Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

On this week's Farming News Amy Forde and the team look at the future of Rockwell Farm in Tipperary, Pat O'Toole talks us through the upcoming Presidential election, we also take a look at the spud harvest and we hear about the upcoming Women & Agriculture conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Meath man David Cooney, who decided to change career path after completing an Arts degree in NUIG, and go full-time contracting alongside his brother, Shane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat to Adam Woods about weanling prices and the exporter boycott. Darren Carty gives an update on hill sheep prices. Aidan Brennan covers the talks between Aurivo and Dale Farm. We also chat with Eoin Lowry from BOI about farm finances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part two of our Budget 2026 special Join host Caitriona Morrissey alongside Pat O'Toole, Darren Carty and Lorcan Roche Kelly as they break down the big topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tillage podcast: budget, sowing and chats from Yorkshire Description: On this week’s Tillage Podcast we visit an Italian ryegrass trial site in England talk about the budget and winter cereal planting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the news team talk about the key take aways from Budget 2026, TB testing failures, and mart manager reaction to the boycott of weanling sales by exporters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Irish Farmers Journal Team have been poring over the speeches and announcements by ministers Paschal Donohue, Jack Chambers and Martin Heydon, to bring you the essential news and detailed analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s Youngstock podcast, Martin Merrick talks to Macra president Josephine O’Neill on how her first few months as Macra president has been going. With the presidential campaign to elect Uachtarán na hEireann under way, this week we talk to Macra’s own president Josephine O’Neill. Coming up on six months in to her work as national president, we discuss how she got involved in Macra to beg...

This week, we chat to Adam about a potential boycott of weanling sales by live exporters, Darren on the sheep kill, while Aidan updates us on Dairy Day 2025. We’re also joined by Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO and Richard Kennedy from Carbon AMS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tirlán’s head of grains joins us on this week’s Tillage Podcast. John Kealy caught up with the Irish Farmers Journal at this year’s National Ploughing Championships on markets, the tillage crisis and Tirlán’s plans for the future. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer crops Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we discuss the planned boycott of weanling sales by exporters, Tirlán’s move to offload Glanbia shares and how a new trade school will help youngsters wire a plug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From sucklers to sheep, AI to scanning, and sheep dog demonstrations to relief milking, 19-year-old Aaron McGann has plenty of irons in the fire when it comes to farming.  From Bellharbour in Co Clare, Aaron has had a strong interest in farming from a young age and was an early starter in getting his own farm enterprises off the ground.  His father Martin and mother Martina always had su...

This week, Adam discusses the ICBF star rating changes, Darren reports on lamb scarcity and its effect on prices, while Aidan covers milk prices, tips for managing new re-seeds, and explains the sharp drop in EBI across all dairy herds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s podcast we go through the figures on crop profits, tillage incomes and what’s bringing about the best return with Dr Fiona Thorne of Teagasc. We also talk about a new Irish ration on the market. This week’s show was recorded live at the National Ploughing Championships. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer crops Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

On this week’s show, the team chats about the presidential election, the link between gun clubs and mink, and the State snapping up more land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s episode, sporting legends Tommy Durnin, Lizzie Murphy, Stephen Coen and Daire Cregg join Sarah McIntosh live from the Ploughing in Tullamore to talk all things sport and farming. We have a special Young Stock Podcast this week as we record live at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co. Offaly.  Sarah McIntosh is joined by four sporting legends who have a strong t...

This week, Farm Tech Talk is live from the National Ploughing Championships, covering milk price, the beef outlook, schemes, and tillage and sheep updates. Eoin Lowry (BOI) shares farming projections, while Padraig Fleming (GNI) talks biomethane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plough On Podcast: Mary Lou, Micheál and a seven-time world ploughing winner Description: Tune in to the final episode of the Plough On Podcast for 2025 as we report from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tillage podcast: ploughing chats, tillage crisis and €60m funding Description: On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chatted to Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon after the IFA’s Tillage Crisis meeting on Friday night in Co Kildare. We then got the opinion of the farm organisations following that meeting. Kieran McEvoy of the Irish Farmers’ Association and Clive Carter of the Irish Grain Growers G...

Join us for a round-up of day two at the National Ploughing Championships where the team was out and about chatting to the Tánaiste, ministers, brown bread makers and the public. The rain held off for day two of the National Ploughing Championships and there was plenty of action across the Ploughihing site in Screggan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Join Amy Forde on day one of the National Ploughing Championships. We had boots on the ground and you will hear from presidential candidates, Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin. Michael D Higgins officially opened the event. You will also hear from the Taoiseach who made an appearance at the Irish Farmers Journal stand. There's plenty of fun and pl...

Top tips for Ploughing 2025  Tune in to hear everything you need to know about the biggest week in the Irish farming calendar - the 2025 National Ploughing Championships. Welcome to this special bite-sized edition of the Irish Farmers Journal podcast ahead of Ploughing 2025. All roads lead to Screggan, Co Offaly, this week and this podcast will get you ready for the three days of this year's...

This week’s episode features Clare’s Caroline Enright, a young farmer leasing land to get rearing calves and a herd of pedigree Limousins in her own right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Adam talks about the impact of the new TB rules, Darren talks about managing foxes in the uplands and Aidan talks to us about TB and nitrates. Darren also chats to Susan Hannon from ESB Networks on safety culture on farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we talk to a young farmer who is enjoying tillage farming despite the risks, but thinks there are a lot of things could change. Rory Doyle discusses tillage farming challenges and the need for support from Government. We have the first harvest prices of the year, wheat and oats recommended lists and report from the Teagasc Crops Forum. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer...