Podcasts about Bord Bia

Changing a country's food system takes longer than an election cycle. In this episode of Food Matters, Mick Kelly speaks with organic farmer and former Minister of State Pippa Hackett about what it takes to pursue long-term change from inside government, and what happens when political momentum moves on.Pippa reflects on her time as a Green Party minister in the Department of Agriculture, where her responsibilities included biodiversity, land use, forestry, horticulture and organic farming. She discusses the growth of Ireland's organic sector during her tenure, the resistance that can meet new policy ideas, and why meaningful environmental reform often takes years before its impact becomes visible.Mick and Pippa also discuss the dramatic decline in the number of commercial growers, the power of supermarkets, the lack of sustained state support and the risks this creates for Ireland's food security.  Pippa also explains why her own family farm converted to organic production, how lower-input and regenerative approaches can make farms more resilient, and why healthy soil must be treated as the foundation of a sustainable food system.NOTE: This conversation was recorded several months before publication. Some policy schemes and political developments referenced in the discussion have progressed since the recording, including: 1. The multi-species sward and red-clover schemes Since this conversation was recorded, both the Multi-Species Sward and Red Clover Silage Measures were reopened for 2025. 2. TAMS solar funding At the time of recording, the relevant tranche of solar funding had been exhausted. The TAMS solar scheme is currently open for applications. 3. The Agri-Food Regulator Since recording, additional data-gathering powers have been announced for the Agri-Food Regulator and are scheduled to take effect at the end of 2026. 4. Mercosur This conversation was recorded before the EU–Mercosur interim trade agreement came into provisional application on 1 May 2026. Larry Murrin remains chair of Bord Bia, following further controversy, protests and an agreed governance review.

This is a bonus episode of The Beef Edge featuring a recording of the Beef Pulse Forum on Market & Policy Outlook from the recent Teagasc BEEF2026 Open Day. Sean Doorley, Teagasc Beef & Sheep Adviser, was joined by Frank O'Mara, Director, Teagasc, Kevin Hanrahan, Head of Rural Economy, Teagasc, and Joe Burke, Senior Manager of Meat and Livestock with Bord Bia. For more episodes from the Beef Edge podcast, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge Produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com 

It was another hugely successful Open Day at Teagasc Grange this year with the theme of ‘Driving Sustainable Performance' showcasing the latest technology and insights into Irish beef farming. For this week's Beef Edge, Catherine Egan spoke to some of those in attendance including Director of Teagasc, Professor Frank O' Meara, Joe Burke from Bord Bia, Kevin Hanarahan Head of Rural Economy with Teagasc, Adam Woods Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal, Breifne O'Brien, Agriland Beef Specialist and Deputy President of the IFA, Alice Doyle, as well as a number of beef farmers to find out what they thought of the day. For more episodes from the Beef Edge podcast, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge Produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com 

Inside the Farmers Journal: beef kill recovery and farmers object to data centre On this week's show Declan O'Brien talks us through how Bord Bia is forecasting a recovery in the beef kill and Deirdre Verney brings us up to speed on farmer objections to a data centre and solar farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Beef prices on the rise as weekly cattle supply dips;How much were the board of Bord Bia paid in 2025?Farmer gets nitrates non-compliance notice 3 years after inspection;€1.7m project to use advanced slurry management technologies;Invasive species among main causes of biodiversity loss.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Bord Bia governance review endorses chair Larry Murrin;EU unveils €500m fertiliser support package;Beef price steadies after 5 weeks of 10c/kg declines;Govt to use EU presidency role to boost CAP funding;'Little overall improvement' in water quality in 2025 – EPA.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Inside the Farmers Journal: is Larry Murrin the winner in the Bord Bia review?Description: Pat O'Toole and Amy Forde discuss the latest from the review into Bord Bia, we hear from Jim Woulfe on milk prices and hear the latest on farms for sale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this morning's show... More on the report into governance in Bord Bia with Imelda Walsh of the IFA... Shane Ross on his Book RTE: Saints, Scholars and Scandals... It's Men's Mental Health week we will hear from another contributor on that... Many private home buyers feeling squeezed out by the State and Investors. Cllr Seamie Morris will discuss... The Sinn Fein Bill on abortion waiting times... A brand-new celebration of film, storytelling and creativity is coming to Nenagh this September.. Gardening with Ultan..

Truly Irish launching Ireland’s first Bord Bia certified rasher range made without nitrites. There have been growing health concerns about nitrites. The company is led by Mike McAuliffe from Kerry. Mike’s farm is in Fahaduff near Castleisland.

As we discussed on the show yesterday, a report into governance in Bord Bia has found that its chairman Larry Murrin is viewed positively by the vast majority of board members.. The report was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture in the wake of IFA demands for the Mr. Murrin to resign and the blockading of Bord Bia's headquarters in Dublin... David Young, Tipperary Chairperson for the Irish Beef and Lamb Association joins me on the line now...

Truly Irish has launched what it says is Ireland's first Bord Bia-certified rashers made without nitrites, replacing them with fruit and spice extracts instead.The farmer-owned company says it's responding to growing consumer demand for simpler, more natural ingredients. Sharon Reale, Commercial Director with Truly Irish, joined Gillian.Image via TrulyIrish.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Over 32,000 farmers apply for fuel support scheme;Pressure on beef prices continues;Bord Bia board to meet to discuss governance review;43% of farms fail local authority water quality inspections;Greenway projects costing €2m/km on average.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

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.

Gardeners' Corner attends Ireland's biggest gardening show, Bord Bia Bloom, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Presenter David Maxwell tours the show gardens and plant stands in search of takeaways for the ordinary gardener. Along with regular expert Anna Hudson, he meets Adam Frost and Neven Maguire, who are taking part in the show. Also on the programme are top plant picks from the show and highlights from the postcard gardens, which are created in one day by community groups from across Ireland.

RTE's Aine Lawlor and Bord Bia's Jim O'Toole tell us what visitors can expect to see at Bloom, Phoenix Park this bank holiday weekend.

Bloom, Ireland's largest festival of gardening, food and sustainable living, begins today in the Phoenix Park and runs through Bank Holiday Monday. Celebrating its twentieth year the festival takes over seventy acres of our largest park and Diarmuid Gavin will be there across the weekend and he joined Anton to look ahead to a great weekend.

Met Éireann will feature a Show Garden at Bord Bia's Bloom as part of a series of events to mark the national meteorological service's 90th anniversary.For more on this, Ciara Doherty is joined by Aoife Kealy, Deputy Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann.

The guests on this week's Young Stock Podcast are three ag science graduates who represented their companies at the AgTag rugby charity tournament organised by the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) on Friday, 24 April.While the sun was splitting the sky, over 50 people from Ornua, Bord Bia, Diageo and the Irish Farmers Journal took part in an afternoon of networking, competition and fun. The proceeds raised from the event will be donated to Embrace Farm and the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Niamh Gunne, farm advocacy manager in the National Dairy Council, outlines what her role involves in working with dairy farmers to bridge the gap between the general public and farming communities. As a council member of the ASA, Niamh also speaks about the event and how it came about. Hailing from a beef farm in Co Longford, Cáit Murphy joins the podcast to speak about her role as an internal communications executive with Ornua. She also outlines her education pathway, having originally studied business at DCU, specialising in marketing and communications and moving into the food and drink industry. The final guest, Eoghan Byrne, project manager with FRS Co-Op, outlines his role working across different business improvement and development projects. Diageo took home first place on the day, with Ornua coming a close second. The event was sponsored by the Irish Farmers Journal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Government urged to take action on rising agri fuel costs;EU commissioner pours cold water on CBAM suspension for fertiliser;Teagasc hikes advisory and education fees;Michael O'Leary says farmers should not be worried about Mercosur trade deal;Farmer anger over Bord Bia chair laid bare in emails;Farmers urged to prepare for new bovine TB measures;Sheep Welfare Scheme now open;Thieves make a break with 12t of KitKat chocolate bars.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Middle East conflict impacting fuel and fertiliser prices;North Cork Creameries latest;Kerry Dairy Ireland contracts;An Taisce case against sixth NAP;TAMS applications issues;New changes to Forestry Programme;Minister talks Bord Bia and TB at ICSA AGM;Big numbers and prices for calves at recent mart sales.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

This week, Stephen chats to Adam on Bord Bia and fertiliser prices, Darren on TAMS plus the sheep trade, Aidan talks about the dairy market, and Siobhan on the Iran war effect on global grain. Also, Aidan talks to MJ Doran from Alltech about the Focus for 100 Roadshow. https://go.alltech.com/focus-for-100 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Bluetongue movement restrictions ease;Jobs at risk at North Cork Creameries;Impact of US-Iran conflict;IFA protest ends and Bord Bia review to start;Mercosur deal provisionally applied;TAMS ranking and selection;Pneumonia on farms;International Year of the Woman Farmer ambassador.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

On this week's Tillage Podcast we bring you the second part of our Tillage Podcast recorded live at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop. We hear about the delay to the new sustainability scheme for malting barley supplied to the Malting Company of Ireland. Have advice on fieldwork and much more. We're joined by Craig England, farmer from Cork and ITLUS president, David Kennedy head of dairy and tillage at Bord Bia, agronomist John Metcalfe and political correspondent with the Irish Farmers Journal Pat O'Toole. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's show the team discusses the chaos in the fertiliser trade as a result of conflict in the Middle East, the ending of the dispute between the IFA and Bord Bia, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Clare branch of the Irish Farmers Association has slammed the Agriculture Minister who they claim has “completely and utterly ignored” their concerns throughout the Bord Bia controversy. The farming representative organisation has stood down its protest at Bord Bia headquarters following an agreement that a governance review into the matters raised during the dispute will take place. Five IFA members occupied the lobby of Bord Bia's Dublin offices for 28 days while a rolling 24-hour protest took place outside the building for 36 following the revalation that Larry Murrin's company used Brazilian beef in its produce. Feakle-based Chairperson of the IFA in Clare, Stephen Walsh, has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons that farmers fear for their livelihoods if the use of South American meat becomes the norm here.

Members of the Irish Farmers' Association have ended their sit-in protest at Bord Bia, after the State agency's board agreed to an independent expert-led governance review into its operations. Larry Murrin will stand aside from chairing board meetings for the duration of the review. The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, chose not to protest, though they did call for Larry to step aside. Their President Denis Drennan spoke to Anton this morning.

Aengus Cox, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent

The Irish Farmers Association have ended their sit-in protest at the Bord Bia offices in Dublin. This is after the board agreed to an independent, expert-led governance review into its operations, where Chair of the board Larry Murrin will not be involved.Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers' Association joins Ciara to discuss.

A podcast special with the five IFA members protesting for over three weeks inside the lobby of Bord Bia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Stephen chats with Adam on Bord Bia, Daire on the wet weather affecting dairy farms, Darren on the sheep trade, and Peter on bluetongue in Northern Ireland. Aidan also chats with Clodagh Bolger from Grassland AGRO about grass management. https://go.alltech.com/focus-for-100 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francie Gorman, President of the IFA

Five farmers remain within the Bord Bia headquarters since the start of February, calling for the removal of Chair Larry Murrin over the importation of Brazilian beef into Ireland. One of the members of the “IFA 5” is Richard Moeran, Cavan farmer spoke to Anton this morning.

On this week's show, the team brings you up to date on the bluetongue cases in Ireland, discuss the ongoing row between IFA and Bord Bia and hear from the Minister on TB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Tillage Podcast we recorded live in Co Wexford at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop.This week we're joined by Craig England, farmer from Cork and ITLUS president, David Kennedy head of dairy and tillage at Bord Bia and agronomist John Metcalfe. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:IFA heading for minister's Newbridge office amid Bord Bia dispute;EU audits Brazilian beef regulations;5,000kg of beef with banned hormone consumed in Netherlands;2026 Tillage Support Scheme launched;Additional bluetongue cases confirmed;Met Éireann to start using 'localised' weather warnings.Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

  Today on Galway Talks with John Morley  9am-10am  County Hall blow up over Bord Bia boss results in several councillors refusing to voice votes   Nursing home sector warns of serious gaps in key supports  Online Unhealthy Food Marketing Appears Every Four Minutes for Irish Children 10am-11am   Ukraine marks four years since Russian invasion   University of Galway food bank forced to turn away hundreds of students each week   We hear about the work of The Galway Sick Kids Foundation  11am-12pm  New €34m research-led HealthTech hub launched   And live music in studio from Darragh O'Dea 

Today on Galway Talks with Sally-Ann Barrett:  9am-10am  Government urged to take immediate action after weekend sees seven deaths on Irish roads Fine Gael makes its choice - senator Sean Kyne to contest Galway West by-election -he'll be joining us in studio this morning to set out his stall  Galway Comhaltas introduces new competition for children with additional needs  10am-11am IFA proposes 'framework' to resolve Bord Bia dispute but what does it include? We'll find out  Search for Survivors of Ballinasloe Industrial School for new oral history project  The Claregalway schoolboy fundraising for Galway Autism Partnership shares his story  11am-12pm MONDAY PANEL- challenges for female agri entrepreneurs operating in a rural landscape   Sports review 

This week, Stephen chats to Adam about the Bord Bia protests, Daire about the weather affecting dairy farms, Darren about entitlements, and Gary about IFJ's new event, Grass 2026. https://go.alltech.com/focus-for-100Join 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Hundreds of farmers voice anger over Bord Bia controversy at Mayo meetingInvestigations ongoing into further cases of bluetongueCross-border TB pilot launched at Donegal farmEU nitrogen fertiliser imports plummetTeagasc says not all vacant posts will be filled due to pay ceilingFunding for new flour millsDo you leave the keys in your farm vehicles?Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

On this week's podcast we bring the latest news from a draft proposal for grain inclusion in Bord Bia schemes, to funding for a new flour mill in Co Wexford. We have straw import figures, malting barley awards news, advice on winter cereal herbicides and an interview with a man using straw in building materials. As always, we have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crops Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chairperson of the Clare branch of the Irish Farmers Association claims there's a "complete disconnect" between his sector and the Government on the controversy around the head of Bord Bia. The organisation is continuing its rolling protest outside the agency's headquarters in Dublin today as they seek the resignation of Larry Murrin over his firm's use of Brazilian beef in its produce. A Sinn Féin motion calling for Murrin to step down was defeated by 89 votes to 61 last week. Chairperson of the Clare branch of the IFA Stephen Walsh, who's participating in today's demonstration in Dublin, has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons, they're "here to stay".

