Ciara Leahy is also packing her bags for the Italian adventure, serving up some crisp rosé and silky smooth Chianti to pair with the dishes.
Jack Kennedy, Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill debate the prospects for fertiliser prices given the political uncertainty and dependence on Russia for gas. We look at the range of prices farmers are paying for fertiliser across the world and ask are high prices here to stay? Also, the nature of the US meat processing industry is examined and why is the Government prepared to spend S1bn on the processing industry.
This week we find the best paying beef factory, what county gets the biggest cheque in the post and managing the February workload on dairy farms. We also talk to Eoin Lowry from Bank of Ireland on financing the credit squeeze on farms.
Global fertiliser prices, and the Russia Ukraine crisis, an €80,000 FIAT tractor, scheme payments, organics and veal markets all feature on this week’s news podcast.
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, the team run through spring bean varieties, financing 2022’s input costs, organic farming, gene editing in the UK and EU, Ukraine tensions impact on grain markets, maize plastic and much more.
Now in the sixteenth year, the IFJ beef factory leagues reveal what factories are paying the best prices for different types of cattle. Justin Mc Carthy and Phelim O’Neill debate how Irish factory prices have changed over that time. Jack Kennedy also joins the discussion to explain how similar is not available at present for dairy farmers.
This week, we talk Larry’s new bonus with Adam Woods, falling lamb prices with Darren Carty and calving kicking off with Aidan Brennan. We also talk to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO about slurry and early nitrogen.
This week we discuss soaring prices for land leases, entitlements and tax, live exports and the pig crisis.
This week the Irish Framers Journal tillage team run through your key tillage stories of the week. This week the team discuss spring bean planting, valuing organic fertiliser, adjusting nitrogen rates this season, canopy management, grain markets and the National Ploughing Championships.
On this week’s show we talk bull beef and emissions with Adam Woods, scanning with Darren Carty and calving kicking off with Aidan Brennan. We also chat with Monaghan man farming in New Zealand, Olin Greenan about record milk prices over there.
On this week’s podcast we discuss the beef trade, the outlook for Ireland’s PGI for grass-fed beef and fertiliser.
This week Stephen, Siobhan and Andy discuss the changes to proposed requirement to cultivate over winter stubble, farm nutrient planning, recommended lists, grain markets, and using wool for fertiliser
This week we talk about the battle of the breeds in the weanling game, slats instead of straw for sheep and all about hedgerow management. We also talk to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on fertiliser, slurry and where the price of nitrogen is.
The Irish Farmers Journal team chats about the biggest stories of the week and discusses the fall-out.
On the first Tillage Podcast of 2022, Stephen Robb is joined by Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh to discuss the key tillage related news stories of the week. This week the team discuss the Christmas floods in Wexford, falling natural gas prices, entitlement values in the new CAP, agri-environment and climate measures, grain markets and hedgerows.
So many of us embrace the healthy eating mantra of January but we also deserve a weekend treat. This month Neven Maguire serves up some amazing Asian dishes including a prawn satay and a pork pad thai. And Ciara Leahy balances the flavours with a little sweetness in her wine pairings.
This week we discuss the powerful players in fertiliser markets, big changes at Glanbia Co-op and a new scheme which will see farmers paid for renewable electricity.
On the last Tillage podcast of the year, the team run through details of the new microgeneration support scheme, the ITLUS Australian trip, potato harvest results, markets and their highlights of the year
On this week’s show we talk about a Red Angus heifer making €13,000, a load of fertiliser making €26,000 and about December lambs making €170 each. Jack Kennedy also talks to Seán McMahon from Grassland AGRO on soil fertility jobs for Christmas.
Tune into this week’s podcast where we discuss the new Nitrates Action Programme, a report which says cows are the new coal and pig slurry.
On week 20 of the tillage podcast, the Irish Farmers Journal tillage team discuss the new Irish protein crop plan, the new nitrates action plan proposals, the EU paying farmers for carbon and losing our VAT exemption on fertiliser
This week, we talk about the new beef index, the US sheep market and nitrogen options. We also talk to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO on the latest developments in the fertiliser crisis.
In this week’s podcast, we discuss the upcoming vote on the Glanbia deal, a Teagasc warning on incomes and commonage land in hot demand.
On week 19 of the Tillage Podcast, Stephen, Andy and Siobhan discuss the outlook for 2022 on tillage farms, sustainability in the sector, fertiliser supply and the viral fertiliser video, selling electricity to the grid, planting hedgerows and much more
Having each completed the 50k diet, team Irish Country Living discuss the challenges and learnings from the experience.
This week, we talk all things winter feeding on beef and sheep farms and closing covers on dairy farms. We also talk to John O’Loughlin of Grassland AGRO about fertilisers, soil fertility and the Grass10 competition.
The Irish Farmers Journal team talks about the latest developments, including the 10,500 farmers who must prove they are actively farming, why Irish beef prices are behind Poland and how sustainable each sector is.
On week 18 of the Tillage Podcast, the IFJ tillage team discuss and debate all of the new proposed eco-schemes measures in the next Common Agricultural Policy.
Its Christmastime and if you’re having friends over for a festive celebration, Neven Maguire has the perfect dinner to serve- Breast of Thornhill Duck with Sweet Potato Fondants and a honey and ginger sauce. And Ciara Leahy heads to New Zealand for some winning wine pairings.
Anne O'Donoghue catches up with Daniel McKittrick from Co Mayo about his Christmas product, Nollaig Nog.
This week, we talk rising beef prices, entitlements trading and what can dairy farmers do about fertiliser. We also talk to Zoe Kavanagh about what initiatives they are doing to promote milk and dairy farming.
The Irish Farmers Journal team talks about the latest developments, including new eco scheme measures, the can of worms that is entitlement trading and the prospect of Ireland securing a nitrates derogation.
Phelim O'Neill and Anne Finnegan debate what farmers can do to finance rising fertiliser costs for 2022 and how likely are the EU to be able to impose import standards from areas that have been deforested?
On week 17 of the Tillage Podcast, the IFJ tillage team discuss the basics of winter bean planting, fertiliser sales and strategies, grain markets surpassing €300/t and shopping Irish this Christmas.
Anne O'Donoghue and Ilka Denker discuss attitudes towards death and funerals, particularly new alternative funeral trends that are emerging.
This week, we talk beef trade positivity, record lamb prices and the real cost of producing milk. We also talk to Liam Woulfe from Grassland AGRO about what is really happening in fertiliser markets.
On this week’s podcast we discuss the fertiliser chain, the Glanbia deal, eco scheme measures and vet medicines.
On week 16 of the Tillage Podcast, the team discuss the results from harvest 2021, 2022 crop areas, regenerative farming, renewable diesel and Boortmalt’s fixed price of €250/t.
Both in his day job highlighting the benefits of living in the west and his side-gig running Strandhill People’s Market, for Allan Mulrooney there have been silver linings to the pandemic.
This week, we talk suckler heifers making €10,000, new information on CAP and organic milking. We also talk to Longford dairy farmer Eugene Fitzpatrick about drying off with no antibiotics.
On week 15 of the Tillage Podcast, the team discuss the key measures in the recently published Climate Action Plan, new tillage agri-environmental schemes, protein crops, wildflower seed testing and much more
Mairead Lavery talks to Anne O'Donoghue about using the winter to get your garden in order, simple cost-effective tips for gardening and what the benefits of gardening are for her.
This week, we talk sucklers in West Cork, monster ewes on Tullamore Farm and the future for Irish dairy farming. We also talk about the fertiliser bank with Sean McMahon of Grassland AGRO.
The Irish Farmers Journal takes a look at the actions in the Climate Action Plan for farming and Phelim O’Neill takes a look at Article 16 and Brexit.
As the festivities begin, if you’re planning on having friends over for canapés and chats, Neven Maguire has a selection of nibbles that can be prepared in advanced, and Ciara Leahy will be popping open the prosecco.
Stephen Robb is joined by Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh for week 14 of the ]On this week’s episode the team discuss temperatures and aphids, fertiliser sales, record grain prices, tillage margins and COP26.
The Christmas Shoebox Appeal is all about giving, but sometimes it gives back too. Jill Callanan tells Anne O’Donoghue how she reconnected with her now husband Ronan through the appeal
This week, we talk super prices for in-calf heifers with Adam, CAP fallout with Darren and managing grazing and drying off with Aidan and dairy farmer John O’Sullivan. We also talk to Phelim about a new KPMG report on the impact of climate targets.
This week Phelim O’Neill, Anne Finnegan and Pat O’Toole discuss the KPMG economic impact assessment of carbon emissions reductions on farming and farmer anger at CAP.
The Morrigan, the shape shifter who favoured the crow, was one of the Tuatha De Danann, who were the “folk of the Goddess Danu”. She choose Jack to be her love. His rejection of the Phantom queen cursed him for all time.
In episode 13 of the Tillage Podcast, Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh joins Stephen Robb to discuss the latest news from the Irish Tillage sector. This week the team discuss winter crop planting, fertiliser markets and use, Bord Bia and soya, sustainable biogas, GPS and eco-schemes and grain prices.
Halloween is a time of great fun, but it's also a time when some precautions need to be taken. Anne O'Donoghue speaks to Irish Country Living's health correspondent Margaret Hawkins and Gillian Bird of the DSPCA about staying safe this Halloween.
In this week’s special edition we talk to key industry players from Teagasc, IFA, ICBF and ICMSA on how farmers are going to meet the carbon reduction targets recently announced. We also talk to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on how the fertiliser industry is going to tackle these targets too.
Caitriona Morrissey is joined in studio by political correspondent Pat O’Toole, schemes editor Darren Carty, and sustainability specialist Siobhan Walsh to talk about the week's big developments.
This week Anne O'Donoghue talks to Conor Hammersley, a PhD researcher in farmer mental health and rural masculinity. Conor discusses how male farmers' identities are often linked to masculinity and the affect this has on their mental health. Conor also speaks about new On Ferim Ground programme, which provides training in the area of mental health to agricultural advisors.
Stephen Robb is joined by Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh for week 11 of the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast. This week the team discuss seeding rates, slugs, Jason Clay, climate targets, biogas , vertical farms and record grain prices.
On this week’s show, we talk suckler replacements with Adam Woods, the budget with Darren Carty and dairy cull cows with Aidan Brennan. We talk to Peter Hamm on his journey into dairy and Darren speaks to Michael Murray from ESB Networks.
Budget 2022, malting barley and oilseed rape markets and pumpkins all feature in this week's podcast.
Stephen Robb is joined by Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh for week 11 of the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast. This week the team discuss malting barley and oilseed rape markets, China, fertiliser and prices, aphids, Solar PV and pumpkins.
Anne O'Donoghue talks to Mike Gibney, emeritus professor of food and health at University College Dublin (UCD), about the history and the future of food.
In this week’s Farm Tech Talk the team talk about adding premium to Kerry sucklers, dosing lambs at this time of year, and on dairy farm walks with Aidan Brennan. We also hear from David Corbett from Grassland AGRO about lime and fertiliser shortages.
Phelim O’Neill and Anne Finnegan discuss the huge support payments made to US farmers by the Government in recent years plus the ongoing issue with gas supply and price in the EU with its implications for fertiliser prices.
Caitriona Morrissey, Declan O’Brien and Adam Woods look ahead to the farmer protests planned in Cavan, Roscommon, Portlaoise and Cork on Friday and chat about some of the big stories of the week.
Stephen Robb talks to Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh for week 10 of the tillage podcast. This week the team talk about international wheat prices, Flahavan’s quotas, aphids, carbon, Minister Hackett and anaerobic digestion.
Emma Martin talks all things dance with Anne O'Donoghue; from her new show Night Dances to being a ballerina and dance as a form of self-expression.
On this week’s show, we talk weanling trade with Adam Woods, eco-schemes with Darren Carty and survey results for dairy farmers with Aidan Brennan. We also speak to Patrick Banville, NDC & Kerrygold finalist from Wexford on his thoughts for the Quality Milk Awards.
Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle run through all the latest tillage news in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast. On this week’s show the pair discuss Dairygold’s grain prices, the key points of Tuesdays leaders debate including CAP and Carbon Credits and the possibility of reviving Ireland’s milling wheat industry.
With new changes to the Fair Deal scheme coming into play in a matter of weeks, Irish Country Living's finance journalist, Margaret Nolan, gives us an overview of Fair Deal, the new legislation and what this means for farming families.
Link to Margaret's article on Fair Deal: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/money-mentor-fair-deal-scheme-becomes-a-little-fairer-for-farming-families-646043
On this week’s show, we talk all things soil sampling to a break-even beef price of €5/kg for winter finishers. We look at sheep meat access in to China and we discuss the comments made this week by Prof. Gerry Boyle of Teagasc on dairy-beef and suckling.
News editor Caitriona Morrissey is joined in studio by beef editor Adam Woods, senior news reporter Declan O’Brien and sustainability specialist Siobhan Walsh to analyse some of this week's top stories.
Artist and folklorist Michael Fortune discusses the importance dressers in traditional Irish homes, as well as dates associated with folklore in the calendar year.
On this week’s show, we talk all things BEAM with Adam Woods, lamb thrive with Darren Carty and Moorepark open day with Aidan Brennan. We also talk to Alex McCarthy, overall winner of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, about his win in the competition this year.
In this week's podcast, Caitriona Morrissey is joined by beef editor Adam Woods, policy analyst Anne Finnegan and deputy news editor Amy Forde.
Nathalie Lennon didn’t believe she could make it in the fitness industry, but now with a bustling fitness and nutrition coaching business, she has proven herself wrong.
On this week’s show, we talk BEAM, BEEP and BSE with Adam Woods, super performance from lambs from Tullamore Farm with Darren Carty and clarity around nitrates with Aidan Brennan. Sean McMahon from Grassland AGRO discusses spreading the last round of fertiliser.
Lead-in: Growing up on a beef farm in Co Armagh, Saoirse McClelland couldn’t see herself farming in the future, but that has all changed now in Co Derry
On this week’s show, we talk to Adam Woods about new dirty water rules, to Darren Carty on hogget prices cooling down and to Aidan Brennan on a dairy masterclass in Dunmanway. We also speak to Kilkenny dairy farmer Cathal Moran and Zoe Kavanagh from the National Dairy Council on dairy farmers adapting to new environmental rules.
From crisp whites to pair with prawns and juicy reds to complement chicken and chorizo, Ciara Leahy has the perfect wines to serve with Neven Maguire’s Spanish recipes.
Irish Country Living's psychotherapist and agony uncle, Enda Murphy, chats to Anne O'Donoghue about why punishing children doesn't work.
This week we discuss the bounce in lamb prices, the SUAS scheme in the Dublin mountains, harvest and the FTMTA.
On this week’s show Jack Kennedy talks to Justin McCarthy and Adam Woods on whether a suckler cow quota is the way to go, to Declan Marren on why early maturing beef breeds are going over fat in August and to Aidan Brennan on managing autumn grazing on dairy farms to maximise growth.
In this week's podcast we look at the front page of this week's Irish Farmers Journal, BEAM, sheep breeding sales, harvest and biogas.
Ireland rugby captain Ciara Griffin speaks to Anne O'Donoghue about a new campaign she is championing for school children, Tackle Your Feelings (TYF). She also discusses her farming and sporting upbringing.
Join Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy, markets specialist Phelim O’Neill, beef editor Adam Woods and political correspondent Pat O’Toole as they discuss the revelation that Brazil is planning to add 24m cattle to its beef herd in the next 10 years.
Pat O'Toole has taken a long, hard look at how suckler farmers were worst hit by CAP reforms, while Adam Woods has the latest update on BEAM payments and clawbacks.
The Irish Farmers Journal also spoke to Balla Mart manager Stephen Hannon about the cattle trade, marts and the future of the suckler cow in the west of Ireland.
