This week, Adam talks about a finishing operation in Co. Meath, Darren updates on farm schemes and Aidan delves in to milk price top ups. Also, Lorcan Roche-Kelly talks to Bank of Ireland's Eoin Lowry on financial risks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show we discuss the future of CAP payments, the surge of cattle and calf exports and we here from IFA and ICOS who were protesting outside the European Commission’s building in Dublin this week over the CAP budget post 2027. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

On this week’s show we chat to farmer Rob Coleman on his farm in Co Cork. We talk crops and BASE Ireland. We look at the paper from direct drilling maize to fieldwork updates. As always, we have the grain trends and weather report. You can listen to the podcast here. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast…

On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Amy Forde speaks to Jack King, a pedigree sheep breeder from Ballymena, and Richard Beattie, president of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we’re at the Balmoral Show with a panel of guests talking about what’s happening in the different sections. Also, we chat about the big issues in Northern Ireland with David Wright, Aidan Brennan and Colin Kelly CEO of Lakeland Dairies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

The news team discuss the future of farm payments and what the next CAP could look like, proposals from Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to amend the Nutrients Action Programme , advice from Teagasc for tractor drivers this silage season and also on the show we hear snippets from Balmoral where Amy Frode and Adam Woods were on the groun…

On this week’s show we chat to George Blackburn, an agronomist with Cooney Furlong Grain Company on spring barley, winter wheat and all things spraying and tillage. We have news on blackgrass becoming a noxious weeds, tillage farmer numbers and as always, look at this week’s paper and the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is sup…

This week, Gary Abbott speaks with Cathal Nolan a young graduate of MTU Kerry now working alongside his uncle Shane who runs a tillage farming and agricultural contracting enterprise near the Burren in Co Clare alongside specialising in the repair of John Deere tractor transmissions. We hear in depth about Cathal’s journey through college and the e…

This week we chat to Adam about beef prices, to Darren on schemes and we get an update from Aidan on recommendations around feeding milkers. We also chatted to Eoin Lowry from Bank of Ireland about farm finances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the news team discusses new TB proposals, a shortage of cattle and milk supply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we talk to Gareth Bubb on a possible new yellow rust strain, pesticide formulations and crops in the UK. Gareth is the commercial technical manager based on the England and Wales border. We look at the tillage pages and have all the latest tillage news and the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by…

This week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast goes on the road to Boher, Co Tipperary to speak to Eoin Kennedy. Kennedy discusses his background in farming, working as a relief milker and growing up in the countryside in the small village of Boher. We also hear about how he came to be a farm inspector for Bord Bia. Hosted on Acast. See acas…

This week we chat to Darren on all you need to know about schemes, Aidan updates us on what is happening in the fields and Lorcan shares the latest from dairy companies. We also chat to John Brennan from Grassland Agro on optimising grass growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

On this week’s show we hear from judges at the Emerald Expo in Cavan, discuss the emergency TB summit and ongoing delays to ACRES payments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we went walking crops with Quinns of Baltinglass agronomist James O’Loughlin in Wicklow and Kildare to see what’s happening with crops in the area. We look at this week’s paper, have an update on progress with the Food Vision Tillage Group’s report, blackgrass and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage…

Elaine Houlihan is soon to finish her two-year stint as president of Macra na Feirme, and some 140,000km and copious cups of coffee later, we catch up with Elaine to reflect on her presidency. From the unexpected highs to the lower points, Elaine talks frankly about what the last two years of her life has entailed as head of Macra na Feirme, the or…

This week, we speak to Adam on the new suckler scheme, while Darren updates us on lamb prices and Aidan talks breeding and milk prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we discuss falling cattle numbers, rising water charges and what farmers will have to do to receive the full €75/head in Budget 2025's suckler scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s podcast we report from Brussels and meetings with politicians and Commission officials. We talk to Bayer on crop protection products and the magic sprayer. We have news on a new potato fungicide. As always, we have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast…

This week, veterinary student Patrick O’Donnell from Co Waterford speaks of his plans to set off working as a farm vet and why his family added a few pedigree Shorthorns to their high-EBI Holstein Friesian herd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Adam about the beef trade, we chat to Darren about sheep prices and ACRES rewetting, while Aidan talks about heifer numbers and grass growth. We also speak to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO about reseeding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week news correspondent Noel Bardon discusses the new rewetting measure under ACRES as well as well as a potential easing of rules around TAMS for young farmers. Deputy editor and beef and beef editor Adam Woods will join us to talk about the mart trade while news correspondent Declan O’Brien is going to discuss the rebound in spring milk volu…

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we walked crops in Tipperary with Dairygold agronomist Tim McCarthy. We hear from Teagasc’s VJ Bhaskar on glyphosate resistance and we have all the latest news, the grain trends and the weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Gary Abbott talks to Peter Folan, a Tipperary man forging a prosperous career from a childhood passion for agricultural machinery. With no direct link to agriculture, Peter talks about growing up, finding work with a local contractor and how it later influenced his studies. Peter also discusses his time spent on placement, work related travel as we…