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Recently Jill went through a Meat and Livestock Australia audit. Andrew has previously been through a Bord Bia farm inspection in Ireland. So what are farm audits all about and how can you prepare for one. We explore this and the opportunity that audits present in this episode. Some links that were mentioned in the episode:https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/meat-safety-and-traceability/documents/livestock-production-assurance/record-keeping/lpa-audits/lpa-audit-checklist.pdfhttps://www.integritysystems.com.au/siteassets/isc-lpa-audit---checklist---feb--2024.pdfhttps://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/meat-safety-and-traceability/red-meat-integrity-system/lpa_guidebook_august2019_v2.pdfhttps://saiassurance.com.au/globalgap/https://www.safeagsystems.com/blog/the-power-of-a-farm-audithttps://www.bordbia.ie/farmers-growers/prices-markets/agri-market-insights/helping-you-prepare-for-your-bord-bia-audit/https://www.bordbia.ie/globalassets/bordbia.ie/farmers--growers/farmers/qas/document-libraries/sblas-pdfs/sblas-inspection-preparation-checklist-.pdfhttps://redtractor.org.uk/assurance/https://redtractor.org.uk/assurance/templates/https://redtractor.org.uk/assurance/templates/beef-lamb/Support the showThank you for supporting our pod! Sign up via our sheep supporters tab !https://www.buzzsprout.com/954910/supporters/new

Whilst heavy rain and winds battered parts of the East coast this week, temperatures rose inside Leinster House. As Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin appeared before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee. The government continued to push through regulations on the ban on scramblers, and we now have a date for the upcoming by-elections in Galway West and Dublin Central. So how is the field shaping up? Mary Regan joins Tabitha Monahan to discuss the runners and riders in the upcoming by-elections. Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Mary Regan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RTÉ politics team discusses those beefy exchanges over Bord Bia at the Agriculture Committee, the clamour for flood defences and new scrambler laws soon.

Aengus Cox, RTE Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent & Aindrias Moynihan, Fianna Fail TD and Chair of the Agriculture Committee

Government found wanting on scrambler law, the blamegame on flooding forecasts and flood defences and will farmers or Goverment prevail in the row over Bord Bia?

The use of imported Brazilian beef by Dawn Farm Foods has sparked anger among Irish farmers, with critics saying it creates a conflict of interest for Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin, whose role is to promote Irish food. Protests are ongoing outside Bord Bia offices, and the issue is now heading to the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture. Meanwhile, farmers are expressing concern as China closes off its market to Irish beef again, after this week's outbreak of bluetongue. Four herds in County Wexford have now tested positive for the disease as authorities look to limit its spread. China has suspended imports of Irish beef as a result - a decision the Minister for Agriculture has called "disappointing". Joining us now on all of this are Stephen Walsh, Clare County Chair of the IFA, and Joseph Woulfe, Chairman of Beef Plan Movement Clare. Photo (c) Agriland

Aengus Cox, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs correspondent, reports on a protest by members of the Irish Farmers' Association outside the offices of Bord Bia in Dublin against a decision not to remove Bord Bia Chairman Larry Murrin from his role.

Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:· This week saw EU-US relations shift as the near-confrontation over Greenland perhaps showed the best way to handle US President Donald Trump's demand to take over the Arctic island. The decision by Trump to withdraw the threat of tariffs against eight European countries opposing his plan for Greenland represents a rare climbdown.· Bord Bia chairman Larrry Murrin faced calls from Sinn Féin and the Irish Farmers' Association for his resignation this week amid a controversy over his company Dawn Farms importing Brazilian beef.· The proposed reforms to the national rent control system due to come into effect on March 1st might be a hard sell for Government due to rent increases and evictions that may arise from the changes.· And former Fianna Fáil senator and MEP Brian Crowley has passed away at the age of 61. A native of Bandon, Co. Cork, topped the poll in every European election he contested – in 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and in 2014 – and was a well-liked figure both inside and outside Fianna Fáil.Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:· Emer McLysaght on the joy and hidden challenges of living alone, the disappearance of former New York Giant Sam Beale, and the upcoming Six Nations Championship.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ speaks to the IFA's Nigel Sweetnam about their worries of the effect of the Bord Bia controversy and the Mercosur treaty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.