And Stephen Robb, Andy Doyle and Siobhán Walsh met to discuss harvest progress – or lack of, in some cases - and rising grain prices.
Following some recent articles in Irish Country Living, Anne O'Donoghue sits down with Janine Kennedy to discuss what exactly is hemp and what is the situation with growing in Ireland at present.
On this week’s show, we discuss fallout from the recent CAP announcements. We also talk sustainable dairy with Marianne Walsh and Zoe Kavanagh from the National Dairy Council.
In this week’s podcast, we hear how farmers will be affected by convergence and front loading of farm payments, as well as why suckler farmers furious over a cow cap.
From Iran to Iraq and Leitrim to Dublin, Zak Mordai has both country roots and city branches. He speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about moving to Ireland, small versus big counties in the GAA and his farming family.
On this week’s show Jack Kennedy talks to Adam Woods, Darren Carty and John Crowe about CAP, and what it means for your farm.
In this week’s podcast, we hear about new schemes in the next CAP, an update on harvest 2021, a new scheme in the midlands called FarmPeat and Raphoe Mart celebrates 60 years on the go.
In the hope of more good weather, Irish Country Living's beauty columnist, Dolly Buckley, discusses minding your skin in the sun, make-up in the heat and fake tan.
On this week’s show Jack Kennedy talks to Adam Woods about the market for weanlings, Darren Carty on lamb prices and with Aidan Brennan and David Corbett from Grassland AGRO on clover for re-seeding.
Anne O’Donoghue gets in the ring with boxer Christina Desmond to chat family, farm, career and missing out on the Olympics
This week, we hear how to handle grass shortages, strong mart trade in Birr and Anne O’Donoghue talks to boxer Christina Desmond.
Jack Kennedy talks dairy beef in Roscommon with Declan Marren, record lamb supplies with Darren Carty and using slurry for bio-gas in Tipperary with Aidan Brennan. And dairy farming fights back with Zoe Kavanagh from the National Dairy Council and Sophie Bertrand from European Milk Forum (EMF).
With Farm Safety Week upon us, Tommy Moyles chats to Anne O'Donoghue about safety on his farm.
This week, we hear from Professor Alice Stanton on the EAT Lancet report on red meat, Minister Edwin Poots on new proposals to tackle TB and Tommy Moyles discusses farm safety.
Professor Alice Stanton, Royal College of Surgeons & Devenish questions dramatic increase in health risk of red meat and challenges the Lancet to publish the evidence that underpins the findings.
Shillelagh making has been a tradition in Liam Kealy’s family for generations, one he is very much upholding.
This week we hear how beef prices are faring and the impact of Brexit on trade deals plus a special report on traditional Shillelagh making in Wicklow.
This week Justin McCarthy talks to Darren Carty on the surge in lamb demand if football finally does come home, to Aidan Brennan on the Pasture Summit event that took place earlier this week, to Adam Woods on his trip to a beef farm in Co Kerry and to David Corbett of Grassland AGRO on nitrogen application. Justin also talks to an entrepreneurial 10-year-old schoolboy from Co Cavan who has invested a recent win into buying six calves, showing that the future of Irish agriculture is in safe hands.
Ann-Marie Deady loves the balance of being on the laptop working as a graphic designer and then getting out on the farm. She feels these two worlds can merge to improve farm safety signage.
In this week’s podcast, we get the latest update on beef markets and speak to a graphic designer rethinking farm safety signage.
On this week’s show, we talk all things CAP on dairy, beef and sheep farms. We talk to Zoe Kavanagh, Chief Executive of the National Dairy Council and Donagh Berry from Teagasc and VistaMilk about the new science that is going to help livestock farming.
Dating a farmer isn’t just like dating anyone else. It’s often choosing a lifestyle and a way of life. With Ireland reopening, matchmaker Mairead Loughman has some advice.
In this week’s podcast, we have full reaction to a historic CAP deal clinched this week and we take you into the tillage fields at Oakpark Open Day.
This week Jack Kennedy talks to Adam Woods on CAP implications for suckler farmers, to Darren Carty on falling lamb prices and to Aidan Brennan on new nitrate rules. Jack also talks to John O’Loughlin of Grassland AGRO about replacing nutrients after bumper silage.
Irish Country Living's resident psychotherapist Enda Murphy discusses panic attacks with Anne O'Donoghue. Why we have them and what we can do about them.
This week we hear from TD Holly Cairns on her views on the future of agriculture in the context of climate change, Niall Hurson launches his young farmer series and Barry Cassidy does a deep dive on CAP.
This week Jack Kennedy talks to Darren Carty and Adam Woods on REAP rejection letters and to John Crowe on how to manage the grass burst. Jack also speaks with Zoe Kavanagh of National Dairy Council on the European Milk Forum (EMF) and all things dairy.
Although she may be a Cork woman, from language to business and community, Denise Uí Bheaglaoi has embraced all aspects of living in west Kerry. She talks about going from teaching to running a B&B.
This week we hear from farmers operating a shared slurry storage system, farmers at protests, outdoor tillage events getting underway, Brexit issues and high prices for pedigree Friesians.
In this week’s podcast, we speak to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue on CAP reform and visit farm in Laois which is making oat drinks.
From Lamborghini tractors to forgotten tramlines and culling sheep, Jeremy Clarkson talks farming with Anne O’Donoghue
This week we get a sneak peek at the songs shaking tractor cabs as silage season gets underway, Jeremy Clarkson with his unique take on farming and our experts analyse why CAP talks broke down last week.
Irish Country Living's resident sports guru, Denis Hurley, chats about the 2021 GAA season with Anne O'Donoghue. They discuss controversial rule changes and runners and riders for this year.
This week we get the low down on what’s happening in Brussels in CAP negotiations, why hurling rules are proving divisive and Hooves for Hospice on their latest charity sale in Carigallen mart.
Maria O’Halloran wasn’t the biggest fan of school, but that didn’t stop her from getting an ag degree and pursuing a career in the industry she’s passionate about.
This week we hear what to expect from CAP ‘jumbo’ talks, the pervasive weed blackgrass found in wildflower seed and strong words from the Teagasc director on climate targets.
Hurling is an ancient sport, rooted in a tradition of ash hurleys. However, Torpeys have a new kid in town, the bamboo hurley.
This week we hear the impact of the An Taisce appeal, Macra’s president on his last week in office, implications of the ABP takeover, balancing grain markets and the a maker of bamboo hurleys shares his secrets.
This week's podcast guest is our Home Nurse columnist, Nessa Robins. She discusses combining her nursing background with food, her love of writing and her food mantras.
This week we hear a report from An Taisce’s time in front of the Agriculture Committee, what new land classifications mean for farmers, Gardaí on TikTok tractor drivers plus an interview with the Irish Limousin CEO.
With their family farm and tea rooms at the foot of Carrauntoohil, Katie Jane Cronin grew up talking to all kinds of people. A skill she now uses in her radio career.
This week we hear from suckler farmer in Cork, a woman with a passion for tea, Tom Arnold on needing to make farms viable plus NI concerns over a Climate Bill.
A reader has written to us regarding her husband who is depressed and the affect it is having on her and their children. Anne O'Donoghue speaks with Claire Forde, a councillor from Co Kerry, about depression, supports for depression sufferers' families, domestic abuse and self-care.
This week we hear from Minister Heydon on accessing the South Korean market for Irish beef, the cost of not controlling blackgrass on farms and find out what support are available for those suffering from depression.
From Co Carlow, Catherine Callaghan went from being an army officer to a yoga and mindfulness expert. She discusses the benefits of mindfulness and yoga on this week's podcast.
This week we hear from the CEO of the National Dairy Council about their new campaign and why more co-ops need to get on board, we have mart reports on beef and sheep trade, the latest farm survey figures from IFAC and introduce farmers to yoga.
From Belfast, but living on a farm in Armoy, Co Antrim, Claire Hunter is business woman who’s not afraid to take a chance.
This week we hear from the president of Macra na Feirme on the election race, calf prices stay strong, a Belfast business woman on life in the country plus the latest from this week’s crop magazine.
Against the odds, Deborah Somorin overcame homelessness at 13 to provide a better life for her son. Now she is helping others do the same through her charity, Empower the Family.
This week farmers took the minister to task over the new REPS scheme, plus find out what impact Glanbia’s new rules will have, an insight into British meat factories and Government’s plans for rural Ireland.
At home with no work, Emma O Connor started off hand milking two goats. That number has grown to 35 and she’s now building a milk processing unit.
This week we hear how the Climate Bill could impact farmers, Glanbia on new milk supply restrictions, how to spot Blackgrass and expanding a goat herd.
Like her sense of style, Irish Country Living beauty columnist Dolly Buckley has had a colourful life. She tells of how she went from being a makeup artist in London to celebrities and Prime Minister John Major, to living on a Co Offaly farm.
In this week’s podcast, we take a closer look at what the future holds for the organics sector and we bring you the latest prices as lamb goes from strength to strength.
From Co Kerry, Franz Sauerland has many fond memories associated with football, but he has also experienced racial abuse while playing.
In this week’s podcast, we analyse the definition of a genuine farmer provided by farm organisations and we have the latest on calf prices.
From playing camogie with Kilkenny to working for Glanbia, being a Macra county chair and sitting on the ASA Council, Niamh Bambrick has many strings to her bow.
This week we speak to farmers on the Cooley Peninsula, 20 years after the Foot and Mouth outbreak, an interview with Niamh Bambrick from Glanbia and mart sales continue under lockdown.
From Kenmare, Co Kerry, Fiachra Crowley recently reignited his childhood love of art. He’s now not only making a living from it, but also making strides in the local business community.
This week we hear about the rise in dog attacks on sheep, a report on the rise of Black Grass on tillage farms and worrying TB reactor statistics for the country.
Between driving a dump truck and drawing silage, 22 year old Rachel Dermody is making plenty of use of her passion for machinery. She speaks to Anne O'Donoghue about how she got into driving a dump truck in a quarry and her love for silage.
This week we hear some top tips on selling land, retiring Irish diplomat Breffni Carpenter on what goes on behind the scenes and a Tullamore farm update.
Professor Luke O’Neill talks to Anne O’Donoghue about farmers’ immune systems, the importance of influential teachers and his band (literally) of scientists.
In this week’s podcast, we hear why Brexit spells trouble for UK buyers at pedigree sales and we bring you the latest on Bord na Móna’s proposals to rewet thousands of acres of bogs.
This week we hear from auctioneer David Quinn on selling 200 in-lamb ewes, Minister McConalogue with his thoughts on dairy expansion plus an update from Tullamore farm.
This week we hear from a Wicklow dairy farmer on why he upgraded to a rotary parlour, the IFA president is called on to help ‘forgotten’ young farmers and grass fed VS grain fed cattle.
This week we speak to young Leitrim farmer Stella McGirl who took the Late Late Toy Show by storm, ICMSA president fears of farmer and a special report on Brexit delays from Dublin Port.
This week we hear from Minister Simon Coveney on the billion euro Brexit fund and a budding Instagram farm star.
This week we hear from farmers in search of the perfect ewe in Tullow Mart and Minister Heydon with details of the new farm safety scheme.
This we hear from sheep farmer/social media sensation Donie Anderson, get a report from New Zealand on machinery trading plus reflect on 2020 beef prices.
This week we have an exclusive interview with Minister Charlie McConalogue, an explainer on CAP details with our team of experts and top pedigree prices from 2020.
As the countdown to accept GLAS extensions starts find out how farmers are facing a REPS dilemma and the NARGC win a court case on behalf of recreational huntsmen.
This week we hear how climate targets will impact farmers, including changes to fertiliser rules and FBD young farmer of the year Dara Killeen discusses switching to dairy.
As COVID-19 restrictions ease farmers express their delight to be back at the mart ring and Teagasc predict Brexit income support for farmers next year.
In this week's podcast, we hear from a German farm family on milking goats and we get the low down on this year's hottest agri-toys.
In this week’s podcast, we speak to a Teagasc expert on farm succession and we also hear from Darren Carty on the positive trends for sheep farmers.
We hear of a proposal to fly dairy calves out of the country next spring and what it takes to push a heifer up to €9,000.
This week we hear how Irish dairy farmers will be impacted by the US election and how pre-movement TB testing could be introduced.
This week we get a breakdown on how and why farmers were penalised on their payments last year and Minister Simon Coveney speaks about his Brexit concerns.
On this week's podcast, we have all the reaction to Budget 2021 as we hear from Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and farm organisation leaders.
In this week's podcast, we bring you a briefing on Budget 2021 and we have the latest advice for those housing cattle.
This week we hear about incorrect food labeling and menu fraud plus what tariffs mean post Brexit.
In this week’s podcast we hear about rising TB costs in the face of rising disease rates and farmers react to new rules on animal medicines.
In this week’s podcast, we hear from the Government ministers who spoke at this year’s ASA conference and we detail the beef price needed for winter finishers to breakeven.
In this week’s podcast, we have a sit down interview with new Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and we hear why it is importance to secure PGI status for Irish beef.
This week we hear about the new agriculture minister and the financial accounts of Foyle Food Group.
Episode 248: This week, we hear about new Department plans for farmers with herds affected by TB and farmers give their reaction to Commissioner Hogan and golfgate.
This week we hear how the Department are planning to ramp up satellite inspections and get a report from the sheep sale in Borris mart.
In this week's podcast, we hear about a farm in Offaly that sold for €11m and the reality for marts in the midlands under a local lockdown.
This week we hear how one farmer sold almost 1,000 sheep from his farm and discuss what’s in store as TAMs draws to a close.
This week we consider the impact and legacy of the Beef Plan protests and hear about potential new schemes.
This week we discuss the latest on the CAP budget plus we hear from the directors of a new short film set on a farm in Longford starring Normal People's Paul Mescal.
This week we analyse the fallout from Minister Cowen’s sacking and debate the relevance of Teagasc’s Profit Monitor.
This week, we discuss the position of Minister Barry Cowen after recent revelations and campaigners call for an investigation into the landslide in Leitrim.
This week we have an exclusive interview with the new Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen and hear about sheep attacks on the Cooley Peninsula.
This week we hear about a meat plant losing Chinese access and why farmers are being encouraged to review safety on farms.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on plans for a new REPS and we get reaction to a €50m support scheme for beef farmers.
This week we hear how farmers are stepping back into the mart ring and the director general of EU Agriculture and Rural Development Wolfgang Burtscher take part in a Q&A with the Irish Farmers Journal.
This week we hear about how to juggle feeding farm workers ‘the dinner’ while respecting social distancing.
This week we hear how an atypical BSE case suspended Irish beef exports to China and the impact of hot weather on crops.
This week we hear from Minister Creed on what new farm schemes could look like and find out why owning designated land is so difficult for farmers.
This week, our Markets Specialist Phelim O’Neill discusses the global impact of COVID-19 in meat plants and we hear how the UKs food chain needs fixing.
This week we hear how farmer incomes will be hit by COVID-19, the latest developments in NI calculating cattle emissions and strawberry season gets underway in Wexford.
This week we hear from Minister Creed as he attempts to defend the CAP budget from coronavirus cuts, a farmer with two very special Massey Fergusons and Miss Universe Ireland and farmer’s daughter Gráinne Gallanagh.
This week we hear from our specialist on the importance of social distancing while shearing, a UCC project which aims to turn slurry waste water into animal feed and counting the cost of new ag-tech.
This week we hear how marts are keeping sales going by harnessing the power of the internet plus how to keep your family safe on the farm and island farming.
This week we hear how a black week for dairy could have some silver linings, disappointing news from Brussels, gardening advice and the story of one contractor’s journey home to Ireland.
This week we hear from dairy farmer Peter Hynes who is in dispute with animal activist group PETA UK, find out how COVID-19 is impacting farms and what the low-down is on new LPIS maps.
This week we hear how marts are proposing to reopen, find out who has topped the February milk and what the McDonalds closure will mean to beef farmers.
