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The home for all Agriland podcasts and audio in one feed. Catch up on the latest farming news and learn about all things agriculture in Ireland. Featuring podcasts such as The Farming Week, AgriFocus, The Dairy Trail, Law and the Land and much more!

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June 11, 202621 min

The Farming Week: Beef price pressure continues, water quality inspections, greenway costs

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Over 32,000 farmers apply for fuel support scheme;Pressure on beef prices continues;Bord Bia board to meet to discuss governance review;43% of farms fail local authority water quality inspections;Greenway projects costing €2m/km on average.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

June 10, 202619 min

Groundbreakers: Farming in Co. Galway

In the first instalment of Agriland's 'Groundbreakers' series, we meet a Co. Galway farmer who is passionate about representing women in agriculture and tackling the issues they face.Mona O'Donoghue Concannon runs a dairy, beef and suckler farm with her husband, brother and daughter near Tuam, Co. Galway.She is chair of the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group, which aims to improve inclusivity and gender balance in farming.She spoke to Agriland about the barriers facing women in the sector, what changes are needed, and why she decided to become a farmer representative.Groundbreakers, proudly supported by FBD, is highlighting the important role of women in farming.

June 9, 202615 min

AgriFocus: Who are the key players impacting beef markets?

In this episode of AgriFocus, Agriland editor Stella Meehan is joined by Matthijs Bremer and Manuelle Iamakami from DCA Market Intelligence to discuss the situation with beef markets and the continuing drop in beef price.DCA Market Intelligence, formerly DCA-Markets, is part of DCA Groep B.V. Since 2005, it has grown into a trusted Price Reporting Agency (PRA) with a mission to turn market developments into transparent, independent data and insights that support businesses across the food and agriculture industry.Beef price has taken a tumble in Ireland over the past few months and the impact of quotas in China and lower consumer demand due to cost, are having a big effect on the sector.

June 4, 202614 min

The Farming Week: Fuel payments and tax, diesel scrappage, peat in court

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Tax and fuel payments;Diesel vehicle scrappage scheme;Irish farming and the EU's green future;More trouble ahead for beef farmers?Ireland in the dock over peat cutting.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

May 28, 202616 min

The Farming Week: More bluetongue, Michael Gaine trial, fuel scheme extended

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Bluetongue case in Tipperary;Michael Kelly for trial for murder of farmer;Victor Boyhan on succession in Seanad;Fuel subsidy scheme extended and €26 million savings for DAFM being sought;Bloom starts.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

May 21, 202626 min

The Farming Week: Fertiliser plan, Kinisla launch and derogation applications

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Farmers slam EU Fertiliser Action Plan;Kerry Dairy Ireland reveals new name;122,000 farmers apply for BISS and related schemes;26% of dairy herds defaulted to highest excretion band;Teen creates farm management tool.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

May 14, 202625 min

The Farming Week: Badger scheme, Brazil faces EU export ban and beef price pressure

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:€6m scheme for on-farm badger biosecurity opens;Around 3,600 applications for Fuel Support Scheme;Brazilian exports to the EU could be banned from September;Beef farmers urged to 'box clever' amid factory price cuts';Can venison solve Ireland’s deer issue?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

May 11, 202633 min

The Dairy Trail: Fleckvieh cows and once-a-day milking in Co. Clare

In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "The Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Paul and Judith Davoren in the Burren in Co. Clare.The Davoren family are milking a herd of Fleckvieh-cross cows on a once-a-day milking system.The farm is based in a unique area of the Burren, bringing its own challenges when it comes to grassland management, conservation and farming alongside an important part of Ireland’s natural landscape.Paul and Judith talk us through their decision to move away from British Friesian cows, the benefits of Fleckvieh breeding, the move to once-a-day milking, the difficulties of a tough grazing season, and supplying milk for locally made Burren cheese.

May 7, 202631 min

The Farming Week: Fuel scheme opens, TAMS refusals, Ploughing 2027 pushed back

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Fuel Income Support Scheme for farmers and contractors opens;Landowners slam greenway policy at committee hearing;How are beef and sheep prices looking this week?No formal EU scheme proposed for voluntary cuts in milk output;Over 2,200 TAMS applications refused after ranking and selection;Almost 93,000 BISS applications submitted to DAFM as deadline nears;Ploughing 2027 to be pushed back by a week due to Ryder Cup;Tipperary-based milk driver claims Tirlán recognition award.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

May 5, 202616 min

AgriFocus: What’s happening with land sales, prices and ageing farmers?

Inheritance and retirement continue to drive Irish farmland sales according to a major new report.The latest Annual Agricultural Land Market Review Outlook 2026 report produced by Teagasc and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) highlights that succession and probate sales "are among the most common sources of land coming to market".This year’s annual survey, the 13th in the series, provides an analysis of Ireland’s agricultural land market performance in 2025.It shows that farmland values for poor quality and good quality land last year were €6,963 per acre and €14,126 on average, respectively.The report also identifies that rental values in 2025 also rose by 10% on average across all farming uses.Find out what drove agricultural land trends last year and what’s the current state of the Irish agricultural land market in 2026 in this podcast with Francess McDonnell and Dr. Frank Harrington, chair of the SCSI’s Rural Agency and Discipline Lead of Real Estate and Valuations at TU Dublin.