Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

This week, we hear of controversy around the GAEC 2 land categorisation appeals process, the number of farmers penalised for stacking bales too high and of the group of farmers now deemed the ‘forgotten’ forgotten farmers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we have an update on harvest from oilseed rape to spring barley and straw. We examine yield estimates from the Irish Farmers Journal’s Crop Tour and hear from some of the agronomists that we met on that tour. As always, we have the latest tillage news, grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Two budding young farmers, brothers Tomás and Bríen Williams from Co Cavan, talk all things show cattle with Anne O’Donoghue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the sixth and final episode of this limited podcast series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture, we delve into our potential food future. What might it look like in the decades to come? Are heritage and culture going to give way to science and technology as we navigate climate change and its many challenges? How can we keep rural Irish communities fed and thriving, and...

This week Adam talks about weanling management, Darren discusses CAP 2028 and Martin looks at investment on farms. Also, Adam meets with John Brennan from Grassland AGRO to discuss nutrient management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Noel Bardon gets into the detail of an exclusive meeting held with the Minister for Agriculture on the future of the CAP, Declan O’Brien talks about land prices and James Hanly has an update on a new forgotten farmers scheme.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we talk harvest, tillage incomes, grain prices and as always look at this week’s paper. We chat to Cork woman Aoife O’Driscoll who is a senior specialist in crop protection and integrated pest management with NIAB in the UK. We also chat to NIAB’s Clare Leaman. We preview the Irish Farmers Journal’s Crop Tour and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage...

 The European Commission’s radical proposals to cut the ringfenced funding available for the next CAP by 20% has shaken the farming sector. We caught up with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to get his views on the plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  On this weeks Youngstock Podcast, Gary Abbott speaks to young agri mechanic and tractor tuning specialist Ben Dunford, who set out at the age of 22 to build his own business which has since gone from strength to strength with the help of social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have delved into Ireland's rich history of food and agriculture, and now it's time to face our current reality. What is Ireland's place in an increasingly tech-driven and globalised world? Are farmers prepared to face the roadblocks ahead as we race to meet our sustainability goals? In this modern age, what even constitutes "Irish" food? In this episode of Food Island, our six-part series on th...

On this show, Adam discusses suckler farmers' reaction to the new CAP, Darren covers the CAP 2028 plans, Siobhan updates on grain and straw prices, along with harvest progress. Stephen chats with Claire Mulholland from ESB Networks about farm safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the news team discusses all things CAP, how ash dieback is impacting hurley making as well as the latest on Ireland’s renewal of the nitrates derogation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we chat about winter wheat varieties and malting barley with Graham Byrne and Séamus Kearney from the Department of Agriculture and we chat to Seedtech’s Tim O’Donovan. We have news on CAP, catch crops, a harvest update and all the tillage news including the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Caoimhe Sheridan interviews Hannah Greenan from the Greenlea herd in Co Monaghan and talks about stock judging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining the European Economic Community in the early 1970s profoundly changed the way we farm and produce food in Ireland, but this was also an era of great change within our food culture. Join us in this episode of Food Island, where we discuss the era spanning from the 1970s to the year 2000. Host Janine Kennedy speaks with Irish Farmers Journal journalists Pat O'Toole and Phelim O'Neill, Co Cor...

This week, Adam talks about the easy calving suckler herd in Fermanagh. Darren updates on lamb performance at Tullamore Farm, while Aidan discusses nitrates derogation. Adam also talks to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO on managing the heat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s news podcast, the team discusses the fallout from the terms of the derogation renewal, what farm organisations want in the budget and scheme appeals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 On this week’s Tillage Podcast we talk harvest, have all the lates tillage news and catch up with Irish Seed Trade Association president Tim O’Donovan and Brian Reilly from Drummonds from the recent open days. As always, we have the grain trends and weather report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Martin Merrick talks to Ava Moffitt who combines college life with helping run a suckler and sheep enterprise, a pub and the families but livestock mart in Manorhamilton. If you want something done ask a busy person they say. In that case, asking Ava Moffitt to do something would be a wise choice, but she has enough irons in the fire as she is. Between lambing ewes and calving cows on t...

In episode three of Food Island, we are continuing our journey through the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture. This week, we explore the era of pre- and post-independence and how the political and social shifts during this time affected our food and farming methods.  Host Janine Kennedy speaks with former Irish Farmers Journal editor, Matt Dempsey, independent food and tou...

This week, Adam discusses the record prices for Kerry weanlings in July, Darren updates us on the remaining ACRES payments, and Aidan shares insights on Moorepark 2025 and the current milk price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast Adam Woods discusses the mart trade, in particular the trade for autumn-born weanlings which has kicked off with a bang for 2025. James Hanly reports on dog control and sheep worrying and explains how a tractor stolen in Co Clare last March was recovered 30km away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Kennedy chats to dairy editor Aidan Brennan and special guests about key take home messages from the Moorepark Open Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to English farmer and Agrii researcher David Felce on his farm about soil, grass weeds and much more. We talk to Goldcrop’s Joe Millerick on bean and oat varieties and we have all the tillage news from grain trends, tariffs, AgNav, a harvest update, weather report and more. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

This week on the show, we take our listeners on the road as we record live from the Crops and Technology 2025 open day that took place on Wednesday 25 June in Teagasc Oak Park.  From careers to technology advancements coming onto the market, we spoke about the challenges and opportunities facing young people in the sector. Padraic Guinan who is working with vantage Ireland, a precision agricu...