This week we hear from mart managers about the restrictions they have in place due to the coronavirus and how farmers are being impacted.
This week we hear from insiders at the Royal visit in Meath and find out what supports are available to farmers as concerns grow around the coronavirus.
This week we hear how blackgrass has infested Irish crops and winners of the Angus Schools competition.
This week we hear from farmers affected by flooding and An Tánaiste Simon Coveney with his fears for the agriculture industry and Brexit.
This week we hear from potato growers who remain positive in the face of bad weather, while beef and suckler farmers in Clare give their reaction to the closure of their local Kepak.
In this week's podcast, Jack Kennedy reports from dairy and cattle farms in Egypt, we look at how farmers could be paid to manage the hills and look at the organic scheme.
This week we hear from election candidates, including Minister Creed and we reveal our factory price league analysis for 2019.
Justin Mc Carthy, Pheilm O’Neill and David Wright debate Brexit, what it will mean for farmers and where does it go from here.
In this week’s podcast we have Leo Varadkar on farming, look at where the country’s hedgerows are and much more.
The week we hear from both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste discussing post-Brexit plans and committing to top-up CAP.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers who are staging a third tractor protest in Dublin and we get the latest update on the future of a key pesticide, Glyphosate.
This week we hear how much rural crime costs farmers affected and Bord Bia reflect on a successful decade of food exports.
This week we hear from the new IFA president, farmers protesting in Dublin and how farming is set for a renaissance in the MacGillycuddy Reeks.
The week we hear from farmers on the front line at IFA blockades across the country and find out what cow breed produces the tastiest beef.
Beef editor Adam Woods weighs up the progress made by the Beef Taskforce and Stephen Robb delivers an anaerobic digester special.
This week we hear from farmers at Dairy Day and their take on farmer bashing in the media plus Stephen Robb delves into the world of agriculture robots.
This week, we hear from farmers in Kerry on why they're protesting, find out all about new plant breeding techniques and learn why Antrim has the highest number of robotic milkers.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers on what they want to see from the IFA presidential candidates and a UK dairy farmers explains how he farms 3,000ha organically.
This week, we hear from Met Eireann about how climate change might affect farmers, learn about Ireland's fledgling biogas industry and listen to Vicky Phelan in the wake of the Taoiseach's apology.
This week we hear how on-farm animal prescriptions will tighten up and how the Finnish are mad about their 'green gold.'
This week we hear from Amii McKeever on diversity in the IFA, funding in the next CAP and how farm advisory services need to work more closely with farmers.
In budget week we have an exclusive interview with Minister Creed and hear why farmers are protesting outside Glanbia.
This week we hear from the incoming Commissioner for Agriculture on live exports and members of the Air Corps discuss rescuing farmers from remote locations.
This week we hear how An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar would hate to send unspent BEAM money back to Europe, the IFA president on CAP and the winner of Ploughing with the Stars.
This week, we hear Tánaiste Coveney on hope after Brexit, catch up with the 2019 hill sheep forum and speak to malting barley advisor Eoin Lyons about a cover crop establishment trail in Co Wexford.
This week, we round up the latest news from protests around the country, hear Minister Creed's thoughts and get exclusive media access to the Meat Business Women conference in Dublin last week.
In this week’s podcast, we hear the latest updates from the courts where the factories are seeking to jail farmers and we cast a light on the farmer share of the retail beef price.
In this week's podcast, we hear from a Donegal beef farmer who wants a fair price for his beef and what dairy farmers think of proposals to reform Ornua.
Minister Creed kicks back at negative media around farming and climate change and we reveal the headway made in beef talks this week.
This week we hear from farmers across the country who are protesting poor beef prices and the mart manager at Tullow talks about the “exuberant” sheep trade.
In this week’s podcast we hear from Limousin farmers in Colorado and Minister Creed on the successor to Food Wise 2025. We also hear from farmers at the gates of factories around the country who are protesting low beef prices.
In this week’s podcast we hear from chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council Professor John Fitzgerald and find out how a splash plate ban will impact intensively stocked farmers.
This week we hear about the work that went on behind scenes of the Goodman investigation and during Farm Safety Week we talk to a survivor of a farm accident.
We speak to farmers as they march Dublin and hear how the price of recycling plastic could come down for farmers.
This week we hear from Commissioner Phil Hogan who addresses farmer anger over the Mercosur trade deal and speak to farmers at a factory blockade in Roscommon.
In this week's podcast, we travel to Japan to test the market for Irish meat, discuss Mercosur and other threats to beef farmers, and meet sheep shearers and breeders.
In this week's podcast, we interview Minster Creed on the climate action plan, hear about the latest in sheep research and get some of our staff to resit Leaving Cert ag science.
In this week's podcast, we hear farmers thoughts on the €100m beef fund, learn about dairy farming in the Netherlands, discuss the return of cereal trials to Donegal and chat vintage machinery.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the distribution of the €100m Brexit beef fund and the findings of the national farm survey, attend the first sheep sale with EID tags and visit a floating farm.
In this week’s podcast, we hear from Commissioner Phil Hogan, an overwhelmed EID sheep tag supplier, the competition watchdog investigating factories and an AFBI cow fertility expert.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers and researchers at Teagasc's dairy beef open day, attend a nitrates derogation meeting and open Kilkenny's new agri-tech hub with Phil Hogan.
In this week’s episode we hear from the Minister on his trade mission in China, frustrated protesters at the Beef Summit and find out what makes a world class steak.
This week we hear how to get good money for working dogs, rural crime rates drop in Northern Ireland and Dr Karina Pierce on dairy nutrition.
In this week's podcast, we hear responses from An Taoiseach and the European Commissionner to protesting farmers' demands for a Brexit beef aid package and visit a new set of milking robots.
In this week's podcast, we discuss restrictions on chlorine use in milking parlours, and we hear the IFA oppose the loan of AIB farm loans and the Women's Council call for farm pension equality.
This week we hear farmers tackle the issue of low beef prices with Meat Industry Ireland’s Cormac Healy and the IFA stage a protest over ongoing Fair Deal nursing home delays.
With the weather picking up we also take a look at weed control ahead of silage season and the Irish Farmers Journal has their very own Top Gear team take a look at tillage TAMs.
In this week's podcast, we interview Ryanair's boss and Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick, visit suckler and tillage farmers, attend a BPS clinic and hear from a banker and a mart manager.
In this week’s podcast we hear how MEPs have backed proposals to reduce some farm payments, and Glanbia and Kepak launch a new dairy calf to beef scheme that could cater for up to 50,000 calves.
In this week’s podcast we hear from Minister Creed on the recently announced low-cost loans and IFA president Joe Healy on the rise of veganism.
In this week’s episode we hear the results from our annual Land Report and with Brexit approaching where do Tesco UK plan to source their beef?
In this week’s podcast we hear from Irish Farmers Journal market specialist Phelim O’Neill about the UK tariffs as a result of Brexit and we interview the Macra Na Feirme president elect and Cavan dairy farmer Thomas Duffy.
In this week's podcast, Thomas Hubert takes a look behind the carbon emissions from agriculture reported in the media and Odile Evans travels to a Beef Plan Movement protest in Wicklow.
In this week's podcast, we hear from suckler and beef farmers caught between a rock and a hard place, and try to find a vet out of hours in Co Donegal
In this week's podcast, we report from the National Farmer's Union conference in the UK and the Agri Careers Expo in the RDS.
Farmers vent their frustration at Kerry Foods, complain that there isn't enough money in the new BEEP scheme and give donkeys an ass kicking.
In this week's podcast, we hear from TD Michael Healy-Rae and the Beef Plan movement outlines their negotiations with factories.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Ministers Creed and Bruton, gardaí establishing familiar faces in rural communities, Beef Plan meetings and young farmers tackling mental health.
In this week's podcast, we hear from ploughing champion Eamonn Tracey, participants in social farming, British farmers battling the anti-farmer movement and TDs and MEPs on Brexit.
In this week's podcast, we meet the teenage inventor of a robotic strip grazer, attend a TB meeting, hear about new feedstuffs you can use to make biogas and wonder if we could produce more veal.
In this week's podcast, we reveal the start date for low-cost loans, find out why farm plastic recycling fees are going up and discuss a no-deal Brexit in the Republic, Northern Ireland and the UK.
In this week's podcast, we interview Minister Creed, hear from farmers across sectors, update you on new Revenue rules for your employees' wages and travel to California.
In this week's podcast we hear from a farmer who had his entitlements taken by a Department inspector and a specially written poem by national school pupil Cian Conneely.
This week, we hear from an expert in restoring farm buildings, listen to farmers affected by vulture funds and talk to the new chair of the IFA forestry committee.
This week, we catch up with IFA protesters at the Department of Agriculture and with Commissioner Hogan at the launch of Terra Nutritech, hear from Mairead McGuinness MEP on animal welfare and attend Beet Ireland's meeting in Tipperary.
This week, we report from the heated ICSMA AGM, speak to Teagasc about their annual farm income report and listen to Commissioner Hogan and the plans for farm inspections post-2020.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers unhappy with the new ANC map, visit Scotland and Denmark, trial sexed semen and get mental health advice from Dublin footballer Kevin McManamon.
This week, we hear from some optimistic farmers at Dairy Day, learn about a bio nutrient meter from the inventor and listen to why the DUP is opposing the Brexit deal.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Teagasc Moorepark, award-winning malting barley growers, Matt Carthy MEP, New Zealand's deputy leader, the father of biological farming and exhibitors at Eurotier.
This week, we hear Mary Robinson's pro-vegan comments, hear from a farmer who has been broken into six times and listen to Simon Coveney explain that a Brexit deal could be close.
This week, we hear from a farmer with his own biogas business, chat with Briege Corkery at Women & Ag and get the low down on CAP 2020 from Phil Hogan.
This week, we hear from farmers coming into conflict with motorway extensions, attend a Brexit forum in Monaghan and hear from a BETTER sheep farm participant.
This week, we hear about a new beef plan movement that started via WhatsApp, talk about the legislation for the long-awaited low cost loans and listen to the opportunities that can come from agri-tourism.
This week, we give a breakdown of Budget19 and what it means for farmers, find out why Rabobank is so interesting in agriculture and hear from Corrib Lady Farmer of the Year at an ICSA protest in Monaghan.
In this Budget 2019 podcast, we hear Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe's budget announcements for agriculture and reactions from farm organisations and the opposition.
In this week’s podcast we talk to IFA president Joe Healy as over 100 farmers protest low beef prices, Minister Michael Creed provides some long awaited detail on low-cost loans and driving farm efficiency in Portlaoise.
This week, we report from an IFA lobbying event, hear about the development of the biogas industry and talk to a ploughman and his horses; Ned and Ted
In this week's podcast, we track the destruction and confusion caused by storm Ali at the National Ploughing Championships and meet incumbent and challenger candidates in the presidential race.
This week, we hear from the newly crowned Young Farmer of the Year, catch up with some of the attendees at the ASA Conference and chat to the European Reversible Ploughing champion.
In this week's podcast, we interview Tánaiste Simon Coveney, change of direction to adapt to the weather situation at a BETTER farm walk, meet Lakeland's boss and hear from a landowner hit by a CPO.
In this week's podcast, we report on the first autumn mart sales, hear from plans to convert millions of tonnes of silage into energy, get the latest news from Brussels and eat pizza in Galway.
This week, we hear from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Virgina Show, Dairygold Co-op chief executive Jim Woulfe and from the Energy in Agriculture open day in Gurteen College.
This week, we hear from Minister Creed at Tullamore Show, catch up with some showgoers and head to a protest by pig farmers in Co Limerick.
This week, we hear from the president of the IFA Joe Healy, who visited farmers last week to find out what ground conditions were like, listen to some tips on controlling rushes and catch up with a farmer from the Netherlands.
In this week's podcast, we hear from sheep farmers two months before blanket EID tagging, Castleblayney mart creditors considering legal action and a CAFRE advisor on drought and compacted soils.
This week, we hear from An Taoiseach and his suggestion that farmers want to wait until after Brexit to access low-cost loans, chat to a HSA inspector about common safety hazards on farms and talk to a liquid milk producer about the need for retailer accountability.
This week, we hear from Deirdre O'Shea talk about Farm Safety Week, now in its sixth year, listen to Minister Creed's response to our "no low-cost loans in 2018" headline and visit the site of Glanbia Cheese's new mozzarella plant.
This week, our CEO sat down with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to discuss Brexit, CAP and Mercosur, Pat O'Toole gives us his thoughts on secretary general of the Department of Agriculture leaving the position and we hear from Frank Brady of the IFA on the Castleblaney mart debacle.
On this week’s podcast, we have a Co Clare special, the latest from tillage fields, silage making on an island and discussions on the future of your farm payments
This week, we hear from a Scottish farmer on Brexit, listen to Minister Creed's stance on inspectors allegedly bullying farmers and talk to two farmers who farm on an island off the coast of Co Clare.
This week, we hear from Major Equipment on their successful year so far, catch up with Commissioner Hogan on Mercosur and hear from Tom Bradshaw, NFU Combinable Crops Board Chairman
In this week's podcast, we get the run down on Beef 2018, hear from INHFA's policy officer and Commissioner Hogan lists the EU member states not paying up.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers hit by a severe TB outbreak, learn more on young farmers' payments in the next CAP and interview Glanbia's new chairman and a strawberry farmer.
Donagel Mart manager Eimear McGuinness and FBD chief commercial officer John Cahalan address the Oireachtas on the issue of mart insurance premiums. Thomas Hubert reports.
This week we hear from Anthony Jordan on the new court decision granting asylum seekers the right to work and listen to both sides of the mart insurance story.
This week on the Irish Farmers Journal podcast, we look at the use of slurry in energy generation, the Teagasc farm income survey and Commissioner Hogan on the new China deal.
This week, we get an update from China and the deal ABP have signed, listen to some farmer reactions to EID sheep tagging and hear from farmers protesting the South Kerry Greenway.
This week, we hear from Minister Creed justifying mandatory EID sheep tagging, get the scoop on low cost loans for dairy farmers and talk to a second year agricultural engineering student from Zimbabwe.
This week, we hear from some farmers standing firm against Irish Water, catch up with Commissioner Phil Hogan about the changes to the CAP budget and head down to the annual Gigginstown sale.
This week, we talk to Jim Bergin about milk markets and milk difficulties, hear Martin Stapleton discuss vulture funds and catch up with Pat O'Connell after his cameo in Young Offenders.
This week, we have audio from a heated discussion in the Dáil over the fodder crisis, hear from Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary and get confirmation from Met Eireann on just how bad the weather has been this year.
This week we hear from Minister Creed on the fodder crisis, hear about the mental health repercussions from the fodder crisis and talk to some international food buyers at the Bord Bia marketplace event.
This week we hear from Minister Creed on the fodder crisis, listen to IFJ NI Editor David Wright question Theresa May and hear from a family getting help with their online BPS application.
This week we hear from Commissioner Hogan on his contribution to the CAP debate, listen to New Zealand environment manager Kate Scott and talk to participants in the social farming scheme.
This week we hear from the ringside at Killmallock Mart, the IFA National Council meeting and the latest on the Government's plans for the bioeconomy.
This week we hear about some brave women taking on the Arctic, chat to Minister Creed at Glanbia's new cheese plant and talk through the new Sustainable Upland Agri-Environment Scheme.
This week we hear about the Women & Ag Awards, chat to two Wexford farmers about storm damage and discuss the 2017 Land Report.
This week we hear from former IFA president Eddie Downey, chat to some young farmers about their future in suckler farming and talk to the owner of the land upon which Skyfall was shot.
In this week's podcast we hear Vincent Roddy and John Hanley speak on CAP after a consultation meeting, chat about the key things to look for in a bull and hear from the UCD Debate team.