This week, we chat to Adam about SCEP, we get an update from Darren on various schemes and Aidan talks about clover for 2025 and looking to the future for Lakeland and Dairygold milk suppliers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the news team brings you the latest on milk supply trends, knackery throughput and a recent uptick in farmers opting for traditional meadow leases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s podcast we look at the Crop protection magazine which is free inside this week’s paper. We chat to Dr Tom McCabe of UCD on how crops are looking, yield potential and disease control. We have a round up on crops across the country from our Accompany the Agronomist series and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podca…

Stephen Robb talks to Tony O’Flynn, Contract Seed Production Officer with Goldcrop about farming, college, the Australian harvest and his role with Goldcrop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk to Adam about beef prices, Darren on the new sheep welfare scheme and we tackle Trump tariffs with Aidan. We also talk to Thomas O’Sullivan from Alltech and John Brennan from Grassland AGRO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks’ show we hear from the Minister for Agriculture, Tirlán chair and Dairygold CEO on US tariffs, discuss mart credit, farmland ownership and foot-and-mouth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we have a fieldwork update, a report on planting progress in the North West from Stephen Robb and news on anaerobic digestion planning applications. We look at the paper and have the grain trends report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Taking a break from the busy calving season to join us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast is Kate Fitzgerald. From a young age, Kate had a passion for livestock and farming. She would run home from school to help her father on their suckler farm outside Dungarvan. Unfortunately, her father passed away from suicide in 2017, which meant they had to m…

This week, we chat to Adam about the rise in popularity of rearing dairy beef calves, we get an update from Darren on schemes and Aidan talks about ten years on from when the quota brakes came off. We also caught up with Bryan Harte from Tirlán. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

On this week’s podcast, the IFA react to “shambolic” TB proposals, planning under way for nature restoration plan and booming trade in marts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we have an update on fieldwork, talk to Teagasc’s Steven Kildea on disease control, Luke Thornton of Omex on the do’s and don’ts of applying liquid nitrogen, we look at this week’s paper and as always have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. Se…

Ciara Leahy, Helen Sharp, and Caitriona Morrissey discuss breeding foals along with the ups and downs that go along with it, while Helen takes a really interesting visit to the vets at Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Tipperary native Kelum Harrington who left school at 15, and now is running his own sizeable agricultural contracting business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we chat to Adam on beef prices, Darren on lambing and Aidan on positive water quality results. We also chat to Emma Swan from Alltech and Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss the booming beef trade, Macra’s 2025 presidential campaign and the two candidates in the running, cross compliance penalties, grass growth and the Irish wool sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s tillage podcast we have an update on fieldwork, report from the fields with David Leahy to look at winter crop agronomy, have the latest tillage news, chat maize and beet and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

This week on the show, James Hanly held a video call with American-based video gamer Kermit Ball. Kermit is the community coordinator at GIANTS Software for the game Farming Simulator 25, the world’s largest realistic farming-related videogame. He breaks down how the developers capture all the machinery and buildings in exact detail, some of the ga…

This week, we chat with Adam about the direction of beef prices, Darren shares insights on ACRES, GAEC and rewetting, while Aidan discusses milk solids and spring AI. Aidan also catches up with Bryan Harte, from Tirlán, on grass and feed supply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we hear about new herbicide Manhattan and a new fungicide for barley. We chatted to the IFA’s Kieran McEvoy following the National Malting Barley meeting on Monday night. As always, we have the latest tillage news and the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted …

This week’s Youngstock podcast features none other than Tullamore farm manager Shaun Diver, who chats to Martin Merrick about his life before Tullamore and what has changed on the farms since 2018. Compared to dairy farms, there are only a handful of beef or sheep farms throughout Ireland that have a full-time farm manager who is responsible for th…

This week, we talk to Adam about the ongoing ICBF dispute, Martin about what is included in a high-spec calf shed, and Aidan about grazing conditions for early March. We also chat with Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO and Cathal Bohane from Alltech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

TAMS, calf exports, GAEC 2 rules for peatlands and the CAP budget all feature on this week's podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hope you’re listening t the podcast from the tractor, the field or the fine outdoors this week. On this week’s show we chat to Edward Dickinson from Omex, hear from malting barley award winner Liam Day and chat to the IFA’s Alice Doyle. We also look ahead to the IFA’s National Malting Barley meeting and have all the tillage news, grain trends an…

This week Anne O'Donoghue talks to John Martin Carroll from Co Kerry about getting through hard times, giving back to his local community and going back to study as a adult. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we chat to Adam on how rewetting plans are going down, to Darren on the upcoming TAMS deadline and Aidan on genotyping lab delays. Aidan also caught up with Tirlán’s Bryan Harte on matching early season grass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.