Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

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This week, Adam Woods explains the €400 price gap between British and Irish beef, Darren Carty tells us what to look out for in the upcoming budget and Aidan Brennan discusses the ongoing nitrates fallout. We’re also joined by Siobhan Walsh who offers a feed and straw round up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our news team discusses the impact of the €400 gap between Irish and British beef prices. A Dutch calf import ban, Algerian cattle export prospects, fertiliser prices, a mart death, changes at Tirlán, nature restoration and cull cow prices are all also on agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s podcast we chat carbon footprints, Irish grain, grain prices and the future of tillage with John Kealy, head of grains at Tirlán, and Pat Ryan, managing director of Liffey Mills. We have details on the IFA calling for exceptional aid. There's an update on harvest, winter planting, we detail the first harvest price which came from Boortmalt and have the grain market report and the we...

On this week’s show Rachel O’Donovan and Sarah McIntosh were out and about at the National Ploughing Championships chatting to attendees about everything from college courses to finding love at the ploughing. We chat to Noel Bardon, Stephen Robb and Amy Forde who all take part in our special "Ploughing" quick-fire round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Irish Farmers Journal stand at Ploughing 2023, we discuss everything from catch crops to solar panels and nitrates to dairy beef with an extended panel of guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On this week's show we have the results of the Irish Farmers Journal land rental survey. We play you the tillage panel which took place on Tuesday. Robbie Byrne of Precision Nutrition and Conor Kehoe, tillage reporter at the Irish Farmers Journal joined us. We finish off with the grain market and weather reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our team was on the ground for the day two of Ploughing 2023, talking to farmers and politicians about organics, vet student places, the weather and much more. We hear from young farmers, female farmers and the winners of the Irish Angus schools competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our team was on the ground for the first day of the Ploughing 2023, talking to farmers and politicians about the nitrates cut, bad weather and beef prices. We hear from some of the first farmers through the gates, Minister Charlie McConalogue, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, chef Neven Maguire and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shanon Kinahan caught up with young dairy farmer Conor Murphy from Co Carlow on this weeks podcast. On this weeks Young Stock Podcast, Shanon Kinahan spoke to Conor Murphy from Tullow, Co Carlow about his family’s switch from sucklers to dairy, life as a young dairy farmer in rural Ireland, owning his own Ardclay Pedigree Shorthorn herd and making the move to New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

The Irish Farmers Journal is running a daily podcast for Ploughing 2023. Today’s introductory episode goes through the expected highlights for this week’s event, travel options, a word from the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and much more. Listen in to get yourself ready for Ratheniska. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our news team discusses the continuing fallout following a cut to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. We’ll talk about the emerging implications and ongoing farmer protests. ACRES is set to reopen in the middle of October but Minister McConalogue has yet to get the money for it. We go through the detail. IFA elections, pig farmers and TAMS difficulties are all also on agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

It’s a busy show this week with plenty of news and technical updates. We talk through the winter barley recommended lists and Teagasc’s crop production costs. Stephen Robb chats to a European potato breeder and as always, we have the grain market and weather reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our news team discusses the impact of the cut to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. We get farm leader reaction and ask where to from here for higher stocked farms. A tillage farmer payment, the IFA presidential elections and TAMS are all also on the agenda. We’ll also hear from the chair of the IFA liquid milk committee, Keith O’Boyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s tillage podcast Siobhán Walsh and Pat O’Toole talk about a possible flat-rate tillage payment, financial losses on cereal crops, how the nitrates derogation changes will impact on tillage land area and, as always, we have the grain markets report and weather forecast as well as an update on ACRES deadlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week’s Youngstock podcast, Barry Murphy talks to Dublin woman Claire Connelly on her PhD investigating cow metabolism and its impact on sustainability. Claire tells us about where her interest in food and agriculture came from, her time at the Rose of Tralee and a little bit about her grá for running and baking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month the team in Irish Country Living share their college experiences as student prepare for a new college year. They also deal with one of their most difficult letters to agony Aunt Miriam where they come to terms with respecting people dying wishes. Behind the Pod: Read some of the stories referenced in this months podcast: Take my College Advice Top tips for navigating college life Transf...

This week, Adam Woods talks about good prices at weanling sales, Darren Carty on scheme deadlines and Siobhán Walsh with updates on the forage crop scheme. We also talk to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on grass growth management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our news team discusses legislation moving through Brussels where farmers are set to be paid for on-farm carbon. A department U-turn on controversial cover crop rules, the residential zoned land tax, farmer mental health, the controversy over an EPA tweet and methane bogs will all also be on the agenda. Listen in for the news you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...