In this week's podcast we hear Minister Creed speak on CAP after a consultation meeting, chat to farmers in the west about forestry and hear from Luke Bradley, a grain and beef farmer in Queensland, Australia.
In this week's podcast we hear a forestry company respond to farmers concerns, chat to farmers in marts across the country about the Save Our Sucklers petition and catch up with Deputy Minister for Agriculture Andrew Doyle about the CAP consultation
On this week's podcast, the ICSA call for an overhaul of the beef grading system, CAFRE Dairy Open Day, a young Limousin breeder outlines her future prospects and West Women in Farming at their conference in GMIT.
Presenter: Hannah Quinn-Mulligan
Sound engineer: Ferdia Mooney
In this week's podcast, Minister announces fodder transport scheme, Co Clare farmer takes cattle tag complaint to Europe and TB hits hard in Co Kerry.
In this week's podcast, Leo Varadkar addressed the IFA AGM, careers specialist Anthony Jordan shares CAO advice and we hear from new Carbery chief executive Jason Hawkins.
Bord Bia exports driven by dairy, former IFA secretary Pat Smith gives an exclusive interview and fodder shortages in Co Clare.
Plus, the biggest land buyers of 2017 and lots more.
In this week's podcast we hear young farmers with their thoughts on Brexit, Adam Woods with his expectations for Tullamore Farm in 2018 and a cow calving on New Year's night!
Plus, how farming helped a man to change his life in New Zealand and the complicated matter of the EU Cross Border Directive is simplified by Irish Country Living's Tracey Donaghey.
We meet an inmate and farm manager raising calves for the charity Bóthar to send to families in Africa in Shelton Abbey prison, and discuss what's coming up in 2018.
We also take a look back at farm safety and the women in agriculture movement in Ireland.
With EU farmers depending on CAP payments for up to 40% of their income we hear from Commissioner Hogan on the future of CAP, plus 2018 dairy prices, Christmas though the generations and lots more!
The Irish Grain Growers Association staged a protest outside the Guinness storehouse in Dublin this week, we hear from the CEO of Lakeland Dairies on the future milk price and the issue of rural homelessness is explored by Irish Country Living.
Plus lots more!
In this week's podcast we hear from the Young Farmer of the Year, Phil Hogan on CAP 2020 and Zoe Kavanagh on vegans.
An oireachtas committee this week published a report on future of the sector and our correspondent Amy Forde asked the Chair of the committee Pat Deering, what the main points from the report were.
Brexit is an ever constant issue on the horizon, and Lord Curry known as 'the champion of farmers' spoke to our correspondent Peter McCann at Queen's University Belfast about Brexit negotiations, the future agricultural policy in the UK and the definition of the public goods that farmers provide.
Farming remains the most dangerous occupation in Ireland with an average of 13 deaths per 1,000 workers on farms, compared to 2.5 deaths per 1,000 workers in other industries. Our correspondent Amy Forde asked Pat Griffin senior inspector for agriculture with the HSA, what needed to be done in farming to make it safer and ensure there were fewer fatalities
Some of you will know that the the Irish Farmers Journal is hosting National Dairy Day at Punchestown Event Centre, tomorrow on the 23rd of November. Included in the line up of speakers is Craig Bell, man from New Zealand who is now Director of Letissima Dairy in Brazil. Our agri-business correspondent Lorcan Allen had a chance to catch up with him before the main event, and asked him how he'd got started in the industry.
Now, rural crime remains is a serious issue in Ireland, with ongoing reports of attacks on farmers in isolated areas in particular. Amy Forde was in Dáil Eireann this week and asked Fianna Fáil TDs Jim O'Callaghan and Lisa Chambers, about a motion they were trying to put through to tackle rural crime.
Last week Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, CEO of Bord Bia Tara McCarthy, over 30 representatives from Ireland's food and drink sector and Hannah Quinn-Mulligan took part in a Bord Bia led trade mission in Japan and South Korea, and here's a report.
And finally we have a special agri-jos focus in the paper this week, and our correspondent Thomas Hubert caught up with the writer of the piece Anthony Jordan to find out what job creation in the agri-industry was like at the moment.
In this week's podcast, we hear from tillage farmers protesting at the Guinness Storehouse, assess Japan's potential for agri-food exports and talk to machinery manufacturers at Agritechnica.
In this week's podcast, we hear from the Citizens' Assembly, a farm safety advisor who doesn't mince his words, Minister Creed on Brexit and Mercosur and find out about adult literacy courses.
Lack of female representation was highlighted as a major issue at the annual Women and Agriculture conference, former IFA country chair Joan Fitzpatrick explains why she thinks they IFA need to improve.
At this time of year tillage growers are starting to look ahead and plant their winter crops, but on the minds of many farmers is the effect this year's bad weather has had on tightening straw supply. Our correspondent Pat O'Toole went to the IFA tillage meeting in Enniscorthy, and spoke to Tom Short and Philip Rochford.
How does a business survive the tests of time? Our correspondent Patrick Donohoe was at the Macra na Feirme annual conference and spoke to Michael Hoey, of Countrycrest, about the longevity of the Agri-food business
With the abolition of milk quotas the dairy herd across the country is expanding and one of the programs that advises farmers is called Dairylink, Our correspondent and resident dairy expert Jack Kennedy met up with Conail Keown to find out a bit more about the scheme.
Economist David McWilliams, is often known for his controversial opinions and last week at the Women and Agriculture conference, he told me that he supported that rise in stamp duty from 2 to 6%, an issue that will effect many farmers and their familes. However, he started our interview by outlining his reasons for why Ireland should side-step Brussels and negotiate a parallel Brexit deal with the UK.
Farmers often struggle to find reliable farm labour but that wasn't an issue for Co. Clare farmer Patsy Curcurran last Sunday, when myself and over 400 people helped to herd his cattle up a mountain in Fanore to their annual winter grazing.
West Cork farmers band together to tackle the devastation left by two successive storms and a muti-million pig processing plant opens in Cavan.
Pat O'Toole meets grain growers protesting in Kildare and we hear why recording sires is so important to beef farmers.
Plus, the much awaited Women and Agriculture conference kicks off this week.
Presenter - Hannah Quinn-Mulligan
Producer - Thomas Hubert
Sound engineer - Ferdia Mooney
In this week's podcast we hear reports from the south of the country on the devastation wreaked by storm Ophelia, tillage farmers could be getting more for an acre of spruce trees than an acre of malt barley and secondary students make big future decisions as they attend open days agricultural colleges
In this week's podcast, we discuss the stamp duty confusion and other measures in the budget, visit Bandon Mart 60 years on and hear from the Nuffield conference.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers protesting against Mercosur trade concessions, Minister Creed at the Quality Milk Awards and livestock specialist Nathan Tuffy on the mart trade.
In this week's podcast: what to expect on Mercosur, Dairygold bosses discuss the €86m Mallow investment, and Patrick Madigan of Bord na Móna explains increasing biomass imports.
In this week's weekly podcast, we look at all things ploughing, including some unusual guests and some familiar voices.
In this week's podcast, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar discusses the main threats to agriculture at the moment and we hear from the IFA's protest against low retail milk prices.
In this weeks podcast, we get reaction from marts, speak with Minister Denis Naughten and a talk with the Grass gals on their silage world record attempt.
In this weeks Irish Farmers Journal weekly podcast, Glanbia reveals details of new loyalty scheme for milk suppliers and we hear from the people behind the Tullamore Show.
In this weeks podcast, we hear from the Tipp representative from the BETTER Farm programme and details of the dairy labour scheme.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the start of weanling sales season, visit BETTER farmers Cathal and Peter Breen and Ornua's butter factory, and travel to Kenya.
It was a busy week and in this edition of the Irish Farmers Journal podcast, we discuss the Tullamore farm open day, the reaction, its success and also our news team talk about the sale of Carnaross mart.
In this week's podcast, we hear from IFA farmers as they suspended their protest at the Department of Agriculture, Minister Michael Creed on animal health and RVLs, and two organic farmers.
In this week's podcast, we hear from IFA grain growers protesting in Dublin, get highlights from the 2016 milk price review and attend the National Sheep Association's event in Northern Ireland.
Phelim O'Neill reports on a wide ranging address from UK Agriculture Minister, George Eustice, to the AHDB Meat Exporters Conference today.
In this week's podcast; we talk to farmers about inspections, attend Crops and Cultivation in Oakpark and take a look behind the scenes at the Royal Highland Show.
In this week's podcast we discuss the wide ranging impact of Brexit on the Irish agri-food sector and we visit Clare BETTER farmer as well as the Athenry sheep open day.
In the week's podcast, we discuss the new laws that will tackle meat factories hiding their accounts and we speak to Glanbia's Sean Molloy about milk prices
In this week’s podcast, we discuss the common causes of fire on Irish farms as well as speaking with an Garda Siochána about the most common safety issues with farm machinery.
In this week's Irish Farmers Journal podcast we discuss the results of the National Farm Survey, bring you all the details of the FBD Farmyard of the Year Awards and talk to An Garda Siochana about trailer regulations.
In the Irish Farmers Journal podcast this week we interview the EU Health Commissioner on glyphosate, document the Glanbia vote reaction, see how Irish dairy is doing in Vietnam and visit Ballymaloe.
In this week's podcast: a positive outlook from the Agribusiness Report launch, BETTER farmer Michael McDonald shares his experience of reseeding, and the Irish ambassador to the Netherlands.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers at the Glanbia shareholder information meetings, the new Macra president James Healy and Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan in Canada.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the proposal to ban splash plates, calf prices and Glanbia's restructuring proposal – and visit a shopkeeper who has sold the Irish Farmers Journal for 64 years.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers at the IFA's Brexit event, an eyewitness to the latest wildfire in Co Cork and New Zealand's agriculture minister.
In this week's podcast, we hear all about the developments in getting Irish beef to China, voices from Michael O'Leary's pedigree cattle sale and Ed Sheeran's granny speaks to us at the family farm.
Ciaran Lenehen spent time with Garreth McCormack, the new Cavan BETTER farmer, last week. Here they discuss how Garreth was able to close his silage ground on the 3 April, having had his bulling heifers there from mid-February.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Fine Gael politicians on Brexit and agriculture, talk dairy recovery with Dairygold chief executive Jim Woulfe and hunt for the best Easter eggs.
In this week's podcast we talk to the incoming Macra president, hear from politicians on the ongoing ANC review, discuss milk prices with Aurivo's CEO Aaron Forde, and preview the Irish Country Living Food Magazine.
In this week's podcast we discuss the long term viability of liquid milk, hear why farmers were protesting in Tipperary and all about the 1,100 jobs on offer at the Agri Careers fair on Thursday.
On Tuesday the IFA launched it’s strategy for the liquid milk industry to ensure the long term availability and viability of fresh local milk on shop shelves. Patrick Donohoe spoke with IFA's dairy and liquid milk executive Catherine Lascurettes about the strategy and the future of the sector.
In this week's podcast we talk to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed about the support he is trying to drum up in Europe ahead of Brexit negotiations, hear from the winners of the Certified Irish Angus Beef School Competition and find out how many jobs will be available at this year's Agri-Careers Fair.
In this week's podcast we talk to farmer and king of Irish airspace Michael O'Leary, hear contractors' views on the proposed NCT for tractors, learn about farming in NZ and Ukraine and look forward to the Agri-Careers fair.
In this week's podcast we speak to an Irish man farming in Saudi Arabia, Macra hustings kick off and the IFA has outlined its policy for Brexit.
In this week's podcast we hear voices from the Department's trade mission to the Gulf States, get reactions to the Agriculture Committee's report on Brexit and farming and discuss the ANC review.
In this week's podcast, we hear from the farmers protesting against proposed RVl closures, planning Glanbia's next joint venture and cavling 1,000 suckler heifers in Co Antrim.
Property editor Shirley Busteed features two attractive sales in this week’s Irish Country Living. The properties on offers are very much farmers' farms, she told consumer editor Ciara Leahy.
In this week's podcast we talk to Agriculture Minister Michael Creed about GLAS delays, hear farmers' concerns over the future of RVLs and find out how to double your health insurance cover while saving money.
On this week's podcast we preview the 2017 FTMTA machinery show, speak to another candidate in the Macra presidential race, and hear from farmers opposing the N-S interconnector in Co Cavan
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers protesting against GLAS payment delays, speakers at the Global Trade Conference and Eigrid chief executive Fintan Slye.
In this week's podcast, we interview Commissioner Hogan, hear reaction from the coalition to the vote for a tillage crisis fund, discuss Brexit with a Co Cork farmer and share tips to claim tax back.
In this week's podcast we hear about a case of BSE in Co Galway, discuss the "hard Brexit" that lies ahead, listen to a case for a tillage crisis fund, talk about fixed milk price schemes, learn about the hen harrier and find out all you need to know about filling in the CAO form.
In this week's podcast we discuss Bord Bia's export figures for 2016, learn about the Schmallenberg virus, find out how dairy farmers "can increase profits by 30%" and talk about the new €10/ewe scheme.
In this week's podcast, we take a deep dive inside the Revenue's Kerry co-op shares project and get the latest updates on bird flu, farm accident statistics and the Oxford Farming Conference.
In this week's podcast we discuss the fallout from EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan's ruling out of a crisis fund for the European tillage sector, talk to a couple who have farmed through nine decades in Co Wexford, hear from a farmer affected by TB and look forward to what's in store for farmers in 2017.
As the year ends, we hear from the farmers who talked us through the highs and lows of 2016.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Minister Creed and sheep farmers on the new scheme, a strategy to eradicate TB in Northern Ireland and we look back on the year that was with our livestock team.
In this week's podcast, we interview agri politicians Pat Deering, Michael Creed and Phil Hogan, take a farm safety walk, visit the RUAS Winter Fair and hear about next spring's Agri Careers fair.
In this week's podcast, we discuss how cameras can be used to spy on your farm, interview a graduate of the new dairy farm management course and attend the 50th anniversary of the March for Rights.
In this week's podcast, we hear Teagasc's industry predictions for next year, interview ICMSA president John Comer, discuss issues with the dairy calf to beef system and talk Christmas gifts.
In this week's podcast, we hear from farmers hit by Revenue's decision to claim back tax on their Kerry co-op shares, get an update on Irish tractor sales, speak to the Department's head of TB eradication and learn all about the agri-jobs supplement for 2016.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the appointment of Damian McDonald as IFA director general, get an upbeat dairy outlook from Ornua's chief executive and meet a farmer determined to fight the pipe.
In this week's podcast, we travel to the US to assess the impact of Donald Trump's election on farming and to Algeria to meet buyers and sellers of Irish dairy products. We also hear from farm accident survivor Peter Gohery and the Men's Sheds movement.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the knock-on impact of beef price cuts, hear from young farmers on their future and from eyewitnesses to the Farmers' Rights March, and attend the Tourroir event.
In this week's podcast, we hear from EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan on Ireland's ailing mushroom sector and find out whether traceability systems for Brazilian beef have improved since 2007. We also hear a number of voices from the opening evening of the 2016 Women and Agriculture conference.
In this week's podcast, we report for Greenore port are more cattle leave for Turkey, interview Bord Bia's chief executive Aidan Cotter and reflect on the march for farmers' rights 50 years on.
In this week's podcast, we bring you analysis of Budget 2017, hear how the bad weather is affecting farmers and speak to an IFA founding member as well as the winner of EU women farmers' innovation award.
In this week's podcast, we offer practical advice for farmers with wet land, discuss the ongoing weather pains for tillage farmers, hear more on Budget 2017 expectations and highlight mental health in the rural community.
In this week's podcast, we hear from IFA representatives and politicians as rain adds to low prices in calls for farm support in the next Budget, and from a businessman turning thistles into cash.
We talk to the four girls from Coláiste Treasa, one of the five finalist schools in the Certified Irish Angus Beef School Competition 2016.
