Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

This week on the podcast Noel Bardon discuses how TB trends are worsening on farms with herd incidence reaching a ten-year record. Anne O’Donoghue reports on septic tank inspections and the percentage of tanks that failed necessary requirements. Declan O’Brien also has the latest on concrete costs and potential fertiliser penalties facing farmers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

On this week’s podcast we have details of the  Irish Farmers Journal  grain price survey and all the latest news. We attended a Teagasc crop walk on Wednesday and chatted to Shay Phelan from Teagasc and David Cooney from Bayer on fieldwork. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is sponsored by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

In this week’s Young stock podcast, Hannah Woods of Dovea Genetics gives an insight into balancing breeding decisions to leaving you with best cows you possibly can in your herd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk to Adam Woods on getting suckler cows back in calf, Darren Carty on lamb price prospects and Aidan Brennan gives his thoughts on short and long term milk prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we get the latest on a warning that farmers spreading chemical fertiliser could risk payment penalties, the detail of an €80m ash dieback scheme and a surge in BVD name and shame letters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s tillage podcast we discuss fieldwork, a brewery, hear from Lincolnshire farmer Andrew Ward on environmental payments and the importance of farmers growing food. We look at this week’s tillage pages, From the Tramlines and as always 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 inform...

This week on the podcast we chat to multiple grade one and Cheltenham festival-winning jockey Michael O'Sullivan who hails from a dairy farm in Co Cork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk to Martin Merrick on the pedigree palace shed in Monaghan, Darren Carty on sheep prices and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts on over sowing clover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen now for the latest on the cattle price lift from this week’s weather, how CAP payments are driving demand for marginal land and a breakdown of Irish MEPs’ voting records on farming issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's show we talk fieldwork in one of the busiest weeks of the year and hear from UK farmer and YouTube sensation Andrew Ward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the scenes special and exclusive interview with Minister Charlie McConalogue. The Irish Farmers Journal team celebrates the milestone 1,000th podcast with some banter, and a €1,000 cash giveaway.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Robb talks to Robyn Kelly, project developer with Lightsource bp, about her role in working with farmers to develop solar farms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we chat with Adam Woods on factories cutting beef prices, Darren Carty on the new sheep welfare scheme and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts around CB values in calves. Adam also chats with John O Loughlin on stocking rates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After almost a year and a half, the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has killed any idea of a dairy exit or reduction scheme. We look at the cost of making a bale of silage, the milk price outlook for the next few months, as well as discuss some key dates and deadlines for farmers.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we talk to the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue about the newly announced €100/ha payment for tillage. We have details of tillage supports from Tirlán, talk fieldwork, fungicides, seed rates, preview the tillage pages and From the Tramlines. As always we have the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.   Hosted...

A key event in the calendar for many people living in rural Ireland, is the Mr Personality Festival organised by Kilkenny Macra.  This week, we have a special Young Stock Podcast as Sarah McIntosh and Martin Merrick take us behind the scenes as they judge this year’s competition.  Taking place in Clonmel, from the 5 to 7 April, a weekend full of events saw 25 contestants from Macra clubs...

This week, we talked to Adam Woods on the impact the weather has had on the beef trade, Darren Carty on the details of the new sheep scheme and Aidan Brennan on the upcoming breeding season who also talks to Laurence Shalloo on balancing clover Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast we highlight the impact the weather has had on cattle prices, milk supply and the tillage sector. As well as much more news stories from this week’s paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we look at another bumper tillage paper that includes the 2024 Crop Protection Magazine. We have an update from agronomists across the country, talk to Steven Kildea about potato blight, Dermot Forristal of Teagasc on getting through work when the weather picks up. We also have an update from the National Fodder and Food Security Committee meeting, held on Tuesday, details on c...

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast we talk to Conor Condron from Co Offaly. Conor recently started working for commodity consulting company, Black Silo. He wants to see Irish farmers use tools to reduce the risk involved in selling commodities. He was in Brazil at the beginning of the year for the soybean harvest and is travelling to Romania this week. Hear what Conor has to say from studying ag s...

This week, we chat to Adam Woods on buying stock bulls, Darren Carty on scour in lambs and Aidan Brennan on all things weather and grazing as the rain pours down. We also talk to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on managing fertilizer for silage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast Declan O’Brien talks about potential fodder supports that are on the table as well as advice around getting cows out grazing. Anne O’Donoghue and Noel Bardon discuss Kerry top-ups, how BISS applications are progressing and ICSA 2023 accounts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s tillage podcast we joined contractor John Hughes from Co Kilkenny on the tractor when he was out planting beans on Tuesday, 2 April. He sows beans from Wexford to Westmeath and has a busy time ahead when the weather picks up. We have the latest tillage news, chat with renewables editor Stephen Robb about the upcoming Irish Farmers Journal Renewables Roadshow. As always, we have the...

In this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Conor Trimble at the Claas UK headquarters in the south east of England. The County Down man works for Claas UK, the distributor of all Claas products such as tractors, combines, forage harvesters and grassland equipment for the Irish and UK markets. We are currently recording this podcast at Claas UK headquarters which is based...

This week, Adam Woods reports on the good mart trade for cattle, Martin Merrick talks about record land prices and rising concrete costs and Aidan Brennan talks about the impact of continued bad weather, fodder and the latest on milk prices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.