Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

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

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 202...

This week, Anne O’Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various farming ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

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 r...

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

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

Listen now to get the latest on VAT claim backs, dairy sector nitrates warnings and the response to ash dieback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 w...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On this week’s show, we discuss the predicted exodus of small farmers, ACRES payments and new land leasing proposals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...

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

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

On this week’s news podcast the team discusses farm building works, organic farming, hear from the Taoiseach and discuss the Munster hurling championship.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

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