In this week’s podcast we hear lots of voices from #Ploughing16, including Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, and President Michael D Higgins. We also hear how to protect rural homes and farms from crime.
In this week's podcast, we hear voices from the Chinese agri-food mission, the boat for Turkey due next week and what to expect from the Women & Agriculture Conference.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Young Farmer of the Year Kevin Moran, NPA managing director Anna May McHugh, and Dunbia's George Williamson on the cattle factories need.
In this week's podcast, we hear from the IFA on competition in the beef sector, discuss the merits of the milk production reduction scheme, get a harvest update and share book recommendations.
In this week's podcast we hear from farmers and from IFA president Joe Healy at a protest against lack of action on flooding in Athlone, talk to EU Commissioner Phil Hogan at the Virginia Show, and find out more about the CAO points in 2016.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the fall-out from ABP's decision to stop the automatic collection of the EIF levy and rising milk prices, take you to the Tullamore Show and get college life advice.
In this week's podcast, we discuss harvest progress and the implications of meat giant JBS's decision to move its HQ to Dublin, and hear from volunteers saving lives in rural Ireland every day.
In this week's podcast we bring you voices from the IFA grain protest, speak to the Tullamore Show secretary ahead of the show's 25th anniversary, and hear about the cost of health scans without insurance.
Anthony Jordan speaks to Adrian Leddy, IFA Leitrim Regional Development Officer, Maureen Murray, former IFA National Council Rep and young farmer Adrian Kelly about the ongoing afforestation in Co Leitrim.
Agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry speaks to John Donoghue CEO of IFAC about financial planning, pitching for finance and the new Farm Financial Planning Booklet. Buy your copy here: ifj.ie/financialbooklet
UKIP agriculture spokesperson Stuart Agnew discusses the relevance of UKIP in post Brexit agricultural policy in the UK and the increase in Euroscepticism in other EU member states.
In this week's podcast we hear about the IFA's budget submission for 2017, talk about the future of show season and ask if supermarket salads are really all that healthy?
Wiltshire farmer Joe Collingborn and his wife Ro discuss Brexit, surviving the dairy crisis and what he learnt from the Irish.
Pedigree reporter Shane Murphy talks about the prestige of some shows, the work involved and their future.
Tom Tynan from the Commission for Agriculture speaks to market specialist Phelim O'Neill about the new aid package, how Brexit will evolve and why TTIP may be on the back-burner.
In this week's podcast we hear from Minister Michael Creed on the latest dairy support package, talk to a farmer getting solar power on his land and Keelings celebrates 90 years in business.
In this week's podcast, we hear how to treat lungworm, why one Welsh farmer voted for Brexit, and with harvest season to start soon Andy Doyle talks crop acreages 2016.
Rebecca Carroll of Animal Health Ireland speaks to William Conlon about animal health at Beef 2016.
The Irish Farmer's Journal William Conlon speaks to drystock specialist at Teagasc, Gary Fisher about how best to manage grassland in the coming weeks.
Irish Country Living editor Mairead Lavery speaks with CEO of Carlow Tourism, Eileen O'Rourke about upcoming events, including the Carlow Garden Festival and Ireland's Ancient East.
In this week's podcast we hear from farmers and advisors at BEEF 2016, meet experts in the agri-food industry at the Bord Bia Brexit talk and learn about the Department's badger TB vaccination trial.
In this week's podcast we hear different reactions to Brexit, discuss the EU Commission's decision to extend glyphosate authorisation for 18 months and get a flavour of RTÉ's Irish Country Music Awards, sponsored by the Irish Farmers Journal.
In this week's podcast, we hear from Lakeland Dairies chief executive Michael Hanley, Minister Creed gives his views on TAMS approvals and glyphosate and we find out how to enter the Farmyard Awards.
In this week's podcast, we interview the dairy chairman of Federated Farmers of New Zealand, a Brazilian beef farmer, exhibitors at the Farming and Country Life 1916 event and discuss angel dust.
In this week's podcast, we interview Glanbia co-op chairman Henry Corbally, British farmers about to vote on Brexit, a Northern Ireland organic producer, a Brazilian beef farmer and Bloom gardeners.
In this week's podcast, we hear from a farmer hit by TAMS delays, Alltech experts on innovation and China, Kerry hill farmers and RTÉ Country Music Awards Host Daniel O'Donnell.
Irish Country Living’s education editor Mary Phelan talks Leaving Cert preparation, what to bring into exams with you and how you can get answers to your questions from the experts the night before exams.
Expert teachers from a private grind school, Hewitt College will be available to speak to on farmersjournal.ie every evening between 7pm and 8pm, starting next Tuesday, the night before English paper 1. The teachers are experts in their fields and can answer all your questions live.
The Leaving Cert Q&A is available in this week’s Irish Country Living, on sale Thursday.
Peter Luttrell speaks to Irish Farmers Journal news reporter Anthony Jordan about the impact the delay in getting approvals for TAMS is having on his farm.
Trisha Deane speaks to Tommy Moyles about the issues facing landowners on the Macgillycuddy reeks access forum.
In this week's podcast, we hear from the National Farm Survey, visit the Newford herd for top beef advice, ask an English farmer about Brexit and interview the new minister for mental health.
In this week's podcast, we take the dairy pulse at Balmoral Show, take you to Grass and Muck, hear from KPMG's head of agribusiness and ask why car insurance is going through the roof.
The Balmoral Show is in full swing with exhibitors and visitors from Northern Ireland and beyond enjoying fine weather on the first day of the show. My colleague Anthony Jordan takes us to some of the most popular tents to meet show-goers and exhibitors.
Anthony Jordan speaks to new Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald about rural crime and the deployment of more Garda personnel.
Delivering the annual Gibson lecture at Queens University Belfast, European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has painted a bleak picture of what would happen to Ireland if the UK leaves the EU.
Irish Farmers Journal Northern Ireland editor David Wright met Jay Waldvogel from the leading US co-op Dairy Farmers of America at the dairy volatility conference held in Lisburn last week.
Increasing anti-microbial resistancemeans that farmers will not be able to use antibiotics as freely in the future. My colleague Odile Evans talked to dairy farmer and chairman of Animal Health Ireland, Mike Magan about the trial he ran on his own farm in Co Longford, using less antibiotics to dry off cows.
News correspondent Odile Evans met OPW Chair Clare McGrath at last week's meeting of the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group and asked her about the concerns of recently flooded farmers.
After 18 months of crisis, Co Cavan pig farmer Frank Brady is weeks away from having to close down his farm. He spoke with Irish Farmers Journal news editor Patrick Donohoe.
On Tuesday, Phelim O'Neill met economist Dr Siemen Van Berkum from Wageningen University in The Netherlands at a European Parliament discussion panel on the trade imbalance between the EU and Mercosur countries.
Macra na Feirme is holding its AGM this Saturday, with president Sean Finan now mid-way through his two-year term. Irish Farmers Journal journalist Amy Fitzgibbons asked him about the challenges facing young farmers and the organisation itself under his tenure.
Micheál O’Leary from Teagasc Moorepark told the recent Irish Grassland Association's beef conference that while most farmers are good at measuring grass growth, they must get better when it comes to making critical decisions. He answers William Conlon's questions.The event’s overseas guest speaker was Welsh suckler and sheep farmer Glasnant Morgan. He told William Conlon about his experience mentoring young farmers.Aine Hennessy meets two farmers whose work and life have changed since Concern Worldwide rolled out an irrigation project in Duguna Fango, Ethiopia.
Irish Farmers Journal northern editor David Wright interviews Barclay Bell, the Ulster Farmers Union's newly elected president.
Judges from the UK's Great Taste awards visited Cashel last week to sample hundreds of Irish products. There, Irish Country Living editor Mairead Lavery met butcher Pat Whelan of the Tipperary Food Producers Network and Great Taste judge John Farrand of the Guild of Fine Food.
Joe Healy gave his inaugural address in front of the IFA's AGM this Wednesday. Listen to some highlights from his speech.
Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Pat O’Toole attended the second sale of animals from the Cradenhill herd in Co Cork on Monday. He told the Irish Farmers Journal’s digital editor Thomas Hubert what he saw as the auctioneer dispersed the herd on behalf of the sheriff and the bank, ACC Loan Management.
Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O’Neill joined Phil Hogan on his recent tour China and Japan. He asked the European Agriculture Commissioner what he had achieved during the visit, and what farmers could expect from wider trade discussions.
Irish Farmers Journal agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry interviews Helen King, director of consumer insights with Bord Bia, while on a trip to Iran.
The Health and Safety Authority recognised the role of children in the campaign for farm safety with a dedicated awards ceremony for multimedia school projects on this issue this Wednesday. Amy McShane was there and she met the overall winner, Shane Farrelly from Bailieborough Community School in Co Cavan.
Odile Evans continues her series on locally-led agri environmental schemes and visits the Blackstairs mountains in this week's Irish Farmers Journal. There, she met three members of the Blackstairs farming group who are putting the scheme together: coordinator Helena Fitzgerald, chairman Martin Shannon and vice-chairman Tomás McCarthy.
While the new Dáil is dithering about the formation of a government, a man in Co Tipperary has decided to form a new political party to bring attention to rural issues. Reporter Anthony Jordan met Andrew O’Halloran at the first meeting of the Community Party.
Finally, if you were among the 100,000 people who rushed to get health insurance to beat the Lifetime Community Rating charge just one year ago, your policy is up for renewal. Consumer editor Ciara Leahy has advice on the process in this week’s Irish Country Living and she tells Mary Phelan what you should look out for in your health insurance package.
Five months after pay scandals rocked the IFA, the association has a new president. For his first interview in his new job, Joe Healy spoke with Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Pat O'Toole.
Meanwhile, news editor Patrick Donohoe sat down with the IFA's new deputy president, Richard Kennedy.
Irish Farmers Journal dairy specialist Aidan Brennan analysed the performance of Charles Clarke, the host f the latest Dairylink farm walk. Charles then answered dairy editor Jack Kennedy's questions.
Liam O'Keeffe, chairman of Irish Farmers with Designated Land (IFDL), is involved in a new locally-led agri-environmental scheme for areas affected by hen harrier conservation restrictions. He spoke with news correspondent Odile Evans.
Careers editor Mary Phelan talks to Áine Hennessy about the upcoming job opportunities in the Department of Agriculture.
Since a devastating earthquake on 24 April 2015, local people have struggled to rebuild their homes and their farms. Aisling Hussey meets local journalist Pitambar Sigdel and farmer Saralta Tuladhar.
Aisling travelled to Nepal with support from the Simon Cumbers Media Fund.
In this week's podcast, we ask what is happening with commercial motor tax and hear from a protester at the forced sale of a dairy herd, a farmer at the latest Dairylink farm walk and one in Norway.
Anthony Jordan speaks to Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Denis Naughten on the formation of a new government.
Members of the IFA are voting to elect their new president and the three candidates took part in the Irish Farmers Journal's live broadcast debate on Friday night. Editor Justin McCarthy asked them about their plan to address shrinking farm incomes, their thoughts on the number of marts in the country and their priority to reform the IFA.
As the formation of a new government drags on, reporter Anthony Jordan asked Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon and Lisa Chambers, Finna Fáil TD for Mayo, about their parties' priorities for rural crime and broadband.
David Hennelly is an ambulance crew member and he spoke with our news correspondent Odile Evans, who reports on the work of paramedics in farm accidents in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal.
Prevention is better than cure, though, and farming students get a solid grounding in farm safety nowadays. Second year ag science students in UCD were doing their farm safety practicals last Friday and Anthony Jordan talked to the experts who prepare them for the dangers of farming life.
Meanwhile, markets specialist Phelim O’Neill was in Norway this week. The country is not part of the European Union and the Norwegians have their own way of managing agriculture, as Hildegunn Gjengedal of the Norwegian Farmers Union explains.
In Kerry, one of the first locally led agri-environmental schemes is working with farmers to save a precious local species of freshwater mussel. Odile Evans found out more with Karen O’Neill, one of the scientists working on the project – and from a Kerry farm herself.
Consumer editor Ciara Leahy explains how credit cards costs add up and why you should shop around in this week’s Irish Country Living. She shares some tips with Mary Phelan.
Anthony Jordan speaks to Aoife Osborne (lecturer for farm health and safety at UCD), John McNamara (health and safety officer at Teagasc), Dermot Ruan (professional work experience co-ordinator at UCD) and Arthur Byrne (public safety manager at ESB Networks) about the importance of teaching agricultural science students about health and safety on the farm.
The two-month marathon of IFA election hustings concluded in Offaly on Tuesday night. Here are the closing arguments of the three presidential candidates: Joe Healy, Flor McCarthy and Henry Burns.
This weeks marks one year since the abolition of milk quotas. Two Irish dairy farmers reflect on the past 12 months from very different parts of the world: Philip Ruttle farms in Co Limerick and Olin Greenan in New Zealand.
China is among the factors in the current milk price slump. But what is happening inside that country’s dairy industry? The Irish Farmers Journal's Digital editor Thomas Hubert met Kevin She Baoqing, a Chinese dairy planner, at this month’s Nuffield contemporary scholars conference in Cavan.
On Tuesday, anti-eviction activists protested outside the offices of a law firm involved in the case of a repossessed farmer who committed suicide last week. Odile Evans was there and she spoke with New Land League spokesperson Jerry Beades.
TDs Willie Penrose and Michael Healy-Rae have advocated for a full minister to be in charge of rural affairs as talks continue to form a government. Anthony Jordan met them in Leinster House.
The European Parliament is the latest institution opposing the renewal of the license to sell glyphosate, the main ingredient in total herbicides such as Roundup. Thomas Hubert and tillage editor Andy Doyle have more details.
There is a detailed survey on the health of farming women in this week's Irish Country Living, and the good news is that they are much better at looking after their health than farming men. There are some areas of concern, though, as health correspondent Margaret Hawkins explained to Mary Phelan.
With low prices for many farmers and some banks moving to sell off their riskier loans, the Irish Farmers Journal is providing continuing coverage of the financial situation across the industry.
Digital editor Thomas Hubert sat down with agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry and farm finance specialist Peter Young for a financial health check of agriculture before the busiest part of the year really kicks off.
Bad news for young people getting ready to start farming: it is now clear that virtually no funding is available for the National Reserve this year. News correspondent Odile Evans has the story in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal, and she got more details from Macra na Feirme’s agricultural affairs manager Derrie Dillon.
Last weekend marked 20 years since BSE turned into the international health crisis that brought the beef industry to its knees. In Tipperary, Thomas Hubert met Mary and John Breen, two farmers who have moved on from the shock of depopulation two decades ago.
The Irish Farmers Journal continues to explore locally-led agri-environmental schemes this week, looking at the pioneering work of the Burren’s farmers under this new system. News correspondent Odile Evans met one of them, Michael John Moroney.
The Balmoral Show is the largest agricultural event in Northern Ireland and it will take place between 11-13 May this year. Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann met Rhonda Geary, operations manager with the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society.
Finally, Isabel Hurley and Ciara Healy present the 28-page sport horse breeding supplement included in this week’s Irish Country Living.
This week, Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy was in Brussels when the Council of EU agriculture ministers met to address the crisis in farmgate prices. He met the minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, and asked him for his views on the measures decided on Monday.
Meanwhile, Belgian farmers were protesting outside the building. Despite the disruption to the streets blocked by tractors, a Brussels woman told our reporter Amy Fitzgibbon that she supported the farmers.
Some of the measures agreed on Monday aim to support exports. One example of recent efforts to access new markets is the opening of a factory in Saudi Arabia by Al Wazeen, a subsidiary of Ornua that makes local cheese from Irish milk powder. The Irish Farmers Journal’s agribusiness editor, Eoin Lowry, was there.
New export markets are a hot topic for the beef industry, too. The chief executive of Dawn Meats, Niall Browne, was at the UCD ag debate last week and Anthony Jordan spoke with him about progress in the US and China as well as weight limits for cattle here.
