Episodes
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 flock, being a teenage entrepreneur and expanding his business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/18/24
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 update on what’s happening there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/15/24
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Published 03/14/24
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 changes coming from the EU and an update from the fields. We chat to Steven Kildea of Teagasc on septoria control in the season ahead and we visited Tirlán’s oat mill in Portlaoise a few weeks ago where we had a chat with plant manager Diarmuid Doran.As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.The Irish Farmers journal Tillage Podcast is...
Published 03/14/24
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Published 03/11/24
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Published 03/08/24
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Published 03/08/24
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 endangered species, surveys and nitrates rules. As always, we have all the latest tillage news, grain trends and the weather report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/07/24
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, becoming a chartered accountant with KPMG, travelling parts of the world with Ornua and working as group financial controller with ABP’s Irish Country Meats at just 28 years of age, all before returning home to the family business three years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 03/04/24
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Published 03/01/24
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Published 03/01/24
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.We chat to Diageo’s sustainability manager David Hagan on the Guinness regenerative agriculture project and talk to Mariea O’Toole on Tirlán’s gluten-free oats area and growers. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.You can still take part in our podcast survey by clicking this link: https://form.jotform.com/240374041518046 ...
Published 02/29/24
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Published 02/26/24
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Published 02/23/24
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 and abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 02/23/24
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 carbon footprint of Irish grain. We talk to Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon. Syngenta’s Andy Cunningham joins us to tell us about Vixeran, a new bio-fertiliser to improve nitrogen use efficiency.To fill out the Tillage Podcast survey click on this link: https://form.jotform.com/240374041518046 Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 02/22/24
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 passion in showing cattle.Niall is a seasoned show man, an ex-county footballer with a new found love for running and a school teacher among many other things. Niall is a wealth of knowledge and in this podcast he talks about the trials and tribulations that go along with farming, the many rewarding days on the show circuit, gives plenty of advice...
Published 02/19/24
This week, we chat to Adam Woods on the beef price slump, Darren Carty on the latest ACRES developments and Aidan Brennan discusses a need for a backstop on the nitrates derogation. Also, John O’ Loughlin from Grassland AGRO talks February fertiliser.
Published 02/16/24
This week, we get the latest on flat-rate ACRES payments for farmers affected by delays, GPS thefts and the results of county councils’ farm slurry inspections over 2023.
Published 02/16/24
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 Agriculture. We have the latest on the three-crop rule, preview the tillage pages and have the latest tillage news. Last week the Irish Farmers Journal attended the BASF technical conference and on this week’s show we chat to BASF’s Claire Tucker on oilseed rape agronomy and Iain Forde on beans agronomy as well as Tom McCabe on disease control in spring...
Published 02/15/24
This week, we catch up with dairy farmer Enda Walsh on balancing returning home with travel, the mindset needed for farming full-time with your parents and the KPIs central to successful spring calving.
Published 02/12/24
This week, Adam Wood talks about what's driving the record prices for suckler weanlings, Darren Carty on the latest ACRES payment and Aidan Brennan on the latest on the nitrates row
Published 02/09/24
On this week's podcast, we cover the latest news stories, which range from record weanling prices to the theft of cattle in Monaghan.
Published 02/09/24
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 want to hear your opinions and get some feedback on the tillage podcast. Fill out the survey at this link: https://form.jotform.com/240374041518046 to be in with a chance to win a €100 one4all voucher. Back to this week's show and we detail how Irish farmers are losing money due to bad weather and regulations and how member states are seeking...
Published 02/08/24
Jack Blakiston Houston, director of BH Estates, is a rural surveyor, dairy farmer and AD operator based near Dundonald in Co Down
Published 02/05/24