Agriland Podcasts

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Fuel supports announced but Healy-Rae resigns; New TB changes come into effect; Dairy industry players announce March milk prices and financial results; Key schemes for dairy beef and forestry; Agriland catches up with Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper. Don’t forget to rate, review and follo...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Soaring fuel prices spark nationwide protests ; Contractors call on government to tackle rising fuel costs ; Fertiliser market set for ‘prolonged tight supply’ ; Should farmers should keep spreading fertiliser despite high prices ? New TB changes at the mart from Monday, April 13 ; €750,000...

Earlier this year, Dutch supermarket group Jumbo confirmed that it intends to slowly remove Irish beef from its shelves as part of its new supply chain policy. This is a policy that involves creating a fully Dutch beef supply chain. But what does this mean however for Irish farmers and what if other countries follow suit? Agriland editor, Stella Meehan sat down with beef sector manager at Bord Bia...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Government urged to take action on rising agri fuel costs; EU commissioner pours cold water on CBAM suspension for fertiliser; Teagasc hikes advisory and education fees; Michael O'Leary says farmers should not be worried about Mercosur trade deal; Farmer anger over Bord Bia chair laid bare i...

In this episode Breifne O’Brien sits down Co. Westmeath-based beef farmer and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary ahead of his annual Gigginstown House on-farm sale on Saturday, April 18 . This year's sale marks 30 years since Gigginstown House Stud imported its first 25 pedigree Angus cattle from Canada. The Ryanair CEO chats to Breifne about beef prices and why Irish farmers should not be worried about...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Farm orgs slam government fuel cost measures 100ac of silage set to cost €2,855 extra as diesel soars; Irish farmers face fertiliser shortages over Middle East conflict; 'Relentless' price cuts hit beef finishers; EU and Australia sign free trade agreement; Aurivo and Dale Farm announce 'str...

On this episode of AgriFocus, Agriland editor Stella Meehan is joined by Simon MacAllister, EY Ireland Partner and Co-Head of Geopolitical Strategy to chat about the EU-Australia Freed Trade Agreement and its effects, especially with everything that is currently going on in the Middle East at the moment. They discuss the immediate impact of oil prices, the challenges faced as a result of a reducti...

In this limited podcast series produced by Agriland, technical beef journalist Breifne O’Brien travels around the country talking to beef farmers about the challenges they currently face and how they run their farm. In this episode, Breifne chats to specialist suckler in-calf heifer producer Michael Cunniffe from Mount Prospect, Fuerty, Co. Roscommon.  Michael talks about his in-calf heifer produc...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Calls for measures on farmer fuel costs as govt plans response; Fertiliser price shock 'may not be as acute as spring of 2022'; Increase in fertiliser sales linked to higher river nitrogen levels; Ireland set for sharp drop in beef production; Warning that current high calf prices 'not addin...

In this limited podcast series produced by Agriland, technical beef journalist Breifne O’Brien travels around the country talking to beef farmers about the challenges they currently face and how they run their farm. In this episode Agriland talks to Cathal Doyle from Co. Laois about farming, life and his career in the industry. Cathal is a calf to beef farmer but also has a keen interest in commer...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Middle East conflict impacting fuel and fertiliser prices; North Cork Creameries latest; Kerry Dairy Ireland contracts; An Taisce case against sixth NAP; TAMS applications issues; New changes to Forestry Programme; Minister talks Bord Bia and TB at ICSA AGM; Big numbers and prices for calves...

The conflict in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through global agriculture. It has also shone the spotlight firmly on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping lane that normally carries roughly a quarter to a third of the world’s nitrogen fertilizer exports. What will this mean for Irish farmers who rely heavily on imported fertiliser? In this episode of AgriFocus Francess McDonnell is joined b...

In this limited podcast series produced by Agriland, technical beef journalist Breifne O’Brien travels around the country talking to beef farmers about the challenges they currently face and how they run their farm. On the first episode of season two, Breifne chats to Duncan Morrison of Meikle Maldron Farm in Aberdeenshire.  Duncan discusses how genetics can be used to drive on‑farm performance.  ...

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: Bluetongue movement restrictions ease; Jobs at risk at North Cork Creameries; Impact of US-Iran conflict; IFA protest ends and Bord Bia review to start; Mercosur deal provisionally applied; TAMS ranking and selection; Pneumonia on farms; International Year of the Woman Farmer ambassador. Don...

In the final episode of the first season of 'It Started With Slurry' Breifne O’Brien sits down with Eoin Lynch, the slurry mad Mitchelstown farmer who went viral at the National Ploughing Championships. On today's episode the lads chat about.. Brazilian beef and Mercosur; The rise in popularity of trad music with young people; Aspirations for the future; Eoin's final thoughts.  Don’t forget to rat...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: IFA heading for minister's Newbridge office amid Bord Bia dispute; EU audits Brazilian beef regulations; 5,000kg of beef with banned hormone consumed in Netherlands; 2026 Tillage Support Scheme launched; Additional bluetongue cases confirmed;...

It is one of the busiest times of the year for dairy farmers with calving season in full flow. Days are long, the weather has been less than helpful and the sheer tiredness of it all can see some people slip into survival mode. Add to the mix a downward trending milk price and stubborn production costs and some dairy farmers may simply be too busy to think about what may lie ahead for the rest of...

In Agriland's newest podcast 'It Started With Slurry' Breifne O’Brien sits down with Eoin Lynch, the slurry mad Mitchelstown farmer who went viral at the National Ploughing Championships. On today's episode the lads chat about.. Calving season; Comparing your grass to your neighbours; How Eoin ended up getting a police escort in Tipperary; How to build an electric guitar from scratch.  Don’t forge...

Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Hundreds of farmers voice anger over Bord Bia controversy at Mayo meeting Investigations ongoing into further cases of bluetongue Cross-border TB pilot launched at Donegal farm EU nitrogen fertiliser imports plummet Teagasc says not all vacan...

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Larry Murrin controversy continues; Heydon calls meeting of key stakeholders; Food labelling in the spotlight; EU auditors spark concerns for farm payments; DAFM seeking skilled operatives for badger programme; Key deadline for hedge cutting and burning; Fa...

In this week's episode of AgriFocus, Agriland editor Stella Meehan speaks to some Irish MEPs during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Firstly she speaks to Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Sean Kelly who is a member of the EPP political grouping in the EU. He discusses the importance of resourcing farmers sufficiently in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to...

Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Larry Murrin's committee appearance; Bluetongue latest; Contractors' 2026 prices; Key EU commissioners in Ireland on CAP; Home heating oil thefts. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agr...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Bluetongue confirmed in Ireland; IFA begin rolling protest outside Bord Bia; Bord Bia chair to appear before Oireachtas committee; Irish EU Commissioner 'regrets' move to refer Mercosur to court; DII disappointed by no new dairy access i...

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is continuing to carry out epidemiological investigations and surveillance following confirmation of an outbreak of bluetongue in Co. Wexford. According to DAFM the case was detected in a cow which had no clinical symptoms. But what what might confirmation of the first case mean for Ireland? In this episode of AgriFocus Stella Meehan is joi...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Calls for Bord Bia chair to be removed; MEPs refer Mercosur deal to Europe’s top court; Over 400t of Mercosur beef imported to Ireland in 2025; No recovery in factory cattle supply expected this year; 338 jobs at risk as ABP to cease retail...