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Ep 1192: Farm Tech Talk Ep 257 - Ongoing ICBF dispute, high-spec calf shed and grazing conditions for early March
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1:19:06This week, we talk to Adam about the ongoing ICBF dispute, Martin about what is included in a high-spec calf shed, and Aidan about grazing conditions for early March. We also chat with Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO and Cathal Bohane from Alltech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ep 1191: Farming News - TAMS, GAEC 2 and the CAP budget
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18:58TAMS, calf exports, GAEC 2 rules for peatlands and the CAP budget all feature on this week's podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1190: The Tillage Podcast - fine weather, liquid N and malting barley
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29:32We hope you’re listening t the podcast from the tractor, the field or the fine outdoors this week. On this week’s show we chat to Edward Dickinson from Omex, hear from malting barley award winner Liam Day and chat to the IFA’s Alice Doyle. We also look ahead to the IFA’s National Malting Barley meeting and have all the tillage news, grain trends an…
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Ep 1189: Young Stock Podcast - Resilience, community involvement and being a mature student
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21:56This week Anne O'Donoghue talks to John Martin Carroll from Co Kerry about getting through hard times, giving back to his local community and going back to study as a adult. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1188: Farm Tech Talk Ep 256 - Rewetting plans, TAMS deadline, genotyping lab delays, matching early season grass.
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1:08:44This week, we chat to Adam on how rewetting plans are going down, to Darren on the upcoming TAMS deadline and Aidan on genotyping lab delays. Aidan also caught up with Tirlán’s Bryan Harte on matching early season grass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1187: Farming News - rewetting targets, calf boats and windblow
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20:25On this weeks’ show we discuss the state’s push to rewet land, have an update on calf boats and the ongoing fallout around windblow in forestry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1186: The Tillage Podcast - Fertiliser, whiskey and drier weather
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22:13On this week’s podcast we have some advice for crop management and fertiliser spreading when for when the weather and ground conditions improve. We hear from Dermot Forristal on on farm trials, have all the latest tillage news and the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acas…
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Ep 1185: Young Stock Podcast - From teaching home economics to winter finishing
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18:12This week on the show Rachel Donovan chats to Josephine O’Neill from Bennettsbridge in Co Kilkenny. Josephine is a home economics and Irish teacher who hails from a beef and tillage farm. She is the second candidate in the Macra presidential race to be interviewed on the Youngstock Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…
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Ep 1184: Farm Tech Talk Ep 255 - Calving progress on Tullamore Farm, next CAP, weather challenges and grass growth
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1:10:57This week, Adam provides an update on calving progress at Tullamore Farm, while Darren shares his thoughts on the next CAP. Aidan discusses the weather challenges in Cork, and Adam also speaks with Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO about grass growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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EP 1183: Farming News: Planned CAP shakeup, over €7/kg for beef and ICBF row
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17:36This week we discuss the major shakeup planned for CAP post 2027, beef prices which are on the rise again this week as well as the latest on the row that continues to rumble on between ICBF and breed societies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1182: The Tillage Podcast - prices, protein, payments and costs
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28:00This week’s Tillage Podcast features an interview with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, the Irish Grain growers Group’s Bobby Miller and Kieran Duggan from Tirlán. We have all the latest on malting barley, grain prices and we look at the tillage pages which feature crop costs and returns and fungicide star ratings. The Tillage Podcast is sup…
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Ep 1181: Young Stock Podcast - The Cork contractor with a Grá for pit silage
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23:35This week, young agri contractor Conor Murphy from Co Cork chats about the path he took into the family contracting business, gives advice to young people eager to get going with tractor work and explains his thoughts on the future of contracting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ep 1180: Farm Tech Talk Ep 254 - Who is getting €7 per kilo for beef, details around the new rules for peat soils and the benefits of early grass.
