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Farm Tech Talk - Land ownership, butter wars and livestock trade
2w ago00:58:09Tap to summarizeThis week, Aidan chats to the panel about land ownership and potential claim allowances. The panel also discuss the recent updates in harvest and the livestock trade, and the latest developments in the brewing Tirlan and Ornua row. We 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Tillage Podcast - On the combine in Tipperary as grain prices fall back
2w ago00:24:56Tap to summarizeOn this week’s show we chat to tillage farmer Ger O’Meara as he cuts barley in Co Tipperary. We have a harvest report, discuss grain markets, feeding Irish grain and look at what’s in this week’s paper.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.You can read more from Ger by clicking this link: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/crops/earliest-spring-barley-harvest-ever-on-this-tipperary-farm-925314 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Inside the Farmers Journal - spotlight on non-farmers hoovering up land
2w ago00:22:22Tap to summarizeDescription: On the show this week, Noel Bardon examines what the Tax Strategy Group has proposed when it comes to wealthy non-farmers buying up land, we hear from a top Commission official on CAP and Pat O’Toole tells us about a proposal for supermarkets offering discounted food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trailer Inside Dairy - The new arrival, drought and robot milking
2w ago00:07:31Tap to summarizeThis week on Inside Dairy, Aidan and Daire are joined by the new IFJ Dairy Editor, Brendan Horan to discuss the ongoing drought situation, rain in the west and whether or not to hold off on reseeding. This weeks interview is with Kevin Fagan, a dairy farmer in Glasson, County Westmeath milking through two Lely robots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Spotlight on Succession - what to do when your family refuses to talk about succession
2w ago00:20:48Tap to summarizeJoin Amy Forde and Ciara Leahy for the Irish Farmers Journal's 2026 Succession Podcast Special, a two-part series exploring one of the biggest challenges facing Irish farming today. Through real-life stories and practical advice, the series examines why succession planning matters, the barriers families face, and how honest conversations can help secure the future of Irish farms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Young Stock Podcast - Longford man on suckler farming and steel fabrication
2w ago00:28:27Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Youngstock podcast, Co Longford man Donal Hand joins Gary Abbott to discuss his time spent studying Manufacturing Engineering at IT Tralee, and how a later engineering role with ABP Food Group eventually led Donal to build his own workshop and start up his own business, DPH Engineering. The business specialises in design as well as bespoke metal fabrication and the fit out of meat factories. In recent times the business has branched more into civil works too.Having grown up on the family farm, farming and agriculture make up a large part of Donal’s DNA. Alongside the business, Donal and his father run a 100 cow suckler herd. Bull calves are kept on and finished as bull beef while heifer calves are kept on either as replacements or sold as stores. With a keen interest in machinery, Donal also provides a full GPS fertiliser spreading service to farmers in the surrounding areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Down to AgriBusiness - Brazilian beef, solar success and shaky markets
3w ago00:51:35Tap to summarizeThis week on the show, Stephen and Lorcan look at yet another report about the future of agriculture in Ireland, discuss the Summer Economic Statement, talk Brazilian beef imports into the UK and talk to Ciaran Marron, CEO and founder of Activ8 Energies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Farm Tech Talk - Drought, livestock trade and the crucial question - Mayo or Kerry?
3w ago00:54:24Tap to summarizeThis week, Adam chats to the panel about the EPA commissioned KPMG report, sheep and cattle prices and some important farm safety tips. The panel also discuss drought – both on the farm and on the sporting field. Can Mayo end their 75-year drought and drape Sam Maguire in green and red? Darren also chats to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO about managing the dry weather on farms. We 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Tillage Podcast - Celebrating 250 Episodes
3w ago00:54:25Tap to summarizeOn this special 250th Tillage Podcast Irish Farmers Journal editor Adam Woods looks back on some of the big moments in tillage over the past five years. We play clips from some of your favourite guests and we have a chance for you to win one of three fuel vouchers worth €250 each. Click here to enter. https://form.jotform.com/261893421516358Thanks to everyone for listening over the past 250 episodes. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trailer Inside Dairy - Fertiliser, milk solids and the Indian dairy industry
3w ago00:07:59Tap to summarizeOn this weeks Inside Dairy, Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg discuss whether or not farms should stop spreading fertiliser. They hear why the dairy industry should be talking in € kg/MS instead of cent per litre and this weeks interview is with Indian dairy expert Prashant Tripathi who discusses the continued growth of dairy in the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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