Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

Ep 1023: Farm Tech Talk Ep 217 - Beef price, recent weight gains at Tullamore Farm, US developments in dairy breeding, second cut silage.

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ep 1022: Farming News - Politics, anaerobic digestion and mental health

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the news team discuss everything from politics ahead of European and local elections next week to anaerobic digestion, ACRES payment delays...

Ep 1021: The Tillage Podcast - hear the Irish promoting canola in Kentucky

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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), plan...

Ep 1020: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 98 - One man and his dog entertaining the world

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Though his Tik Tok username is Worlds Most Boring, sheep farmer and photographer Micheal Quinn from Co. Mayo entertains thousands of viewers with his ...

Ep 1019: Farm Tech Talk Ep 216 –Lamb prices up, beef trade, slurry storage and confusion over TAMS grants

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ep 1018: Farming News - Small farmers, ACRES and land leasing

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show, we discuss the predicted exodus of small farmers, ACRES payments and new land leasing proposals.  Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Ep 1017: The Tillage Podcast -Walking crops from Ardee to Illinois

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep 1016: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 97 - 155th Balmoral Show

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks Young Stock Podcast comes straight from the 155th Balmoral Show where Shanon Kinahan talks Pedigree while the sun shines and thousands of v...

Ep 1015: Farm Tech Talk Ep 215 – Live at Balmoral Show

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 exp...

Ep 1014: Farming News - organics, farm building and Munster hurling

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s news podcast the team discusses farm building works, organic farming, hear from the Taoiseach and discuss the Munster hurling champio...

Ep 1013: The Tillage Podcast - Walking crops in sunny Waterford

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 som...

Ep 1012: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 96 - Responding to trauma at Make the Moove

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 wi...

Ep 1011: Farm Tech Talk Ep 214 - Beef price slide, BISS details, nitrates across Europe and farm safety.

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Ep 1010: Farming News - TB, septic tank inspections and fertiliser penalties

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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’Donog...

Ep 1009: Tillage podcast: Selling grain and protecting crops

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep 1008: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 95 - Breeding the best cows you possibly can

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ep 1007: Farm Tech Talk Ep 213 – Suckler cows back in calf, lamb price prospects and short and long term milk price

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 sh...

Ep 1006: Farming News: Fertiliser risks BISS fines, ash dieback scheme and BVD letters

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep 1005: Tillage podcast: Busy days for tillage farmers

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s tillage podcast we discuss fieldwork, a brewery, hear from Lincolnshire farmer Andrew Ward on environmental payments and the importan...

Ep 1004: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 94 - Cheltenham highs to broken bones

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Cor...

Ep 1003: Farm Tech Talk Ep 212 – Pedigree palace shed in Monaghan, sheep prices and over sowing clover

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Ep 1002: Farming News: better weather lifts cattle trade and red hot demand for hill land

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Ep 1001: Tillage podcast: farmers flock to the fields

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Aca...

Ep 1000: The Irish Farmers Journal team celebrates the milestone 1,000th podcast with lots of banter, and a €1,000 cash giveaway

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Behind the scenes special and exclusive interview with Minister Charlie McConalogue. The Irish Farmers Journal team celebrates the milestone 1,00...

Ep 999: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 93 - What is involved with solar farm leases

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Robb talks to Robyn Kelly, project developer with Lightsource bp, about her role in working with farmers to develop solar farms Hosted on Acas...

Ep 998: Farm Tech Talk Ep 211 – Factories cutting beef prices, new sheep welfare scheme, CB values in calves and stocking rates

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ar...

Ep 997: Farming News: dairy exit scheme, bale silage costs and milk price outlook.

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Ep 996: Tillage podcast: tillage area “being eroded” - Minister

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 deta...

Ep 995: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 92 - Behind the scenes judging Mr Personality

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ha...

Ep 994: Farm Tech Talk Ep 210 - Weather impact on the beef trade, new sheep welfare scheme details, breeding season update and balancing clover

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 A...

Ep 993: Farming News - Milk supply, renewables and weather

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Ep 992: Tillage podcast: Getting ready for the drier weather

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 acro...

Ep 991: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 91 - Walking crops in Brazil and reducing price risk for farmers

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast we talk to Conor Condron from Co Offaly. Conor recently started working for commodity consulting company, Black S...

Ep 990: Farm Tech Talk Ep 209 – Buying stock bulls, scour in lambs, bad weather and managing fertiliser

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep 989: Farming News: fodder supports, milk top ups and BISS

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 grazin...

Ep 988: The Tillage Podcast: Planting beans from Wexford to Westmeath

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Ep 987: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 90 - Co Down man heading up forager and grass equipment at Claas UK

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 C...

Ep 986: Farm Tech Talk Ep 208 – Good mart trade for cattle, record land prices, rising concrete costs and continued bad weather

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bre...