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57:44This week, we chat to Adam about who is getting €7 per kilo for beef, to Darren on the details around the new rules for peat soils and Aidan on the benefits of early grass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1179: Farming News - new peatland rules, ACRES and farm insurance cover
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19:49This week we discuss how new land drainage rules could negatively impact BISS payments, we talk about ACRES and the 15,000 farmers who have yet to be paid for actions already carried out and we also hear the latest from ICSA’s AGM which took place on Thursday night – on the night Rachel Donovan spoke to Micheál Brady from Axa on farm insurance and …
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Ep 1178: The Tillage Podcast - payments, awards and contract cuts
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32:48On this week’s show we report from the Tirlán grain awards from markets to members and we hear from Teagasc’s Bridget Lynch on cover crop trials. We have all the latest tillage news including tillage payments, cuts to Boortmalt contracts and forward prices. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by…
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Ep 1177: Special - The Land Price Report 2024
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30:02The Irish Farmers Journal have launched its Land Price Report for 2024. Join host and editor of Irish Country Living Ciara Leahy, Land Report Editor Paul Mooney and Rural Affairs Journalist Jacqueline Hogge as they are joined by Martin Clarke, Commercial Manager at IFAC to discuss its findings. They bring their insights to the price of land across …
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Ep 1176: Young Stock Podcast - Students who won Angus calf in school’s competition
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16:02This week on the Young Stock Podcast, James Hanly went on the road to St Brendan’s Community School in Birr, Co Offaly to meet their four students who won the Certified Irish Angus beef school’s competition. Now fifth year students, Jack O’Meara, Moya Guinan, Joseph McLoughney and Ben Youngeare now rearing five calves as part of the competition as …
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Ep 1175: Farm Tech Talk Ep 253 - Row between the breeds societies and ICBF, latest ACRES queries, new moves by the AI companies and all matters fertiliser
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1:21:16This week, we chat to Adam about the row between the breeds societies and ICBF, to Darren on the latest ACRES queries and Aidan on new moves by the AI companies. Adam also chats to John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO on all matters fertiliser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ep 1174: Farming News - Michael Healy-Rae, ICBF stars and calf boat cancelled
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18:23On this week’s show, we speak to Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, talk about the ICBF Euro-stars indices and discuss the cancellation of a calf boat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1173: The Tillage Podcast - flour from beans, soil carbon and crop establishment
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23:13On this week’s tillage podcast we hear about flour from peas and beans, carbon stored in tillage soils, differences in establishment systems and we have all the latest tillage news as well as 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.…
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Ep 1172: Young Stock Podcast - A day in the life - calving edition
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25:47This week on the podcast Rachel Donovan chats to dairy farmer Jack Kearney from Rathcormac in Co Cork where calving is in full swing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1171: Farm Tech Talk Ep 252 - Aftermath of Storm Éowyn, top tips for lambing season, milk price and planning for calving 2025
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1:01:03This week, we chat to Adam about the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, to Darren on his top tips for lambing season and we also chat to Aidan on milk price and planning for calving 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1170: Farming News - storm Éowyn fallout, succession and rural crime
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20:37On this week’s podcast, the news team discusses the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn, the issue of delayed succession and a hear about a rural crime spree in Tipperary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1169: The Tillage Podcast - Pesticide reductions, diesel use and the EU on tillage
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25:48On this week’s tillage podcast we report from the Teagasc National Tillage Conference and chat to Steven Kildea on pesticide reductions. We hear from the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food and Ciarán Collins chats through spring varieties and diesel use. We have all the latest tillage news, the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Po…
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Ep 1168: Young Stock Podcast - Work-life balance and the future of farming - Donal O’Neill
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22:52Stephen Robb talks to Donal O’Neill, Ingredients Sales Manager with Camida, about college, working in the UK, GAA success and the future of farming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1167: Farm Tech Talk Ep 251 - Dairy beef margins, lamb prices 2025, milk prices in 2025 and farm technology.
