Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

Stephen Robb talks to Tony O’Flynn, Contract Seed Production Officer with Goldcrop about farming, college, the Australian harvest and his role with Goldcrop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...

 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s podcast, the IFA react to “shambolic” TB proposals, planning under way for nature restoration plan and booming trade in marts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

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 Sh...

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TAMS, calf exports, GAEC 2 rules for peatlands and the CAP budget all feature on this week's podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.