Trade with the US is fraught with a lot of hard questions: what will happen with the proposed TTIP trade agreement? What about genetically modified food and hormone-fed beef? For an American view on these questions, Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Odile Evans met Ed Kee, the agricultural secretary of the US state of Delaware.
With pig farmers facing a price crisis, Odile Evans met Dutch pig farmer Ruben Van Boekl and asked him about the situation in his country. A Nuffield scholar, Van Boekl is studying ways of adding value on farm in the pig sector.
A series of articles on locally-led agri-environmental schemes begins this week in the Irish Farmers Journal. They provide funding for groups of farmers to organise and protect natural habitats, and the Burren has pioneered the system. Odile Evans spoke with Sharon Parr, a scientist working on the project.
Margaret Hawkins wrote an article in this week’s Irish Country Living after visiting the WW1 battlefields in France and Belgium. Dermot Curran works as a guide on the historic sites and he told her how the fighting of 100 years ago still affects the work of farmers today.
The Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, is on the cover of Irish Country Living this week. She has a word of advice for anyone interested in taking part in the festival, in conversation with features editor Maria Moynihan.
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland's director of strategy Seán Molloy and Billy Kane from Finance Ireland Group answer Irish Farmers Journal agri-business editor Eoin Lowry's questions on the new Milkflex loans for dairy farmers.
Marcelo Queiroz is a Brazilian beef farmer attending this week's Nuffield contemporary scholar conference in Cavan. He told digital editor Thomas Hubert about his 5,000ha home farm.
Tillage farmer Kevin Nolan spoke at the recent conference on information and communication technology in agriculture organised by Teagasc. He told the Irish Farmers Journal's Peter Young what this means on his farm.
Farm finance specialist Peter Young met US strategic thinker Dr Banning Garrett and UK Trade and Investment's chief executive for agriculture and technology Prof Janet Bainbridge at Tuesday's Foresight 2035 conference on Tuesday to discuss the technologies that will change Irish farming.
The IFA organised a protest against below-cost selling at Aldi and Lidl in Dublin on Monday. News correspondent Odile Evans spoke with one of the farmers taking part, Joe Jones.
Motoring and vintage editor Michael Moroney speaks with Teagasc director Prof Gerry Boyle at the launch of the agency's Farming and Rural Life 1916 commemoration event.
And Joe Lenehan speaks to former Irish rugby player John Hayes ahead of this weekend's RBS 6 Nations game against Italy.
An independent report commissioned by the IFA shows that EU policy protects the fertiliser industry from competition and costs European farmers €1bn per year in inflated prices. Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Paul Mooney was in Brussels for the launch of the reports and has all the details.
Nearly one week on from the general election, it remains unclear how a government can be formed. Patrick Donohoe, Pat O'Toole and Aisling Hussey discuss the implications of last Friday's vote and the role of independent TDs in rural areas.
On a visit to Northern Ireland farms this week, British Prime Minister David Cameron told Irish Farmers Journal NI editor David Wright why he thinks UK farmers should vote to stay in the EU.
Co Clare farmer Pat Sweeney grazes his cattle on top of the Cliffs of Moher. He tells Irish Farmers Jews correspondent Odile Evans about his experience of exiting dairying and diversifying into tourism - and surviving biblical storms.
Peter Young met Teagasc director Gerry Boyle at the ICT in Agriculture seminar at the Aviva Stadium and asked him who owns the data farmers generate through increased computerisation.
Comedian Colm O'Regan, author of the Irish Mammy's column in Irish Country Living, features on the cover of the supplement's Mothers' Day edition. He answers Aisling Hussey's questions on parenthood and growing up on a farm.
At Saturday’s 'Stop the Flooding' Rally in Athlone, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Aine Hennessy spoke with farmers who have been badly affected by the recent flooding of the river Shannon. There, she also met IFA flood project chair Tom Turley and the three IFA presidential candidates Henry Burns, Joe Healy and Flor McCarthy.
Markets specialist Phelim O'Neill discusses the consequences of a potential UK exit from the European Union for Irish farmers north and south of the border with digital editor Thomas Hubert.
With two days to go to the general election, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Odile Evans caught up with independent candidate and farmer Michael Fitzmaurice TD at Ballinasloe mart.
Patrick Donohoe and Pat O'Toole of the Irish Farmers Journal news desk discuss farmers' opinions on controversial levies, the IFA president's pay and the full-time farming requirement for the position, based on the findings of an exclusive RedC poll.
Kenneth O'Brien, head of the 'Forgotten Farmer' group, speaks with farm finance specialist Peter Young at a meeting called to examine the situation of young farmers who fell through the cracks of support schemes.
At the national potato conference, Amy Fitzgibbon speaks with Cliona Lynch of Kantar Worldpanel and Lorcan Bourke, potato sector manager with Bord Bia, about the state of Ireland's domestic potato market and ideas to boost consumption.
At Gulfood 2016 in Dubai, Eoin Lowry meets Ornua's marketing director for the Middle East, Kevin Friel, about the new market opportunities for Irish dairy. He also speaks with John Spicer, ingredients sales manager for the Middle East, about the type of ingredients these new markets are demanding.
Ciara Leahy talks to careers editor Mary Phelan about employment opportunities at the Irish Farmers Journal and open eir Agri Careers Fair in the RDS on 3 March.
And ahead of this weekend's 6 Nations clash, former Irish rugby international John Hayes writes about his experience of playing the English in this week's Irish Country Living. He shares his memories with Joe Lenehan.
In this week's podcast, Patrick Donohoe and Pat O'Toole of the Irish Farmers Journal news desk discuss the results of a poll of 1,000 farmers ahead of next week's general election.
On the campaign trail, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin answered Patrick Donohoe's question on the party's commitment to a €200/cow suckler premium.
Co Meath farmer Michael Garrigan only went to bed for a couple of hours last Friday night, but that was enough for thieves to break into his house and steal his car keys. He told his story to digital editor Thomas Hubert.
South Dublin County Council this week refused to install grids on local roads to manage animal movements on commonages. News correspondent Odile Evans speaks with local farmer Donie Anderson.
Suckler farmer and Irish Farmers Journal contributor Tommy Moyles is featured in this week's Irish Country Living for his participation in a play staged by an award-winning drama group - all in the middle of calving season. Aisling Hussey visited him in Co Cork.
Finally, Irish Country Living editor Mairead Lavery speaks with Colin Crosbie, former curator of the RHS Garden at Wisley and he was also head gardener for the Queen Mother. His has advice on how to create a late spring tiered garden.
Public debates between candidates for IFA president and deputy president began on Monday. We bring you extracts from the debate, farmers' reactions and analysis by Irish Farmers Journal news editor Patrick Donohoe and news correspondent Pat O'Toole.
On the general election campaign trail, news journalist Odile Evans spoke with Labour party leader and Tánaiste Joan Burton as she visited the food processing company Country Crest in Co Dublin this Monday.
She also recorded Sinn Féin's Mayo county councillor Rose Conway-Walsh as she spelled out her party's farming and rural life manifesto.
As dairy commodity markets show no sign of recovery, dairy editor Jack Kennedy met the former editor of Kerry Group, Denis Brosnan and asked him for his outlook for the sector.
On the beef side, Phelim O'Neill spoke with Debbie Boucher of AHDB Beef And Lamb on the prospects in the UK market at her organisation's meat outlook conference in London. There, he also asked Professor Alan Matthews from Trinity College about the implications of a Brexit scenario for farmers in Britain and Ireland.
Rugby legend John Hayes contributes to Irish Country Living during the Six Nations. In conversation with Joe Lenehan, he reflects on the career of his former teammate Paul O’Connell, who retired from play this week.
Some subscribers to Virgin’s pay TV service have received notice that the company will not keep them as customers. Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahey and editor Mairead Lavery have more details.
Finally, Mairead Lavery met garden historian Jennifer Harmer at the recent snowdrop gala, and she tells us more about the best loved flower of the season.
Charles Chavasse, a vet with the animal health company Zoetis, spoke about best practices to keep new arrivals healthy in a cattle herd at the recent beef finishing masterclass at Lisbeg Farms, Eyrecourt, Co Galway.
Also speaking at the event was Joe Burke, who is charge of the beef sector at Bord Bia. Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert asked him for his view of the market this coming year, and how farmers should prepare for it - from prices to specifications.
The upcoming British referendum on EU membership presents the prospect of a Brexit scenario. Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill told Irish Farmers Journal Northern Ireland editor David Wright about the risks this poses for agriculture in Ireland north and south.
Also in Northern Ireland, figures released in the past few days show that farm incomes in the region have suffered a dramatic 41% fall in the past year. David Wright met Alan Irwin, a dairy farmer at the heart of this crisis.
Energy generation is often presented as an alternative way of making money, and it was discussed at two conferences this past week – one on bioenergy, and another one on solar power, where Irish Farmers Journal news journalist Odile Evans spoke with Michael Quirk, the chairman of Energy Cork.
The European scheme LEADER has funded hundreds of projects in rural Ireland over the years. Many organisations depending on it are coming up for renewal, and their managers are worried about government interference in the scheme. Irish Country Living editor Mairead Lavery met one of them: Declan Rice, CEO of Kilkenny LEADER Parternship.
Irish Country living’s health correspondent Margaret Hawkins has an interview with a woman suffering from early onset dementia in this week’s edition. She told consumer Ciara Leahy about the signs that can help you detect the disease and the consequences it can have on people’s lives.
This week's Irish Farmers Journal looks in detail at the recent evolution of fertiliser prices. Agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry and farm finance specialist Peter Young discuss how much cheaper various types of fertilisers have become and how farmers should plan their purchases for the season ahead.
Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann was at the Young Farmers Club of Ulster’s conference at the weekend and he met Jonathan Birnie, the company’s head of agriculture, for an update on what factories expect from beef farmers.
Teagasc advisor Grainne Hurley speaks with Irish Farmers Journal dairy specialist Aidan Brennan during the first of Teagasc's spring grass walks on the farm of Peter Hynes near Bandon in Co Cork.
Irish Farmers Journal reporter Odile Evans met beef exporter Dorene Mallon at the Lismullin agriculture seminar and asked her about the importance of branding Irish beef for export markets.
We are just a few weeks away from the first agri careers fair organised by the Irish Farmers Journal and open eir on the 3rd of March. Irish Country Living careers editor Mary Phelan knows all about the plans for the event; she answered questions from consumer editor Ciara Leahy.
Finally, this week's Irish Country Living offers information and advice for people suffering of tinnitus, this annoying buzzing in your ears. Health correspondent Margaret Hawkins tells us more.
All three candidates for IFA president are interviewed in this week's Irish Farmers Journal. Pat O’Toole spoke with Henry Burns, Paul Mooney interviewed Joe Healy and Patrick Donohoe met Flor McCarthy.
Last week, livestock specialist Peter Varley was in Bristol for the Global Farm Platform conference and he met Graeme Martin, from the University of Western Australia. They talked about rotational grazing in a dry environment and controlling parasites in sheep the Australian way.
For the past two years, Macra has also been providing a land mobility service to bring together farmers interested in arrangements such as long-term leases, partnerships or share-farming. The service's manager, Austin Finn, spoke with Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert.
Finally, you may feel dizzy at times, or about to lose your balance. Irish Country Living health correspondent Margaret Hawkins has the latest on diagnostics and treatments for such vestibular disorders and she spoke with features editor Maria Moynihan.
Irish Farmers Journal news editor met minister for agriculture, Simon Coveney, for his last interview before the general election, to be published in this week’s edition and at www.farmersjournal.ie. He asked him about the challenges he faced in the past five years, late farm payments and progress at the beef forum.
Bord Bia has released its report on Irish food exports for 2015, showing 3% growth to a record €10.8bn. The agency is also to open new offices in Singapore and Warsaw. Chief executive Aidan Cotter answers digital editor Thomas Hubert's questions.
Kevin Grier of Market Analysis and Consulting Inc. told news journalist Odile Evans that exporting beef to America may not be as straightforward as it seems.
Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann met Paul Temple, chair of cereals and oilseed at the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, to get his views on the evolution of grain prices and profitability on tillage farms.
Carbon emissions are becoming increasingly important in the way consumers choose their food, and livestock farming has a bad reputation in this area. But Dr John Hyland of Teagasc told Odile Evans that shifting away from meat and dairy is not a solution for environmentally conscious consumers.
Ciaran Lenehan talks improving relationships with factories, synchronising cattle and why a breeding focused agenda works for him.
Online journalist Amy Fitzgibbon met Diana Bura and Maria Louise Fufezan from Balbriggan in Co Dublin, who won the top prize at the BT Young Scientist exhibition for researching enzymes in animal feed.
And Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahey has advice to help you get your personal finances in order this new year.
This New Year marks the opening of election season – not only at the IFA, but also for the general election expected early this spring.
Renua was the first party to present their manifesto to voters this week and they had a number of proposals for farmers. Irish Farmers Journal news journalist Odile Evans met two of Renua’s candidates.
News correspondent Pat O'Toole discusses the expectations of rural voters with news editor Patrick Donohoe.
One of your New Year’s resolution may well be to draw up a health plan for your herd. Let’s listen in as Cork-based Irish Farmers Journal contributor Tommy Moyles goes through the exercise wit his vet.
In this week’s Irish Farmers Journal, we also go through the HSA’s annual report on fatal accidents at work. While the numbers showed an improvement in 2015, 18 people still lost their lives on Irish farms.
At the end of last year, the Irish Farmers Journal and ESB Networks launched the Safe Family Farms campaign to help change the mentality that allows so many tragedies to take place. We received support from Kildare tillage farmer Michael O’Brien, who survived an accident 40 years ago and told his story to digital editor Thomas Hubert.
And Irish Country Living journalist Mary Phelan met Sarah Kinsella, one of the few women to develop their career in the greyhound industry. She tells consumer editor Ciara Leahy what she discovered when interviewing Sarah Kinsella for this week’s edition.
Irish Farmers Journal specialists discuss their highs and lows of 2015 and their expectations for 2016 in the dairy, tillage, beef and agribusiness sectors; and editor Justin McCarthy shares his outlook for Ireland's export markets and his plans for the Irish Farmers Journal in the coming year.
News journalist Odile Evans reports on the expectations for the coming year in the beef sector in this week’s edition, and she interviewed Mattie Kelly, a 23-year-old suckler farmer in Dysart, Co Roscommon.
The sweeping change initiated at the head of the IFA will extend well into the New Year, with a presidential election in the works and still a lot of uncertainty. Digital editor Thomas Hubert asked news correspondent Pat O’Toole to explain the latest developments in the crisis.
Finally, Thomas Hubert meets the newest contributor to our Farmer Writes column, Kieran Sullivan. Kieran is a part-time sheep and forestry farmer in Co Waterford and has just begun to revive the family farm.
In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Paul Mooney has the latest on government plans to extend the allowable period to cut hedges or burn vegetation on hills. He spoke with digital editor Thomas Hubert.
There was a surprise announcement at the weekend that World Trade Organisation member states had agreed to scrap export subsidies. This is just one development in the fast-moving world of international trade agreements and Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O’Neill discussed the latest news with digital editor Thomas Hubert.
Christmas is all about children and one father who will definitely spend some time with his family this week is Irish Farmers Journal 'Farmer writes' contributor Ronan Delany. His farm is a busy enterprise with sheep, cattle and an agri-tourism business, but he told digital editor Thomas Hubert that the birth of his daughter has changed the way he farms.
Irish Country Living journalist Aisling Hussey visited the Duhallow choir, a pillar of rural community in Kanturk, Co Cork, as they rehearsed Christmas carols earlier this month. The group is featured in this week's edition.
And consumer editor Ciara Leahy has recipes to solve the eternal dilemma of Christmas dinner leftovers in this week’s edition. She shared a few tips from the Irish Countrywomen's Association's Book of Christmas with journalist Mary Phelan.
