Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
Episodes
EP 823: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 51 - Dublin woman building a career in agri-food
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 822: Farm Tech Talk Ep 168 – Beef prices, sheep farms, all things dairy and spreading nitrogen
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 821: Tillage podcast - Ministers, machinery and sunshine at crops open day
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations was the event to be at this week if you are involved in tillage. All three Ministers from the Department of Agricult...
Ep 820: Farming News - dairy cow cull and slurry warning
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the economic impact of a cull scheme for the dairy sector, a slurry spreading warning for farmers, Iceland’s frozen meat rec...
Ep 819: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 50 - Chasing Sam Maguire and sucklers in Co. Mayo
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 818: Farm Tech Talk: Ep 167 - Young bulls on Tullamore farm, big sheep day out and EPA water
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 817: Farming News - suckler scheme and farm incomes
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team details the new suckler scheme set to afford farmers a payment of up to €60/cow. Brazilian beef imports, an acquisition by ABP, farm i...
EP 816: The Tillage Podcast - Varieties open days and sunshine
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 815: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 49 - Summer shows, stones and shellfish
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast we caught up with Noel McSweeney, a young beef farmer from Macroom, Co Cork. Noel is a beef...
Ep 814: Farm Tech Talk: Ep 166 - New vet medicine changes, reality of the lamb export market and managing feed deficit on dairy farms.
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 813: Farming News - drought closes in and ACRES causes issues
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the how drought has taken hold across the country as farmers grapple to grow grass and secure fodder. Adviser concerns around ...
Ep 812: The Tillage Podcast - Grain markets, farming reclaimed land and dry weather
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show comes from Co Donegal and includes a grain market update and a chat on crop condition in the north west.On this week’s podcast I’...
Ep 811: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 48
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 810: Farm Tech Talk Ep 165 - selling bulls, Islamic festivals, national genotyping programme and silage season.
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 809: Farming News - weanlings, ash dieback and genotyping
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 808: The Tillage Podcast - looking at crops in the sunshine in Kilkenny
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 807: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 47 - Rearing rare and exotic sheep in Wexford
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 806: The Good Room Episode 2 - Leaving Cert fear, finding balance and unwanted art
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back together in The Good Room, Janine Kennedy, Amii McKeever and Maria Moynihan from Irish Country Living discuss their Leaving Cert memories, how th...
Ep 805: Farm Tech Talk Ep 164 - Nature restoration law, future of pesticide and all things agriculture
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 804: Farming News - beef price gap and rewetting debate
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the gap opening up with Irish beef prices, weanling exports, rewetting, milk and fertiliser prices and farmer views from the N...
Ep 803: The Tillage Podcast - Pesticides and politics - reporting from Brussels
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s tillage podcast we’re reporting from Brussels and talk field work back home and low grain prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Ep 802: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 46 - Playing pro sport in Texas USA, volunteering in Uganda and lecturing in Mountbellew Ag college
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 801: Farm Tech Talk Ep 163 -SCEP, sheep sector, AI sires for the dairy herd and John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 800: The Tillage Podcast - walking crops in Co Wexford
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s tillage podcast we’re out walking crops in Co Wexford with George Blackburn of Cooney Furlong Grain. We look at the latest tillage ...
Ep 779: Farming News - Rewetting fears and Chinese beef exports
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 778: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 45 - Feed ingredients, suckler farming and GAA
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 777: Farm Tech Talk Ep 162 - Balmoral Show champions, SCEP, clover swards and Northern Ireland.
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 776: Farming News - methane breed battles and tillage tax breaks
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses ground-breaking Irish research which shows Limousin cattle have the lowest daily methane emissions. We’ll also look at land ...
Ep 775: The Tillage Podcast - spring barley farmers losing money at current prices
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast we talk about tillage incomes, ways to help tillage as the Food Vision Tillage Group meet and hear how crops are looking acro...
Ep 774: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 44 - 'significant' funding needed for rural mental health services
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 773: Farm Tech Talk Ep 161 -Breeding on Tullamore Farm, the wool market, breeding season on dairy farms and safely during harvest season.
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 772: Farming News - straw supplies, milk price cuts and breakfast rolls
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 771: The Tillage Podcast - 8,000ha less tillage in 2023 as planting continues into May
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show looks at estimated crop area and production figures for 2023 and of course there is an update on fieldwork and planting progress. R...