Ep 985: Farming News - challenging weather, Harris on farming and calf exports

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to get the latest news on farmers coping with a surge in rainfall, what Fine Gael’s new leader has to say on farming matters and 2024 calf ex...

Ep 984: The Tillage Podcast - Wet weather, reports, schemes and blight

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s tillage podcast is packed with news, technical information and interviews. We have the latest on the Food Vision Tillage Report, an inte...

Ep 983: Sport Horse Breeding: Bloodlines, Sweat and Tears - Ask The Vet Special

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Sharp is joined by Irish Equine Veterinary Association committee members Dr Sue Salter of SES Equine Veterinary Services and Dr Sarah Ross of th...

Ep 982: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 89 - Green start to Dairy farming

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the new entrant Dairy farmer who is milking 200 cows on 90% leased land. Declan Collins spoke with Robert Tobin, better known as ‘Tobin Farms’...

Ep 981: Farm Tech Talk Ep 207 – Booming cattle trade, selling entitlements and managing grazing .

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Adam Woods chats about what's behind the booming cattle trade, Darren Carty on the trade for leasing and selling entitlements and Aidan Bre...

Ep 980: Farming News - Farm inspection exemptions, politics and FBD overcharges

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rachel Donovan chats to news correspondents Noel Bardon and Anne O’Donoghue about who will be exempt from farm inspections, FBD refunds to...

Ep 985: The Tillage Podcast - Lack of fieldwork, ask for funding and fertiliser savings

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show we talk fieldwork, hear about a request for €60m in funding for tillage, forage crop options and welcome the From the Tramline...

Ep 978: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 88 - The young man who took ABP’s stand at the Tullamore Show

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the young man who took ABP’s stand at the Tullamore Show. Anne O’Donoghue talks to James Stokes of Freeway Poultry about why he started his f...

Ep 977: Farm Tech Talk Ep 206 – SCEP, BISS entitlements and dairy farming in New Zealand

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show we talk SCEP, trade for entitlements ahead of BISS deadline and we catch up with New Zealand dairy farmer, Olin Greenan for an u...

Ep 976: Farming News - Entitlement sales, European elections and milk prices

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 975: The Tillage Podcast - 3 crops, rules, rain and some positivity

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s tillage podcast we have all the latest news including details on the scrapping of the three-crop rule for this season, possible chang...

Ep 974: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 87 - Former FBD Young Farmer talks derogation and young farmers

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 973: Farm Tech Talk Ep 205 - Weanling prices, ACRES scheme and difficult grazing in early March

08 Mar 2024

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Ep 972: Farming News - ACRES green light for 9,000 and NPWS land plans

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 971: The Tillage Podcast - Losing land, stubbles, birds and malt expansion

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show we have the results of the Irish Farmers Journal land survey with tillage farmers. We chat to Cork tillage farmer Paul Moore on ...

Ep 970: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 86 - Chartered account, auctioneer and mixed farmer

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show, Gary Abbott caught up with Ciaran Hennessy of Hennessy Auctioneers to find out about his time studying Law and Business at UCD,...

Ep 969: Farm Tech Talk Ep 204 -ACRES payments, beef prices and managing feed supplies

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 968: Farming News - ACRES cheques, an EPA survey on culling herds and dairy prices

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 967: The Tillage Podcast - Tillage drop, Guinness interview and three crops

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s show has details of a potential 20,000ha drop in the tillage area, an update on the three-crop rule derogation, crop costs and returns.W...

Ep 966: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 85 - Bringing the first farm walk and talk to Co. Donegal

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 965: Farm Tech Talk Ep 203 - Beef trade, BIC scheme, genotyping and tagging delays

23 Feb 2024

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Ep 964: Farming News - TB outbreaks, blue card delays and protests

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the ten year high of TB outbreaks, blue card delays, ACRES payments, grants for traditional farm buildings and farmer protests both at home...

Ep 963: The Tillage Podcast - Carbon, new tillage funding and a new product

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we report from the Tirlán grain awards. We have all the details on new research from Teagasc and Tirlán on the carb...

Ep 962: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 84 - Nothing Canning can’t do

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks podcast Niall Canning from Rosses Point in Co Sligo joins Shanon Kinahan to talk all things farming, football and finding life long a pa...

Ep 961: Farm Tech Talk Ep 202 - Beef price slump, ACRES, nitrates derogation and February fertiliser

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 960: Farming News - €5,000 ACRES cheques, GPS thefts and slurry fines

16 Feb 2024

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Ep 959: The Tillage Podcast - from the three-crop rule to break crop agronomy

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show we have the latest update on rules surrounding bare patches and crops which didn’t establish from the Department of Agricultur...

