Agriland Podcasts

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: EU set to sign Mercosur deal; Over 20,000 farmers attend anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone; Beef factory fined 18 times for carcass trim breaches in 2025; Kepak reviews 'beef deboning and cutting operations' at Clonee site; Chinese market to...

Tens of thousands of Irish farmers showed their strong opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement at a major protest in Athlone, Co. Westmeath but the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, is still preparing to travel to South America on Saturday (January 17) to sign the trade deal. But once the deal is officially signed what will this really mean for Ireland? In this episode of...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Mercosur deal reaching culmination; Possible boost farm payments in new CAP; Irish agri-food export hit record levels; 4,000 male cattle wanted for new live export contract; Agriculture remains most dangerous sector to work in....

*This podcast is brought to you by Nephin Renewable Gas, Irelands leading biomethane developers in Ireland. 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.. New Years resolutions; How farming has changed over the years;...

*This podcast is brought to you by Nephin Renewable Gas, Irelands leading biomethane developers in Ireland. 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 the this special Christmas episode we hear about.. All things Christmas; Dream gifts; Eoin gives us a...

Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Mercosur votes and protests; Bluetongue vaccines and cases; New planning exemptions for farmers; Work permit quotas; Milk cheque reductions; BVD Action Plan 2026; Boost for Agri-Food Regulator Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The...

Live from the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEP Ciaran Mullooly speaks to AgriFocus about the momentum that is building this week in opposition to the EU Mercosur trade deal in its current form

In the final episode of this season of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of John Byrne in Co. Waterford.    John is milking 220 cows just below the Comeragh Mountains in Dungarvan.  He tells us what protocols are place for his to maintain his exceptionally low somatic cell count levels (SCC), in which he has won awards f...

Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Cathal O'Shea and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Nitrates derogation confirmed; New Nitrates Action Programme finalised and what it means for slurry storage; Farm scheme payments round up; Latest on Mercosur; No cattle at Winter Fair due to bluetongue; Record sales for Irish...

*This podcast is brought to you by Nephin Renewable Gas, Irelands leading biomethane developers in Ireland. 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 the second episode we hear about.. Eoin's family farm set up; Working with the NFL and TikTok; The i...

In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "The Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Dan and Danny Somers in Co, Wicklow.   The father and son partnership are milking 230 Montbéliarde's in a split calving system, with 40-50 cows calving down in autumn.   Dan talks on how they got into Montbéliarde's and how the herd is working out for them on...

Charles O'Donnell and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland; Bird flu in Cavan; Developments on the nitrates derogation; Payments get underway for several schemes; Outlook for 2026 farm incomes; Department confirms several ACRES changes. Don’t forget to rate, review and fo...

Over the past week Agriland reported on the news that there was a suspected bluetongue case reported on a farm near Bangor, Co. Down in Northern Ireland. Results from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) active surveillance for bluetongue indicated the presence of the disease in two cows. As a result they have activated stringent disease control measures including a...

In the latest episode of 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of John Wynne in Co, Wicklow.   John is in a liquid milk contract, with 45% of the 320 head herd milking through the winter. John talks about the feeding and breeding routines in place on the farm that allow them to achieve their 580kg of milk solids target.   John also speaks on calf management,...

Francess McDonnell and Kathleen O'Sullivan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Commission backs nitrates derogation; What’s the latest on scheme payments; New antiparasitic rules to come into force ; Bird flu cull numbers; The hottest heifer in the country. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s week...

*This podcast is brought to you by Nephin Renewable Gas, Irelands leading biomethane developers in Ireland. 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 the first episode we hear about.. Growing up in Ireland after being adopted from Vietnam; Learning t...

In general most dairy farmers have had a relatively good year but since July there has been a downward trend in milk prices which has only accelerated in recent months. Teagasc has forecast that 2025, on average, will likely be “the second most profitable year on Irish dairy farms after 2022”. However as co-ops and processors have repeatedly highlighted since the summer months milk supply growth i...

In the first episode of season three of Agriland's limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail', we caught up with the 2025 NDC & Kerrygold Milk Quality Award winner, Michael Ryan. The Tipperary man spoke on the end of the grazing rotation, preparations for a successful dry-off, breeding and much more. Agriland's limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail' takes listeners inside the yard of dairy far...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Milk price cuts continue; New bonus for young sheep farmers; National Beef Conference and latest beef prices; Organic Farming Scheme opens for applications; Kerry farm family tormented by sheep thefts; Mercosur deal edges clo...

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: ACRES and Sheep Welfare Scheme payments; Warning of ‘very challenging’ 12 months ahead for dairy farmers; Heydon 'monitoring' bovine TB valuation ceilings; ICSA protest outside Dáil over Mercosur; Third bird flu farm outbreak as housing or...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Kathleen O'Sullivan  bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Housing order as bird flu cases confirmed 2,000 farmers attend nitrates derogation meeting (Kathleen with clips of Minister, Gorman and O’Neill) Draft proposal on splash plate use for hilly ground 20% CAP cut 'not a done deal' (Clip –...

Charles O'Donnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: New Nitrates Action Programme published; Beef prices lift as Christmas orders arrive; New bird flu biosecurity regulations announced; Tipperary family claims 2025 NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Award; Irish concerns over next CAP outlined a...

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien, Francess McDonnell and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland , which this week includes: Eco-Scheme payments to hit farmer's bank accounts; Milk prices tumble; Dawn Meats New Zealand venture gets green light; Live trade concerns from lumpy skin disease; IHFA considers IVF breeding facility; EU launches gener...

In the final instalment of the Farm Safe, Farm Well series, we examine the supports available to farm families impacted by serious injury or sudden death. For over a decade, Embrace FARM has provided practical and emotional support to farm families across Ireland who are faced with serious injury or sudden death. The non-profit organisation was founded by Brian and Norma Rohan who live and farm cl...

In this episode of AgriFocus we are taking a closer look at the issue of rural crime – from trespassing to illegal hunting and theft and the impact it has on farm families. We speak to one dairy farmer who has had a number of terrifying encounters with trespassers. Limerick dairy farmer, Louise Crowley, who is the chair of the Limerick Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), tells us what it is like whe...