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Get the latest farming news, prices, analysis and advice from the award-winning Irish Farmers Journal team. If listening in our Live app, please click on the headphones symbol below. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 16, 20269 min

Down to Agribusiness launches Friday 19th June

Get ready for Down to Agribusiness - the brand-new podcast from the Irish Farmers Journal.Hosted by renewables editor Stephen Robb and agribusiness editor Lorcan Roche Kelly, Down to Agribusiness brings you inside the stories, decisions and people driving Ireland's food and farming industry.Each week, we'll discuss, dissect and analyse the latest developments across agribusiness, food, farming, markets, policy and investment. We'll go beyond the headlines to uncover what makes Ireland's multi-billion euro agri-food sector tick, while speaking to the industry leaders, innovators and key decision-makers shaping its future.Whether it's market movements, major business deals, emerging trends or the challenges facing the sector, Down to Agribusiness delivers informed discussion, expertise and exclusive interviews from the heart of the industry.Launching Friday 19 June.Subscribe now and join us for the conversations shaping the future of Irish agribusiness.Down to Agribusiness - brought to you exclusively by the Irish Farmers Journal, wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe by copying this linkhttps://ifj.supportingcast.fm/agribusiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 15, 202639 min

Young Stock Podcast - Supporting students that face food insecurity

Do you know what a bombshell is? This week the Young Stock team discuss the common terms used on Love Island, unique wedding features and the summer of freedom after the Leaving Certificate exams. The main interview is with Cork native Cian walsh who hails from a mixed dairy, beef and tillage farm in Bandon. He discusses why he decided to study government and political science in University College Cork and his involvement with the Students Union. A recent cost of living survey, indicated that 27% of students were cutting back on food expenditure, as a result the Students Union in UCC worked with Food Cloud to develop a free pantry that reduced the shame surrounding food banks. Supporting students in need while reducing food waste has resulted in the initiative redistributing the equivalent of 30,000 meals in their first year. Finally, Cian also talks about his placement with the European Commission, his involvement in Irelands Youth Food Forum and offers advice for incoming students.Join us at the UCD Lyons Crops Open Evening on Thursday, the 25th of June at 6pm where we will be recording the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast LIVE. You'll get a tour of cutting-edge research into milling wheat, intercropping, and nitrogen rates. Hear from UCD's Finbar Mulligan on feeding native Irish grain to dairy cows, plus Kevin McDonnell and Tomás McCabe on the season so far. It's a night not to be missed. Register now by clicking the link below”Please see link here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1TD2IPxPUTuyqGnuWFnPwQwets9e  or www.ifj.ie/tillagepodcastlive  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 12, 202659 min

Farm Tech Talk - Nature Restoration Law, livestock markets and managing grass

This week, Adam chats with the panel about the Nature Restoration Law, scheme updates, livestock markets, Tullamore Farm and managing grass. Darren Carty also talks to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO about first cut yields from their Soil Sustainability Programme Join the Farm Tech Talk communityWe welcome any feedback andquestions you have for the Farm Tech Talk team. Please email farmtechtalk@farmersjournal.ie or send a text or voice note to our WhatsApp number 086836 6465Click here if you would like a weekly email notification whenFarm Talk is released https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1LkIraRklQcK5mClBGXTpFgets9e Join us at the UCD Lyons Crops Open Evening on Thursday, the 25th of June at 6pm where we will be recording the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast LIVE. You'll get a tour of cutting-edge research into milling wheat, intercropping, and nitrogen rates. Hear from UCD's Finbar Mulligan on feeding native Irish grain to dairy cows, plus Kevin McDonnell and Tomás McCabe on the season so far. It's a night not to be missed. Register now by clicking the link below” Please see link here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1TD2IPxPUTuyqGnuWFnPwQwets9e  or www.ifj.ie/tillagepodcastlive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 11, 202632 min

Tillage Podcast - Reporting from Cereals at Diddly Squat and on crops in the north east

This week’s show comes to you from Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire where the Irish Farmers Journal team attended the Cereals event. We chatted to Ceres Rural agronomist Will Sturdens, hear from Kaleb Cooper and report the highlights. Importantly we keep an eye on crops in Ireland. Brian Reilly of Drummonds reports from the north east. We look at the paper and grain prices. You can listen to the podcast here. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.To register for the UCD Lyons open evening and the live podcast recording click here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1TD2IPxPUTuyqGnuWFnPwQwets9e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 10, 202627 min

