Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast

On this week’s tillage podcast we’re focusing on varieties. We chatted to the Department’s Séamus Kearney at the Irish Seed Trade Open Day held at the Department of Agriculture’s Farm in Ballyderowan, Co Cork. Séamus talks all things winter and spring barley.We also caught up with Dirk Hamke of Beun Seed. Breun are responsible for varieties like the famous JB Diego winter wheat and Gretchen spring barley. They had some good spring barley varieties in the trials at the seed trade open day to watch out for as well.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the youngest ever president of the Agriculture Science Association, Niamh has had a busy year organising various events and information evenings.She gives us an exclusive on this year's conference taking place on the 5 September in the Lyrath Estate, Co Kilkenny. Starting in a graduate role in Glanbia, Niamh is now the livestock identification and intelligence division manager at Mullinahone Co-op managing over 30 staff members.With an interest in education and knowledge transfer, she is also in the middle of her second master's degree, Environmental Sustainability in University College Dublin.  Niamh emphasises the importance of taking opportunities as they arise even if you are not fully sure of what you want to do.  Along with this, we settle the debate of do you eat or drink a cappuccino in the quick-fire round. To get in touch with your opinions and feedback on the podcast, you can email youngstock@farmersjournal.ie or leave a WhatsApp voice note to 086 836 6465

This week we talk to Adam about the boom in suckler weanling prices, Darren on the latest lamb price and Aidan on his trip to Grassland Farmer of the Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we hear of positive signs for the weanling trade, a drop in the tillage area and lagging grass growth.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's paper is a bumper tillage edition. We look at all the top stories in the podcast including details of a survey of agronomists from around the country which estimates a decline in grain and straw production.We look at cover crop rules for grazing. Harvest is nearly upon us, but weather is showery. We have the forecast and information on new trailer identification requirements.We chat to Seedtech's Tim O'Donovan on the latest varieties, have an update on the Food Vision Tillage Group report and have the grain market report.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Conall Moore from Ballinamore Bridge in Co Galway about teaching agricultural science, growing crops and running an agricultural contracting business in the west. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This week, we chat with Adam Woods on Beef 2024, Darren Carty on the latest in the ACRES and slaughter schemes. We also discuss grass growth challenges with Aidan Brennan. Darren also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on all things fertilizer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the news team discusses the lack of clarity around the National Beef Welfare Scheme, fodder shortages, fines for farmers bringing in unregistered fertiliser from the north and the new producer organisation which has developed in Kerry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Tillage Podcast we talk to Neil Fuller about payments for carbon certified barley. Denis Dunne talks to us about managing seedtech's trial site and we look back on the Footprint Farmers walk from last week and issues that arose around grazing cover crops and pig slurry usage.We have a negative grain market report and the weather report.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two years after first featuring on the Young Stock Podcast, Zac Elkin gives us an update from New Zealand where he is managing an 850-cow dairy farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Siobhan on the tillage sector’s impact on livestock farms, Darren about the latest twist in the ACRES payment and Aidan talks to us on milk prices. Aidan also talks to Michael Murray from ESB Networks on Farm Safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast we discuss exclusive details of allegations of a black market for fertiliser emerging, the farmers who are facing delays to their balancing ACRES payments as well as how AIB is assessing loan applications for dairy farmers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we hear from farmer and trials manager at Goldcrop John Dunne who we spoke with at his farm during the company’s open days last week.John shares his thoughts on the current season from 4” of rain after wheat planting to taking sowing opportunities in a difficult spring and a new machinery purchase.Goldcrops arable seeds manager Donal Fitzgerald has crop area estimates for 2024 and he talks us through those figures and what might be affecting them.We also share details of a survey of agronomists across the country this week. As always, we look at this week’s paper, have the grain market and weather reports.The tillage podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Anne O’Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various farming ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk to Adam about one lady feeding 180 calves in under seven minutes, Darren on CAP money, Aidan on what the EPA numbers reveal. Adam also chats with John O’Loughlin on nitrogen for a second cut silage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Listen now to get the latest on the impact of CAP payment changes, a big week for the lamb kill and 2023's water quality trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s tillage podcast we hear from Evan Leeper, a farmer in Springfield, Illinois in the US taking part in a regenerative agriculture programme with ADM.We hear how crops are looking in Co. Laois and look and what might be causing stress and increased BYDV levels.Grain markets moved down tis week. We look at what’s impacting on markets, check out this week’s paper and have the weather report.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cathal McCabe joins us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast to chat about all things crops. Cathal has worked in crops research and is now a lecturer in crops research. He talks about working out in the fields and taking to the classroom. Cathal chats about the new crop science course in UCD and his career path to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Adam Woods about his take on the beef price rise, Darren Carty on top earners in CAP and Martin Merrick talks to us about what VAT reclaim listing means for farmers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen now to get the latest on VAT claim backs, dairy sector nitrates warnings and the response to ash dieback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.