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1:13:59This week, we chat to Adam about dairy beef margins, Darren on lamb prices in 2025 and Aidan on where he expects milk prices to go in 2025. Adam also chats to Catherine Heffernan from MSD Animal Health on farm technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1166: Farming News - IFA AGM, Dáil chaos and TB reactor numbers
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28:05This week we listen back to excerpts from the IFA AGM which was attended by European Commissioner for Agriculture Cristophe Hansen. We also discuss the latest in politics as well as trends around TB reactor numbers. This podcast is brought to you in association with Toyota Ireland. Check out the all new Landcruiser in your local Toyota dealership. …
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Ep 1165: The Tillage Podcast - Carbon payments, beans and conferences
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32:00On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to Lyndon Cathers of Soil Capital on how the company’s partnership with Boortmalt works and how farmers will be paid for carbon and for environmentally farming practices. We also report from the Dairygold and Kerry tillage conferences, chat about planting beans with Liam Leahy and have the grain price and weat…
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Ep 1164: Young Stock Podcast - The future of farm succession
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15:20Macra president Elaine Houlihan joins us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast to talk farm succession and the potential for a farm retirement scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1163: Farm Tech Talk Ep 250 - New TB proposals, higher Irish sheep prices and calf housing
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48:38This week, we discuss the new TB proposals with Adam Woods, we chat to Darren Carty on higher Irish sheep prices and we also hear from Martin Merrick on calf housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP 1162: Farming News - programme for government, foot-and-mouth outbreak and Dairygold disquiet
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30:10This week on the podcast Anne O’Donoghue discusses the commitments for farming in the programme for government as well as the new ministers for agriculture, Noel Bardon looks at new rules for farmers on peatlands and wetlands and updates us on the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany last week. We also hear from both sides of the Dairygold…
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Ep 1161: The Tillage Podcast - Boortmalt chat and Department on recommended lists
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33:30On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to managing director of Boortmalt Stuart Sands on expansion, carbon and forward prices. Séamus Kearney of the Department of Agriculture joins us to talk about the spring cereals Recommended Lists. As always, we have the latest tillage news, the grain trends report and the weather report. The Tillage Podcast is…
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Ep 1160: Young Stock Podcast - CAO application special
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20:13The Central Applications Office (CAO) is the organization responsible for overseeing undergraduate applications to colleges and universities in the Republic of Ireland. With the closing deadline on 1 February, it's important that students get the right advice on navigating through their college courses. That's why on this week's Young Stock Podcast…
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Ep 1159: Farm Tech Talk Ep 249 - New TB proposal, scanning ewes and updates on new slurry storage TAM grants.
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58:45This week, we hear from Adam on the new TB proposal, Darren on scanning ewes and what to do with the results and Martin updates us on the much-anticipated new slurry storage TAMS grants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP 1158: Farming News - New plan to restrict cow sales to combat TB and the good will of farmers during the cold snap
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22:46This week we cover how farmers are coping with the snow and ice, we hear how new proposals could curtail cow sales for herds gone clear of TB, we discuss beef sales and cattle prices and we also discuss how FBD are warning farmers to check their insurance cover. This podcast is brought to you in association with Toyota Ireland. Check out the all ne…
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Ep 1157: The Tillage Podcast - US technology system, straw and prices
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20:01This week’s Tillage Podcast hears from the US about a decision support system called FieldView. We have figures on the areas of straw in the Straw Incorporation Measure. We run though some of the upcoming events in the tillage calendar. As always, we look at the latest grain prices and trends and have the weather report. The Tillage Podcast is supp…
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Ep 1156: Young Stock Podcast - From shearing sheep at an all-Ireland level to machinery sales
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27:23On this week’s podcast, Gary Abbott spoke with Westmeath man Andrew Bonham who currently works as sales consultant with well known John Deere dealers Meath Farm Machinery. Andrew talks about his time growing up, his studies and how he found himself sheering sheep at an all-Ireland level. Andrew allows discusses how he transitioned from working as a…
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Ep 1155: Farm Tech Talk Ep 248 - New year beef prices, a shortage of lamb on the horizon and Kentucky whiskey might have something the Irish need.