Ep 958: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 83 - 10 years on from returning to the family farm

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 957: Farm Tech Talk Ep 201 - Suckler price, ACRES payment and nitrates

09 Feb 2024

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Ep 956: Farming News - Soaring weanling prices and stolen cattle

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 955: The Tillage Podcast - Farming for Dyson, Irish crop returns and awards

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s tillage podcast we talk to the head of agronomy at Dyson Farming Ben Abell. Ben spoke at the Drummonds conference a few weeks ago.We ...

Ep 954: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 82 - Rural surveyor, dairy farmer, AD operator

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 953: Farm Tech Talk Ep 200 - Beef welfare scheme, sheep scheme, nitrates, Tillage conference and winter straw

02 Feb 2024

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Ep 952: Farming News - Tractors protests and SCEP changes

02 Feb 2024

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Ep 951: The Tillage Podcast - Counting plants, crops and carbon

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s tillage podcast comes from the Teagasc National Tillage Conference held on Wednesday. We have the results of the Teagasc winter planting...

Ep 950: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 81 - Milking pedigree Holsteins and making TikToks

29 Jan 2024

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Ep 949: Farm Tech Talk Ep 199 - Beef price, Teagasc sheep conferences, VAT debacle

26 Jan 2024

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Ep 948: Farming News - factory price gaps, calf slaughtering and labour demand

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 947: The Tillage Podcast - Little planting progress and 3-crop rule update

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show we have an update on the three-crop rule for 2024 which farmers must comply with. Drummonds held its winter conference this week a...

Ep 946: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 80 - From Inishowen to Dyson Farming’s 37,000ac farm and back again

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Youngstock Podcast, Stephen Robb talks to John Hegarty, Area Manager with Yara International about his career so far which has taken ...

Ep 945: Farm Tech Talk Ep 198 - Beef price, TAMS, cost cutting on farms

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 944: Farming News - Advisers strike, Irish beef back in China and derogation news

18 Jan 2024

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Ep 943: The Tillage Podcast - loans, beans, lists and learning

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s show we report from the Dairygold Tillage Conference. We chat to Bank of Ireland’s head of agriculture Eoin Lowry on tillage farmer...

Ep 942: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 79 - Events manager and business owner at 27

15 Jan 2024

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Ep 941 - Farm Tech Talk Ep 197 – Beef price bonuses, lower lamb crop and less grass in 2023

12 Jan 2024

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Ep 940: Farming News - Proposed Bord Bia QA changes, the IFA AGM and land leasing prices

11 Jan 2024

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Ep 939: The Tillage Podcast - Seed shortage and the need for over-winter stubbles

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast we discuss a recent survey of bird populations in south Cork. We look at the spring barley recommended list published this we...

Ep 938: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 78 - Machinery prices have levelled off, but I can't see prices dropping

08 Jan 2024

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Ep 937: Farm Tech Talk Ep 196 - Weanling prices, store lambs and dairy 2024

05 Jan 2024

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Ep 936: Farming News - A positive year for weaning sales, farmer survey results and supermarket price wars

04 Jan 2024

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Ep 935: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 77 - ‘There’ll always be farmers in the west of Ireland’

01 Jan 2024

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Ep 934: Farm Tech Talk Ep 195 - Best Bits 2023

29 Dec 2023

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Ep 933: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 76 - Milking cows and setting milk price

25 Dec 2023

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Ep 932: Farm Tech Talk Ep - 194 - Latest on star rating changes, most recent scheme updates and nitrates rules

22 Dec 2023

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Ep 931: Farming News - Potential SCEP scheme changes, Coolmore’s land empire revealed and TB reactor figures.

22 Dec 2023

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Ep 930: The Tillage Podcast - Looking ahead to 2024

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast we chat to Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy on tillage policy and co-operation between tillage and livestock farmers...

Ep 929: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 75 - Who is Farmer Phil?

18 Dec 2023

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Ep 928: Farm Tech Talk Ep 193 - ICBF star rating, scheme payment and silage pits

15 Dec 2023

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Ep 927: Farming News - Fallen animal dispute escalates, IFA election results and plans to slash fertiliser use

14 Dec 2023

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Ep 926: The Tillage Podcast - What is gene editing? How can it help to grow crops and reduce pesticide use?

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“New genomic techniques” is a complicated term. On this week’s podcast we talk to Ewen Mullins of Teagasc. Ewen gives us a run down on gene edit...

Ep 925: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 74 - Using Ag to navigate the globe and cultivate a career within the Irish machinery trade

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, machinery correspondent Gary Abbott talks to Diarmuid Lonergan, product demonstrator with the Kverneland Group I...

Ep 924: Farm Tech Talk Ep 192 - Changes to star ratings, developments to ACRES, uncertainty surrounding nitrates

08 Dec 2023

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