Inside the Farmers Journal - EU wipes slate clean for future farm payments

This week, the team looks at the blueprint for the next CAP, hears about the cost of growing spuds and talks about the Bord Bia governance review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 10, 202611 min

Inside Dairy Trailer – Managing surplus grass in wet weather

This week on Inside Dairy Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg get under the bonnet of the key decisions to be made after doing a grass walk. Daire has a special interview with Emma Walls, CEO of the National Dairy Council on all things dairy promotion. Meanwhile, Aidan gives an update on the dairy market where big price drops were experienced by all key dairy commodities. Plus key watch points for the week ahead from cutting surplus paddocks, weighing calves to identify the ones under target weight and booking in a milk recording. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 9, 20260 min

Subscribe to Inside Dairy

Inside Dairy is the weekly subscription podcast hosted by Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg.Each week, Aidan and Daire take an in-depth look at milk prices, commodity markets and the key issues shaping the dairy sector in Ireland and around the world.They break down the most important topic of the week, offering expert analysis, practical insights, informed opinion and advice that dairy farmers can use.You'll also hear from leading dairy farmers, industry experts, and key decision makers as they discuss the issues that matter most to the sector.If you want to stay ahead of market trends, understand what's driving dairy profitability, and hear from the people shaping the industry, Inside Dairy is essential listening.Subscribe today and get a new episode every week.https://open.spotify.com/episode/1W58HsfChy5iDsXdoWibXi?si=Xm418NvUSWa3vSkVKsDn0w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 9, 202645 min

Young Stock Podcast: Striving for LA Olympic glory with Ireland's Lisa O' Rourke

Lisa O' Rourke's journey to the top of boxing is an interesting one and far from straightforward. Growing up on a farm in Roscommon, Lisa only started boxing at the age of 15. Since then, it's been a roller-coaster journey - one that involves her sister Aoife, the GAA, plenty of setbacks and ultimately a World Championship title.In this interview, Lisa lets us inside the curtain of what it takes to be a top boxer. Already a world champion and world silver medallist, Lisa is not content and has her sights set on bigger and brighter stages. The 2028 Olympics in LA is the ultimate goal but there are several hurdles to jump before that. Listen to Aoife's story on this week's Young Stock Podcast.Join us at the UCD Lyons Crops Open Evening on Thursday, the 25th of June at 6pm where we will be recording the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast LIVE. You'll get a tour of cutting-edge research into milling wheat, intercropping, and nitrogen rates. Hear from UCD's Finbar Mulligan on feeding native Irish grain to dairy cows, plus Kevin McDonnell and Tomás McCabe on the season so far. It's a night not to be missed. Register now by clicking the link below Please see link here: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1TD2IPxPUTuyqGnuWFnPwQwets9e  or www.ifj.ie/tillagepodcastlive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 5, 202641 min

Farm Tech Talk – Weather impacts, CAP payments and crop updates

On this week’s show, Adam is joined by Aidan Brennan, Siobhán Walsh and Tommy Moyles to discuss the latest weather challenges on farms, crop conditions, cattle export trends and what the El Niño weather event could mean for Irish farming. The panel also discuss CAP payments, while Shaun Diver brings the first of his weekly updates from Tullamore Farm. Join the Farm Tech Talk communityWe welcome any feedback and questions you have for the Farm Tech Talk team. Please email farmtechtalk@farmersjournal.ie or send a text or voice note to our WhatsApp number 086 836 6465Click here if you would like a weekly email notification when Farm Talk is released https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1LkIraRklQcK5mClBGXTpFgets9e Farm Alert is now available for beef and sheep farmers as well as dairy farmers. Manage your herd and flock health with ease by signing up at www.farmalert.ie. To get started, watch our quick guide on how to register and set up your account https://youtu.be/zZD-8C7X4LgLearn how to build your calendars to receive automated text reminders https://youtube.com/shorts/uPDisMFEY-k  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 4, 202641 min

The Tillage Podcast - Crop protection chat on bans, renewals and politics versus science

On this week’s podcast we chatted to Olivier de Matos who is the director general of CropLife Europe, an organisation that lobbies for improved crop protection in Europe for genetic techniques to pesticides and digital technologies. We have a fieldwork update and 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.