Ep 770: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 43 - 140K followers on TikTok to presenting farming now
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 769: The Good Room Episode 1 - Staycations, sustainability and cleaner guilt
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this, their first Podcast together, Janine Kennedy, Amii McKeever and Maria Moynihan from Irish Country Living meet up in The Good Room for a cuppa...
Ep 768: Farm Tech Talk Ep 160 - Factory feed-lots, sheep fencing and the real cost of the nitrate changes.
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 767: Farming News - Macra march and Brazilian woodchip
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the impact of Macra’s 79km march from Athy to Government buildings and examines the young farmer organisation’s demands in...
Ep 766: The Tillage Podcast - Tillage farmers struggle to plant and contaminated feed found
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show we talk planting progress, chat to a Co Cork agronomist, feed with prohibited substances and grain prices.Here's the link to the...
Ep 765: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 42 - Machinery lead times easing, but no sign of machinery prices to drop
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 764: Farm Tech Talk Ep 159 - Prices for weanlings, sheep event this summer, cost-price affecting dairy and nitrogen use.
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 763: Farming News - Farmer Sinn Féin tax concerns and weanling trade
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses farmer fears of Sinn Féin’s potential changes to agricultural tax reliefs. We also look at how weanling prices are up about...
Ep 762: The Tillage Podcast - Drilling barley and feeding crops
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 761: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 41 - Macra ‘Mr Personality’ winner 2023
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 760: Farm Tech Talk Ep 158 - weather conditions, housing stock, fertilise, sowing crops and ESB Networks
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 759: The Tillage Podcast - Ready for if the weather comes
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 758: Farming News - brutal weather and milk price outlook
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the impact of the latest wet and windy weather on farmers as they face additional housing and feed costs. The team also looks ...
Ep 757: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 40 - 1 beet factory, 1 driver, 2 locations…3,500km apart
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 756: Farm Tech Talk - Ep 157 - Part two of the SCEP special, mixed weather , grazing and fertiliser spreading
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat to Adam, Aidan and Darren on the impact of the very mixed weather and its’ effect on grazing and fertiliser spreading. Also, part ...
Ep 755: Farming News - farm planning blocks and biodiversity recommendations
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 754: The Tillage Podcast - Oilseed rape price drops €20/t in 24 hours
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 753: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 39 - Building a business at 25 years of age
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Gary Abbott speaks with Gavin Weldon, who started up his own business, Wel-Tech Agri & Plant in 2013 at the ag...
Ep 752: Farm Tech Talk - Ep 156 - SCEP Scheme Special
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 751: Farming News - calf export planes and sheep prices
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss a trial which will see calves flown to the continent from Shannon and Kerry airports. We also look at ongoing calf export challenges, sheep...
Ep 750: The Tillage Podcast - Putting numbers behind Irish tillage and emissions reduction
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show we talk lower pig meat carbon footprint with Irish protein, look forward to Arable April with the Irish Grain growers' Group, prev...
Ep 749: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 38 - Baptism of fire to FBD Young Farmer
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 748: Farm Tech Talk - Ep155 - New suckler cow scheme, lambing weather issues, building advice and a trip down under to Olin
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 747: Farming News -suckler scheme, old farm buildings and Dutch farmer vote
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 746: The Tillage Podcast - Tillage readers make a difference, grain prices falling
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 745: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 37 - Sheep thrills, herding at home & multi species swards research
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 744: Farm Tech Talk Ep 154 – Genotyping scheme, Young Farmer scheme, farmers working together
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 743: Farming News - soaring land prices, fertiliser costs and ash dieback
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 742: The Tillage Podcast - Solar fights back and tillage stands up
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The weather might be bad, but there is still plenty to talk about on this week’s show from readers opinions on tillage land to readers’ opinions a...
Ep 741: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 36 - Ready For Lambing In Fermanagh
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Peter McCann talks to Fermanagh farmer Alastair Armstrong. Alastair is gearing up for the busy lambing season but is still fulfilling his d...
Ep 740: Farm Tech Talk Ep 153 – SCEP, CAP and the cost of leased land on dairy farmers.
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 739: Farming News - Entitlement sales and TAMS cow quota
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at how CAP changes have fuelled a higher rate of entitlement sales and ask what it means for farm incomes. The team also discusses the ...
Ep 738: The Tillage Podcast - Government needs to stop loss of tillage land
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 737: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 35 - The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t….