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40:37This week, we chat new year beef prices with Adam Woods, a shortage of lamb on the horizon with Darren Carty and Siobhan Walsh chats about how Kentucky whiskey might have something the Irish need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1154: Farming News - 2024’s weanling trade and tractor driving rules under review
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18:58This week, we hear the breed trends behind 2024’s weanling trade, the RSA’s plans to review the age rules for driving tractors and get the latest TB reactor figures. This podcast is brought to you in association with Toyota Ireland. Check out the all new Landcruiser in your local Toyota dealership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in…
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Ep 1153: Young Stock Podcast: Ewe need some patience for sheep
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20:58This week, Martin Merrick talks to PhD student Jake Delaney on all things sheep, from his home farm to his studies in Athenry on lameness. Jake Delaney is very much flying the flag for the sheep industry in Ireland. From a (controversial) flock of Jacob and commercial ewes to his college thesis that ended up being similar to his PhD, I chat to Jake…
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Ep 1152: Farm Tech Talk Ep 247 – Best Bits 2024
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45:22This week, we do something different as we review the big stories of 2024. Some of the rows, the ups and downs in the markets and the opinions of our sector specialists as we travel through 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1151: Young Stock Podcast: milking 1,200 cows and spending Christmas in Australia
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33:30On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh speaks to primary school teacher Katie Helen who has just completed her regional work on a 1,200-cow enterprise in Australia. Like many other 26-year-olds across Ireland, Katie Helen is spending this Christmas Down Under with her friends in Melbourne. Hailing from a dairy farm in Foulkesmill’s Co-W…
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Ep 1150: Farm Tech Talk Ep 246 - Mercosur deal, sheep prices, body condition scores, Kerry deal and importance of soil sampling.
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44:28This week, we chat about the Mercosur deal with Adam, sheep prices and body condition scores with Darren and the Kerry deal with Aidan. We also talk to Grassland AGRO’s Clodagh Bolger about the importance of soil sampling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1149: Farming News: New TB funding boost for vets, Kerry deal and ICSA presidential election
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24:16This week on the podcast Adam Woods discusses the potential TB funding boost of €2m for vets, Lorcan Roche-Kelly brings us up to speed on the Kerry vote, Noel Bardon discuses the ICSA election which saw Seán McNamara elected for a second term and Anne O’Donoghue has the latest on the new walk on walk off calf boat to be docked in Waterford. Hosted …
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Ep 1148: The Tillage Podcast: looking back on the tillage year
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36:12On this week’s podcast Pat O’Toole joins us to take a look back on the tillage year. The team look at the highs and the lows from spring cropping and delayed planting to incomes. They also talk about the saga that was the straw scheme. As always we have the grain price and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hos…
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Ep 1147: Young Stock Podcast - ‘Irish farmers like to talk just like Kansas farmers’
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26:29Madeline Drake from Kansas State University joins us on the Young Stock Podcast this week to talk farming, agricultural communications and Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1146: Special - Tangney and Woulfe answer your questions on Kerry Co-op deal
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1:07:50The Irish Farmers Journal sat down with the men who led the negotiations from the Kerry Co-op side to question them on the deal which will be voted on next Monday and on what the future of Kerry dairy processing in Ireland will look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 1145: Farm Tech Talk Ep 245 – Live from Balmoral Winter Fair 2024
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1:11:29This week, we are live from the Balmoral Winter Fair. We're here to chat about positivity on milk, beef and sheep prices. We'll also chat with Colin Kelly, Lakeland Dairies CEO and Nick Whelan CEO of Dale Farm on milk markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP 1144: Farming News: New calf boat, Kerry vote and a dog attack on Galway flock
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22:21This week Rachel Donovan talks to Anne O’Donoghue about a new calf boat which is currently in the offing, the latest on the upcoming Kerry vote and Lakeland Dairies’ bonus for 2024 milk supplies. Noel Bardon discusses his trip to Brussels this week while Amy Forde chats to Galway farmer Tommy Coneys who woke up to a devastating dog attack on his fl…
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Ep 1143: The Tillage Podcast - BYDV, US farming and Mercosur’s impact on tillage
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56:10On this week’s Tillage Podcast, Stephen Robb talks to the Irish Farmers Journal’s Pat O’Toole and Conor Kehoe and ITLUS’s Denis Dunne about Mercosur, aphids, the Rosenbohm US scholarship and much more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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