The past week has seen catastrophic flooding around the country, and the river Shannon has been especially devastating to its neighbours. One of them is Shannonbridge dairy farmer John Claffey, the secretary of the Shannon Flood Committee in the IFA. He tells news journalist Odile Evans that lack of investment in the river's maintenance has made things worse.
Now that the Paris climate summit is over, attention is turning to solutions in tackling climate change at home. Ireland is placing a lot of hope in expanding its forests, and digital editor Thomas Hubert sat down with forestry specialist Donal Magner to take a good look at the sector and the way it can develop alongside traditional farming.
At the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society Winter Fair, Irish Farmers Journal Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann met Gabriel D'Arcy, chief executive of the newly merged LacPatrick dairy co-op, and asked him about the level of investment and the prospects in the industry.
Finally, third-year student and beef farmer Sarah Armstrong received a bursary from the Irish Farmers Journal to travel to Sommet de l'Elevage, the main livestock show in France, this autumn. Editor Justin McCarthy caught up with her on her farm near Killashandra in Co Cavan after her trip. This interview was recorded by Louise Denvir of RTE Countrywide.
Last week, the Irish Farmers Journal revealed plans by Larry Goodman’s ABP to buy a 50% stake in Slaney Foods, which also includes Irish Country Meats. News editor Patrick Donohoe asked markets specialist Phelim O’Neill what the proposed deal means for the industry – and for beef farmers.
Odile Evans has a detailed report in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal about those young farmers who did the right thing and formed a partnership with their parents to organise the transfer of the family farm, but now find themselves excluded from the Young Farmer Scheme. She discusses the situation with Derrie Dillon, who is in charge of agri affairs at Macra na Feirme.
Meanwhile, negotiations are continuing in Paris to reach a global agreement on climate change by Friday. Digital editor Thomas Hubert met IFA environment chairman Harold Kingstong and Evelyn Nguleka, the president of the World Farmers Organisation.
Farmer Writes contributor Brian Nicholson is a sheep farmer in Co Kilkenny and he’s experimenting with a number of new things at the moment, from AI to resuming tillage after many years without growing crops.
And Irish Country Leaving’s features editor Maria Moynihan talks to the turkey farmer featured in this week’s magazine and asks him about his farm – and his secret roasting tips.
In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal news journalist Odile Evans asks Teagasc economist Thia Hennessy what the 2016 economic forecast has in store for Irish farmers.
The Northern Ireland helpline Rural Support has seen an increase in calls from farmers experiencing difficulties, its chief executive Jude McCann tells Northern Ireland editor David Wright.
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney speaks to market specialist Phelim O'Neill on a trade mission to Nigeria and Ghana in west Africa about gaining more markets for Irish beef and progress in the beef forum.
At the Paris climate conference, digital editor Thomas Hubert met Oisín Coghlan, director of Friends of the Earth Ireland, and Dutch-based academic Geert Jan Nabuurs author of a study on options to use European forests in efforts to combat greenhouse gas emissions.
James Mimnagh, contributor to the Farmer Writes column in the Irish Farmers Journal, tells us about his suckler and dairy farm and his plans to use antibiotics less systematically when drying off cows.
And Irish Country Living's Aisling Hussey gives us a roundup of Ireland's best Christmas markets.
From model farms to jumpers, Ryan Tubridy gives us a taste of what to expect during the Late Late Toy Show. Aisling Hussey also meets some of the children set to perform on the night.
Irish Farmers Journal news correspodend Pat O'Toole and news editor Patrick Donohoe discuss the resignation of IFA president Eddie Downey and its immediate consequences.
Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Pat O'Toole discusses the continuing pay scandal at the top of the Irish Farmers' Association with news editor Patrick Donohoe.
Increasing numbers of members are saying they will leave the organisation. Its environment committee chairman Harold Kingston reflects on the situation with Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert.
This week, the CellCheck awards honoured the 500 best dairy farmers in the country in terms of somatic cell counts. Irish Farmers Journal news journalist Odile Evans talked to a couple who made it to the top 10: James and Carmel Croke from Co Tipperary.
For another perspective on dairying, Odile also visited a German farm recently. The Stratemann family farm has a turnover of €1.8m with just 75 cows. A group of young Irish farmers travelling there with Macra and Ornua shared their impressions of the visit.
This week, the support group Embrace FARM announced that they were setting up a network in Cork to help the families affected by farming accidents. Thomas Hubert recently talked to one of the group’s founders, Brian Rohan.
Finally, Irish Country Living editor Ciara Leahy recommends eight wines to impress this Christmas without breaking the bank.
On Wednesday, officials at the Department of Agriculture held a briefing to explain what they are doing to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. One of the solutions for Ireland would be to expand forestry – an argument developed by minister of state Tom Hayes.
Last week, the R&H Hall industry conference in Maynooth invited several international analysts to share their views on the immediate future for dairy and grain markets. Irish Farmers Journal Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann was there and he talked to some of the speakers.
We have a great multimedia report at the moment on Farmersjournal.ie looking behind at the scenes at Ornua’s German business. Kerrygold is the leading butter brand in the country and Odile Evans visited their factory. She also went to a local supermarket with one of Ornua’s German marketing executives.
Safe Family Farms is a joint campaign of the Irish Farmers Journal and ESB Networks, and the company's managing director Marguerite Sayers explains why her company joined the partnership.
Northern Ireland editor David Wright met Lee Leachman, one of the first American breeders to believe in the development of the Stabiliser breed.
Mary Phelan has an interview with Colin Connolly, the new rural crime prevention executive at the IFA, in this week’s Irish Country Living. She told digital editor Thomas Hubert about her meeting with Connolly, his plans to help rural communities fight crime and his career move away from An Garda Siochana.
The past few days have brought a lot of uncertainty for young farmers who are planning to pass the Green Cert before they receive payments from the Young Farmer Scheme or the National Reserve. It is now clear that they must at least start their course before the end of this year to benefit from the schemes. Patrick Donohoe and Amy Fitzgibbon from the Irish Farmers Journal news desk clarify the situation.
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney answers Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert's questions at the launch of the Safe Family Farms campaign in partnership with ESB Networks. He also answers farmers' concerns about the high numbers still waiting on BPS and ANC payments.
Beyond the shiny stands and the massive new tractors, Irish Farmers Journal machinery editor James Maloney speaks with Teagasc’s mechanisation specialist Dermot Forristal about the trends emerging from the Agritechnica show that will actually help farmers.
Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O'Neill interviewed Bord Bia CEO Aidan Cotter at the launch of the Origin Green progress report on the sustainability of participating food producers.
Dr Ruairi Friel is the CEO of Galway-based West Way Health, a company selected for €50,000 of EU funding for the development of non-antibiotic therapy for the treatment of bovine mastitis.
And this coming weekend, young farming women from the whole country will compete in Macra’s Queen of the land festival in Tullamore. Dublin contestant Paula Melvin shared her anticipation with Irish Country Living’s consumer editor Ciara Leahy.
In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal machinery editor James Maloney tells digital editor Thomas Hubert what to expect from Agritechnica, the world's largest farm machinery show.
With rural crime now at the centre of the public debate, An Garda Síochána launched operation Thor this week to tackle burglaries. Irish Farmers Journal news journalist Odile Evans was there and she brings us Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald’s answers to farmers’ security concerns.
Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O’Neill interviews Prof Michael Lee of the University of Bristol, who has an interesting take on the role of grass grazing in tackling climate change. He also gets an update on transatlantic trade negotiations from Stan Phillips, the US agriculture counsellor for the UK and Ireland.
The Irish Farmers Journal's Northern Ireland editor David Wright interviews David Gibson, director of agriculture at Moy Park, following the sale of the poultry processor to the Brazilian meat giant JBS.
And Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy brings us some of the leading voices from the 2015 Women and Agriculture Conference.
In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O'Neill looks at the details of the WHO report linking processed meat with cancer.
He also tells digital editor Thomas Hubert about his reporting on the beef industry in Poland, where Irish-based meat processor ABP owns two factories.
We did enjoy a real Indian summer through most of October, but it now looks like more regular rain and the drop in temperatures are here to stay. Irish Farmers Journal dairy specialists Aidan Brennan explains how to make the most of the current grazing conditions.
This week's Irish Farmers Journal includes a supplement on the Beef Data and Genomics Programme. Livestock specialists Nathan Tuffy and Darren Carty answer the most common questions asked by our readers about the BDGP scheme.
rish Farmers Journal reporter Odile Evans met Christy Kavanagh, a Christmas tree grower in Co Wicklow, at a meeting with the gardai on Wednesday to discuss Operation Hurdle. The scheme brings together the authorities and local communities to prevent the theft of hundreds of trees that used to affect farms in the area during the busy period before Christmas.
Odile Evans also attended Macra na Feirme’s national conference last weekend and one of the topics discussed there was access to finance for young farmers. We hear from European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan and 22-year-old farmer Kevin Moran on this issue.
And with just a few days left to the pay-and-file deadline, there is still time to make a contribution to your pension for the 2014 tax year. Irish Farmers Journal farm finance specialist Peter Young shares tips to make the most of your pension.
Glanbia has cut its milk price to 24c/l, with a 1c/l top-up for members of the co-op, and it has announced that it would pay €130/t for green barley. Many farmers feel those prices are too low, and Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy sat down with dairy specialist Aidan Brennan, news correspondent Pat O’Toole and agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry to discuss how Glanbia is doing business at the moment.
As the the two main companies in the FBD group hold EGMs on 22 October to decide on the sale of the company's hotels and property portfolio, Justin McCarthy and Eoin Lowry discuss the changes planned at the insurer founded by Irish farmers.
On Tuesday, the National Dairy Council and Kerrygold held their annual Quality Milk Awards ceremony. Dairy editor Jack Kennedy was on the judging panel and he takes us back to the awards ceremony with online journalist Amy Fitzgibbon.
While the maize harvest is in full swing here, Paula Melvin talked to a German farmer who has a very different view of that crop. Where Heinrich Base comes from, maize, rather than grass, is the winter feed of choice for cattle.
The Irish Farmers Journal's Fovember campaign - or Movember for farmers - is coming up fast. After being the most successful fundraisers for this men’s health initiative last year, we are taking things up another level, as Peter Young and Aine Hennessy explain.
For more information, visit www.farmersjournal.ie/fovember
Following this Tuesday's big budget announcements, Irish Farmers Journal farm finance specialist Peter Young sat down with digital editor Thomas Hubert to crunch some numbers.
Reporter Odile Evans was among the 1,500 people attending the large public meeting on rural crime in Thurles last Thursday.
Last week, the European rural youth conference took place in Strasbourg and journalist Paula Melvin was there with Macra na Feirme. She spoke with Julia Wagner, a young student from Austria who described a very different way of farming to what we are used to.
Also from Austria, MEP Elisabeth Köstinger answers Paula Melvin’s questions on current farming issues in the European Parliament – starting with genetically modified crops, an area where European institutions cannot seem to find an agreement at the moment.
Finally, Irish Country Living’s editor Mairead Lavery and consumer editor Ciara Leahy give us an update on the Women in Agriculture coming up at the end of this month – and the tickets are selling fast!
Irish Farmers Journal reporter Lorcan Allen tells digital editor Thomas Hubert about the highlights from Budget Day.
With just a few days to go to next week's budget announcement, our farm finance specialist Peter Young asks Declan McEvoy, head of tax at IFAC accountants, what farmers can expect.
News editor Patrick Donohoe attended the opening of Kerry Group’s new global Technology & Innovation Centre in Naas last week. He asked the chief executive of Kerry Group, Stan McCarthy, what the expansion meant for the company’s original farmer shareholders.
Markets specialist Phelim O'Neill is just back from Poland, where he has been meeting members of the farming industry for a series of reports in the Irish Farmers Journal over the next three weeks. He explains that the growing Polish agriculture sector supplies mainly its domestic market - except for beef, where the lack of local demand makes the country a major exporter.
Planting season has started for Irish tillage farmers. Journalist Paula Melvin met Meath man Howard Deheane as he started sowing winter wheat in the past few days.
This week’s Irish Country Living is reporting on the work of Recovery Haven, an organisation that has been offering cancer patients and their families tremendous support in the past few years.
The first meeting of the Dairy Forum brought all industry stakeholders together on Tuesday. Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert spoke with the IFA’s dairy executive Catherine Lascurettes, who took part in the meeting.
With two weeks to go to budget day, news editor Patrick Donohoe spoke with politicians as they met farming representatives this week. Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys; Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe; and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin answer his questions.
Looking back on last week's Ploughing, Amy Fitzgibbon met 15-year-old Conor McKeown, the youngest judge at the National Championship.
Irish Country Living's Women in Agriculture conference will take place on 29 October 2015 in Trim, Co Meath and tickets are on sale now. Consumer editor Ciara Leahy tells journalist Mary Phelan about the highlights of the programme.
Irish Farmers Journal online journalist Amy Fitzgibbon collected impressions from some of the hundreds of thousands of visitors to this week's National Ploughing Championships.
President Michael D Higgins had strong words to highlight the role of farming at the heart of Irish society when he opened the event.
Yet rural communities have been plagued by rising crime and Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan visited the Ploughing to explain what the Gardaí are doing to address this issue. News journalist Odile Evans recorded the testimony of John Duggan, a Co Waterford farmer who suffered three successive burglaries.
One of the many events hosted on the Irish Farmers Journal’s stand at the Ploughing was the FBD National Farmyard Awards. Irish Country Living’s consumer editor Ciara Leahy spoke to national winner Sean Treacey just after the ceremony.
Finally, Amy Fitzgibbon illustrates the wind of innovation and entrepreneurship felt at this year's Ploughing with a visit to the stand of Co Longford-based Lir Agri laboratory at the Local Enterprise Village.
Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Amy Nora Fitzgibbon speaks to Liz McCormack of Lir Agri, a company that addresses industry specific requirements for cleaning and sanitation on dairy farms, in the local enterprise village at the National Ploughing Championships 2015.
This week, the Irish Farmers Journal carries an exclusive interview with Taoiseach Enda Kenny this week. Listen to extracts from the interview on the importance of suckler beef and the "battle ahead" on climate change, discussed by news editor Patrick Donohoe and news correspondent Pat O'Toole.
At the Agricultural Science Association’s conference on Friday, Padraig Brennan, Sustainability Development Manager at Bord Bia, said that we should start having a positive discussion about climate change and Irish agriculture. Journalist Odile Evans asked him what he meant by this.
One of the many events organised by the Irish Farmers Journal at the National Ploughing Championships is the Innovation Arena, where companies and individuals compete to convince the judges that their invention is the best business idea to meet farmers' needs. Digital editor Thomas Hubert asked machinery editor James Maloney how the contest will unfold.
Irish Country Living journalist Mary Phelan tells consumer editor Ciara Leahy about the latest development in social farming, whereby farmers provide social support services to people with special needs by welcoming them on their farms.
Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Paul Mooney was in Brussels on Monday for the EU-wide farmers' protest and special meeting of agriculture ministers. He tells news editor Patrick Donohoe about the atmosphere on the streets and the outcome to be expected from the €500m in support for farm incomes announced by the European Commission.
The debate on rural crime heated up again in the past few days and part of the problem is livestock theft, with a growing number of farmers buying insurance against this risk. Digital editor Thomas Hubert talked to Fergal Brady, a sales executive with FBD in the border region, where the problem is most serious.
In Co Mayo, the Calvey family are famous for the quality of the Blackface lambs they raise and butcher on Achill Island - so much so that they have trademarked the name Achill for lamb sales. But in recent years, another company, Caoracla, has started to source gourmet lamb sourced from the island and the Currane Peninsula. Thomas Hubert met Caoracla's director Edward Johnston, who is from a sheep farm on Achill Island himself.