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 736: Farm Tech Talk Ep 152 – Beef finishers, ACRES, how to reduce the number of milking each week and all things TAMS III
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 735: Entertaining at Home: (March edition) with Neven Maguire
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 734: Farming News - ACRES acceptance and beef factory control
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the announcement this week that all 46,000 farmers who applied to the ACRES scheme will be accepted. The team also looks at how beef...
Ep 733: The Tillage Podcast - Baffling buffers, beans and busy farmers
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 732: Young Stock Podcast- Episode 34 - Inventor of the roll over cow crate and proud Corkonian
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
News correspondent Rachel Donovan talks to inventor of the roll-over cow crate, CEO of Hoofcare Direct, busy dairy farmer and camogie-mad mother of on...
Ep 731: Farm Tech Talk Ep 151 – Tullamore, TAMS Scheme, nitrates and fertilizer price for 2023
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Adam Woods updates us on Tullamore Farm, Darren Carty on the TAMS scheme and Aidan Brennan on the new nitrates change. Aidan al...
Ep 730: Farming News - what’s in the new TAMS for you?
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our team looks at the investment options available to farmers under TAMS III and details some reaction from farm leaders. A fertiliser price ‘stando...
Ep 729: The Tillage Podcast - TAMS basics missing, but career opportunities in tillage
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 728: Young Stock Podcast- Episode 33 - Organic tillage, agroforestry and anaerobic digestion
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 727: Farm Tech Talk Ep 149 - UCD for Ag Soc week, busy periods and the future
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in UCD for Ag Soc week where we talk to our panel about the current, busy period on Irish farms. We also talk to some current and pa...
Ep 726: Farming News - fertiliser supplier profits and EPA report
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Policy analyst Anne Finnegan details the windfall profits made by fertiliser suppliers last year as farmers grappled with high prices. We also discuss...
Ep 725: The Tillage Podcast - losing land and winning awards
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's podcast we report on tillage land loss, grain awards and hear from the BASF conference with special guest Jake Freestone. Hosted on Aca...
Ep 724: Young Stock Podcast- Episode 32 - Being an Executive Director at a young age
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh catches up with Laois local Deirdre O’Shea.With over nine years of experi...
Ep 723: Farm Tech Talk Ep 149 - Beef prices, managing late lambs and nutrient use
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 722: Farming News - weanling prices, dairy outlook and beef emissions
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 721: The Tillage Podcast: Are the drills out?
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 720: Young Stock Podcast- Episode 31 - Playing rugby for Connacht and calving 380 cows
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 719: Farm Tech Talk 148 – CAP, Kildare chilling and the dairy beef price
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Adam Woods on the new CAP suckler scheme, Lorcan Roche-Kelly on the Kildare Chilling and Dawn Meats deal and Declan Marren gives ...
Ep 718: Farming News -mart prices sizzle and female farmers lead
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at this week’s mart trade for cattle as prices break record levels and demand remains strong. We hear from the national dialogue on w...
EP 717: Entertaining at Home: Cooking for a special get-together
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 716: The Tillage Podcast: Markets, weeds and foliar nutrition
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show we report from the CAFRE, UAS and UFU arable conference which took place on Tuesday, 31 January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Ep 715: Young Stock - Episode 30 - Building a 240-cow suckler herd in the north east of Scotland
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 714: Farm Tech Talk Ep 147 - Beef prices, income crisis and nitrate roadshow.
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 713: Farming News - stricter Bord Bia audits and sheep farmer crisis
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 712: The Tillage Podcast - Catch up on the National Tillage Conference and the latest news including on noxious weeds.
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 711:Young Stock - Episode 29 - One year lead time on tandem axle tankers
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 710: Farm Tech Talk 146 – Beef prices up, lamb prices down and dairy conference roundup
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 709: Farming News -rocketing beef prices and rural crime spree
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss how beef prices are set to rocket as demand exceeds supply and China’s reopening adds fire to the market. We also take an in-depth look a...
Ep 708: The Tillage Podcast - Figures show Irish grain is best for the environment
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 707: Young Stock - Episode 28 - Selling nuts and fertiliser on the roads of Kilkenny
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 706: Farm Tech Talk 145 - Minister’s u-turn, new nitrates rules, land leasing and entitlements.
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 705: Farming News - suckler cull schemes scrapped and ICA protests
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss how Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has scrapped schemes in the Climate Action Plan to destock the suckler herd. We also look ...
Ep 704: The Tillage Podcast - The fight against blackgrass
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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