Irish Country Living is putting the spotlight on mouth cancer ahead of a special awareness day next week. Journalist Mary Phelan explains how a Kildare farmer made it through the disease, but only after he saw his whole life and his farm turned upside down.
In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Lorcan Allen followed the 2,000 farmers who protested outside the European Commission’s office in Dublin on 31 August.
Odile Evans interviews Co Louth pig farmer and FBD Young Farmer Award winner Jonathan Marry.
Digital editor Thomas Hubert talks to outgoing Youg Farmer of the year Sean O'Donnell and Teagasc geneticist Donagh Berry, both speakers at the recent Virginia Show's dairy conference.
And Irish Country Living's Consumer editor Ciara Leahy explains why the cost of car insurance is going up.
In this week's podcast digital editor Thomas Hubert speaks to Irish Farmers Journal livestock specialist Nathan Tuffy about the mart price review, published in this week's paper. News editor Patrick Donohoe asks dairy specialist Aidan Brennan what effect the wet weather conditions of the past few days have had on farms and he also speaks to market specialist Phelim O'Neill about how soon Irish manufacturing beef could be in the US. Finally, Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahy speaks to journalist Aisling Hussey about farming in Malawi, which Aisling experienced first-hand on her trip to Africa in June, sponsored by the Simon Cumbers media fund.
Dr Michael Brennan, one of the architects of the Quality Payment System (QPS), commonly known as the beef grid, has told the Irish Farmer Journal that the gap in payments between grades no longer reflects the yield and should have been increased as beef prices rose. Markets specialist Phelim O'Neill discusses the proposal with news editor Patrick Donohoe.
The Irish Farmer Journal's Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann talks to host Declan Rafferty, who hosted a recent Northern Ireland Suckler Beef Programme farm walk, and CAFRE advisor Brian Hanthorn about block calving and innovative ways of reseeding.
Gerry Murphy, meteorologist with Met Éireann and one of the presenters of the Farming Forecast on RTE 1, tells Irish Farmers Journal journalist Amy Fitzgibbon that the cold and wet weather in the west in July had do with a track of wind called the jet stream - one of the phenomena he has been watching for nearly 15 years.
And Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy and journalist Roisin Healy warn that time is running out to plan works eligible for thousands of euros in tax credit under the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme.
Last week, Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley announced that they were combining their milk processing and feed milling operations.
The Irish Farmers Journal's news editor Patrick Donohoe met Lakeland’s chief executive Michael Hanley at the Tullamore Show to find out more about the plan.
The Irish Farmers Journal's digital editor Thomas Hubert heard the reaction of a dairy farmer supplying Lakeland and talked to some of the tens of thousands of people who visited the Tullamore Show - not all of whom were farmers.
Patrick Donohoe also asked IFA deputy president Tim O’Leary about his organisation's Charter for Rural Ireland, and Irish Country Living's Mary Phelan share essential tips for the transition to college life for Leaving Cert students.
Following a period of heavy rain across the west of Ireland, the Irish Farmers Journal dairy editor Jack Kennedy has more details about the situation and he gives some tips on the management of cattle throughout the wet patch to digital editor Thomas Hubert.
FBD Insurance's chief executive Andrew Langford resigned last Friday after seven years in the job. The Irish Farmers Journal’s business editor Eoin Lowry gives digital editor Thomas Hubert an insight into what is happening at the insurance company founded by farmers in the 1960s.
The Institute for International and European Affairs and Glanbia have held the last of a series of conferences on agriculture and climate change. Irish Farmers Journal news editor Patrick Donohoe asked the IIEA’s senior research fellow on climate change, Joseph Curtin, about the results of a survey they carried out across the agriculture sector about opinions on upcoming climate change challenges.
And Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahy tells Roisin Healy about the best stalls to visit for fashion and bargains at the Dublin Horse Show.
In this week's podcast, Noreen Lanigan, head of Bord Bia for France and Belgium, tells Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert about the impact of French farmers' protests on Irish exports into the country.
Tillage editor Andy Doyle updates news correspondent Pat O'Toole on early harvest progress in mixed weather.
Northern editor David Wright talks to dairy farmer Brian McCracken, who is making the most of grass on his farm – an unusual choice in his area.
And Irish Country Living's Mary Phelan tells consumer editor Ciara Leahy about the reality of returning to the dating scene after a divorce - and shares tips on how to make it a success.
In this week's podcast, the Irish Farmers Journal's news editor Patrick Donohoe asks IFA chief economist Rowena Dwyer what her organisation is hoping for in Budget 2016.
Beef farmer and Irish Farmers Journal contributor Tommy Moyles explains how he switched from weanlings to finishing and why he thinks more research should go into beef farming.
IFA Munster chairman James McCarthy took part in an information seminar on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) organised by Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy in Dublin on 20 July. He voices concerns on the equivalence of standards for food production between the US and the EU and on the transparency of negotiations.
And Irish Country Living journalist Mary Phelan tells consumer editor Ciara Leahy how an internship can boost a young graduate's career.
Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy and markets specialist Phelim O'Neill discuss this week's beef factory price leagues with news editor Patrick Donohoe.
Barryroe Co-op topped the Irish Farmers Journal-KPMG Milk Price Review last week. West Cork dairy farmer Harold Kingston, who supplies Barryroe, tells news editor Patrick Donohoe why his co-op paid the best price.
Dairy specialist Aidan Brennan talks to Mike Murphy, the influential Cork farmer and businessman who has interests in New Zeland and in the US. He asks him for his outlook on dairy markets for the coming months and advice Irish farmers should follow to ride out the storm.
Finally, Irish Country Living editor Mairéad Lavery had a chance to interview the BBC’s top TV gardener Monty Don ahead of his visit to Ireland later this month. She told Ciara Leahy about the lessons she took away from talking to him – on gardening and life in general.
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The Irish Farmers Journal is publishing its annual milk price review in association with KPMG this week. Dairy editor Jack Kennedy talks winners, losers and trends with news editor Patrick Donohoe.
Digital editor Thomas Hubert followed this week's joint visit by European Commission officials who are preparing legislation on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and forestry.
Macra na Feirme is launching a new training programme for young farmers who want to keep learning new skills after they are finished college, and the Irish Farmers Journal's Amy Fitzgibbon got more details from Macra President Sean Finan.
From the Country Living desk, consumer editor Ciara Leahy explains what rural Ireland can expect from all the announcements on the roll-out of broadband to every home in the country.
At this Wednesday's dairy open day in Moorepark, Irish Farmers Journal online journalist Aisling Hussey talks to our dairy specialist Aidan Brennan and to some of the participants around the grounds.
The upcoming TAMS II grant scheme for dairy equipment will open for applications next week: from the Irish Farmers Journal's news desk, Patrick Donohoe asks Paul Mooney about the details of the scheme.
This week, Irish Country Living is launching a new edition of the FBD Women in Agriculture Awards to recognize the contribution of exceptional women to Irish farming.
Country Living’s editor Mairéad Lavery and consumer editor Ciara Leahy tell us more, and Thomas Hubert interviews former award winner and vegetable grower Tracy Hamilton.
Irish dairy farmers have run up a record superlevy bill for the last year of the quota system, and the full details of who is going to pay what – and when – have emerged in the past few days. Irish Farmers Journal journalist Amy Fitzgibbons asks dairy editor Jack Kennedy for the latest.
For a different view on dairy expansion, agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry then talks to feed manufacturer Jimmy Brett.
Meanwhile, pig prices have recently picked up after a difficult year. So how are pig farmers doing at the moment - especially in Northern Ireland? Thomas Hubert asked Ulster Farmers’ Union vice-president Ivor Ferguson.
And Mary Phelan tells Amy Fitzgibbon of her experience interviewing Ivan Yates for the cover story of Irish Country Living this week. A fascinating character by the sound of it!
This week, dairy editor Jack Kennnedy discusses the latest milk price cuts, and says there is good news too.
As the dust settles on the new Beef Data and Genomics scheme, Patrick Donohoe asks for the views of three suckler farmers.
Machinery editor James Maloney talks to tillage editor Andy Doyle about upcoming supplements on loaders and tractors, down to the tax implications of investing machinery, as well as the Crops and Spraying event coming up next week.
And Irish Country Living's features editor Maria Moynihan introduces the new beauty column – with a promise for make-up tips that don't cost the Earth.
The Irish Farmers Journal's markets specialist Phelim O'Neill analyses the fall-out from the first suspected BSE case in Ireland in two years.
After weeks of low prices, the Irish Farmers Journal's livestock journalists Darren Carty and Peter Varley say sheep farmers can now look forward to a better deal and an exciting Sheep 2015 event on 20 June.
Food processor Edward tells agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry about Ireland's changing consumer market; and Irish Country Living’s editor Mairead Lavery invites entries from safety-conscious farmers for this year's Farm Yard Awards.
In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal news correspondents Patrick Donohoe and Pat O'Toole examine the reaction to the publication of CAP payments received by farmers.
Reporter Thomas Hubert pays a visit to Co Cavan silage contractor and machinery enthusiast Wesley Strong, who says he is two weeks behind as a result of cold and rainy conditions.
Tillage editor Andy Doyle says sprays on winter crops have worked well despite the "awkward weather" and shares some tips from the Sprays supplement for crops and grassland alike.
And Klara Heron tells Irish Country Living's Ciara Leahy all about Irish Country Magazine's gold-winning garden at Bloom 2015.
The deadline to apply for the main farming support schemes under the new CAP is falling this Friday.
Last week, the Irish Farmers' Journal started a new series of live video broadcasts bringing experts around the editor's table to share the best technical advice. For the first edition, Justin McCarthy invited Brendan Gleeson, who oversees meat policy at the Department of Agriculture; geneticist Andrew Cromie of the ICBF; and IFA’s director of livestock Kevin Kinsella to discuss the Beef Data and Genomics Programme. You can watch the entire show at www.farmersjournal.tv
This Friday is also the deadline to apply for the Basic Payment Scheme, and young farmers have every reason to make sure their forms are handed in on time, with a special top-up and some of them eligible to apply for entitlements from the national reserve. There is also a new support scheme for investment in their farm buildings opening this week. Macra na Feirme was one of the organizations that lobbied hardest to get dedicated support for young farmers: let’s hear from their president Seán Finan and their rural affairs manager Derry Dillon.
With beef breeding and farm payments very much in the news, John Egerton, one of the regular contributors to the Farmers Journal's “Farmer writes” column, shares his radical views on both issues.
Finally, Irish Country Living’s Money Mentor Peter Young talks to consumer editor Ciara Leahy about the tax implications when parents plan to transfer shares to their children - such as those spun out to them when their co-ops changed their corporate structures.
On Thursday night, in what was the first of a new series, we hosted a live discussion on the Beef Data & Genomics Programme.
Around the Editor's Table will see the Irish Farmers Journal broadcast regular meetings online.
This edition focuses on the new Beef Data & Genomics Programme, with representatives from ICBF, the Department of Agriculture and the IFA around the table.
At the launch of the annual agribusiness report published by the Irish Farmers Journal in association with KPMG, Today FM's Matt Cooper moderated a discussion between Tesco Ireland's commercial director John-Paul O'Reilly, Google's head of Northern Europe Shane Holland and Channel 4 economics editor Paul Mason.
The Irish Farmers Journal's also held a business briefing at the Balmoral Show, where Northern Ireland correspondent talked to Owen Brennan, executive chairman of the Belfast-based animal nutrition company Devenish.
Staying at the Balmoral Show, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Thomas Hubert talked to Mike Fraser, a Northern Ireland farmer determined to restore the Dexter breed to its former glory.
Finally, Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy tells Roisin Healy about the trends emerging from four years of price monitoring across Ireland's supermarkets.
On Friday, the Irish Farmers Journal held a breakfast briefing looking forward to the future of the industry beyond 2015 at the Balmoral Show with leading farming, business and political figures in Northern Ireland.
Farmers Journal contributor and former Northern Ireland editor James Campbell goes over some of the key points in the discussion with participants Jim Nicholson MEP, Billy Robson, president of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society, and Wesley Aston, chief executive of the Ulster Farmers' Union.
Don't miss next Thursday's weekly podcast to hear more sounds from Balmoral.
In this week's podcast, the Irish Farmers Journal’s dairy editor Jack Kennedy, beef specialist Nathan Tuffy and dairy specialist Aidan Brennan discuss all things spring AI, stock bulls and fertility.
Patrick Donohoe attends the European Marts Association AGM in Athlone to talk to mart managers about the future of their sector.
Markets specialist Phelim O’Neill explains why the Balmoral Show is such a big event in Northern Ireland.
And Irish Country Living's Mary Phelan met cricket star Boyd Rankin at home in Northern Ireland.
After a week of sustained rainfall all over Ireland, news correspondent Patrick Donohoe quizzes tillage editor Andy Doyle and western livestock specialist Nathan Tuffy on the tough weather conditions – and what farmers can do about them.
Farmers Journal agri-business editor Eoin Lowry looks into the disconnect between energy and fertiliser prices, and expects nitrogen costs to ease later this year.
Before he left the Farmers Journal last week, former news editor Pat O’Keeffe met Harold Kingston, a West Cork dairy farmer and regular contributor to the popular Farmer Writes column on Farmersjournal.ie.
Finally, Irish Country Living's careers and education reporter Mary Phelan profiles David Thornton, an agricultural engineering student enjoying hands-on work experience at Claas's machinery factory in Germany.
The Farmers Journal has obtained the terms and conditions of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme. News editor Pat O'Keeffe gets the details from editor Justin McCarthy and livestock specialist Darren Carty.
Pat interviews Longford farmer Mike Magan, chairman of Animal Health Ireland, and Thomas Hubert talks to former Farmers Journal editor Matt Dempsey, who edited the 60th anniversary book "IFA: The Path to Power".
Finally, Irish Country Living's Ciara Leahy asks colleague Roisín Healy about her visit to the Co. Wexford farm that has just launched its own home-grown blackcurrant cordial.
In this week's podcast, Paul Mooney asks the Irish Farmers Journal's CAP specialist Peter Young and the IFA's rural development executive secretary Gerry Gunning whether Irish farmers should take the GLAS plunge before 22 May.
Agri-business editor Eoin Lowry looks at Ornua's strong annual results and a couple from New Zealand share their experience of sharemilking with online journalist Aisling Hussey.
From the Country Living desk, consumer editor Ciara Leahy asks Peter Young about social welfare entitlements you may have overlooked and education reporter Mary Phelan shares some tips to switch off from social media in the lead up to this summer's exams.
As Farm Safety Fortnight gets under way, news correspondent Pat O'Toole asks buildings editor Paul Mooney to update us on the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme and on general progress towards safer farming around Irish yards.
Tillage editor Andy Doyle has been in the fields up and down the country and tells Pat what he has seen in terms of plant growth and health as well as preparations for new spraying regulations and GLAS.
And as spring brings more people into the garden, Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy details how Ireland's gardeners have increased their spending by 22% in the past three years.
Will the US and China turn into Ireland's beef and lamb Eldorado? What to expect from the proposed TTIP transatlantic trade deal? How to breed and process beef for world markets? The Irish Farmers Journal's editor Justin McCarthy and markets specialist Phelim O'Neill discuss the global issues facing Ireland's livestock industry. Also in this episode: Aisling Hussey meets Macra na Feirme's newly elected president Seán Finan; and UTV Ireland newscaster Alison Comyn features on the cover of Country Living with an interview spanning her career from local newspapers to the nation's newest TV channel.
In this week's Irish Farmers Journal Podcast, news editor Pat O’Keeffe, dairy editor Jack Kennedy and agri-business editor Eoin Lowry discuss the future of the dairy industry as milk quotas become history; Thomas Hubert talks to US beef buyer Bruce Firnhaber; and Mairéad Lavery tells us why Maria Walsh is on the cover of Irish Country Living.