Podcasts about Irish Farmers Journal

This week, Daire Cregg and Sarah McIntosh speak with Matthew Ryan, a native of Thurles in county Tipperary.Matthew is a graduate of UCD Dairy Business and currently works as AgTech and Pharma sales manager with the Irish Farmers Journal.Alongside his job Matthew is heavily involved in the running of the home farm, where they rear calves and keep some thoroughbred horses.In the interview he shares his journey to get where he is today, some of the upsides and downsides to his role and what his day to day consists of.He also shares some aspects of his life outside of the job, including a recently developed grá for long-distance running. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Clare branch of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is blaming low milk returns for a drop in land prices. A new report from the Irish Farmers Journal shows Clare's land prices fell by 2% last year. There were just 14 transactions in this county, with most activity occurring in the dairy sector. O'Callaghan's Mills farmer and ICMSA Secretary Martin McMahon says there's a myriad of problems that need solving.

Join Daire Cregg, Marty Merrick and Sarah McIntosh every Monday where they give updates on the latest news in the world of ag and farming, alongside some hot topics they want to get off their chest. Every week we also have one of the Irish Farmers Journal team interview a person from the agricultural world on their life and story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darren Carty, Sheep and Schemes Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal, joins this week's 300th episode of OviCast for a wide-ranging conversation as we look at where the sheep industry stands today.We cover ewe numbers, lamb throughput, price trends, export markets and policy changes shaping farm decisions. We also touch on farmer demographics and highlight areas of resilience and opportunity and discuss what current trends could mean for the road ahead.For more episodes from the OviCast podcast, visit the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast

This week, Adam chats about the Bluetongue situation in Ireland and Bord Bia while Daire discusses the impact of Storm Chandre. Darren discusses SCEP amendment date and Siobhan talks aboutStraw imports.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue hits Irish shoresDescription: The incursion of bluetongue to Ireland, flooding in the south east, Bord Bia controversy and CAP all feature this week.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside Dairy is a brand new podcast produced by the Irish Farmers Journal and hosted by Aidan Brennan and Daire CreggInside Dairy is a weekly deep dive into all the latest news, views, market insight and farmers stories from the dairy sector in Ireland and beyond. Covering everything from milk prices, grassland management, animal nutrition, genetics, new technology, farm finances, costs of production, dairy trade, co-op performance, market insight, weather and ground conditions, strategy, politics, farm organisations, regulations, managing farms, careers, people management, news and of course, farmer views. Episode One is out at 3pm on Wednesday 28th January!Inside Dairy comes to you every Wednesday evening from the Irish Farmers Journal Podcast Studio. It is the latest offering from the team that already produce Farm Tech Talks, Young Stock and Vet Pod.To subscribe to Inside Dairy https://ifj.supportingcast.fm/insidedairyTo get in touch with the show email insidedairy@farmersjournal.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to the latest IFAC Farm Report, 2 in 5 farmers do not have a formal successor, which is fuelling fears of a succession crisis.To discuss this issue, Ciara is joined by Limerick Dairy Farmer, Louise Crowley, and News Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal, Amy Forde.

This week, Aidan talks to us on pre-calving check lists and spreading slurry, Darren on the sheep price cut and Martin chats about the Bord Bia controversy.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Farmers Journal: Mercosur deal on ice and Bord Bia chairCalls for the resignation of Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin, the Mercosur deal and triplet calves in Clare all feature this week.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing Minds - episode three: choosing the right courseOn the third episode of Growing Minds, Sarah McIntosh speaks with Emily McDonnell, a first-year student who followed her passion in agriculture when it came to the CAO application.In the latest episode of our new podcast series, Growing Minds, aimed at secondary school students and those pursuing agricultural science at third level, we look at the CAO application.Last April, Emily McDonnell from Co Roscommon was studying for her Leaving Certificate exams while trying to decide what course to study in college. She reached out to Sarah McIntosh, the careers and education journalist with the Irish Farmers Journal, on Instagram for guidance on courses and college life. As a result, Emily followed her passion in agriculture and decided to study at University College Dublin. She didn't feel much pressure around the CAO or points as her guidance counsellor helped her to explore all her options. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Adam talks about Mercosur and the beef trade, Darren on sheep flocks declining across Europe and Daire chats milk markets and keeping costs on dairy farms down.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Farmers Journal: Mercosur protest, the IFA AGM and Jessie Buckley Description: The massive protest against the Mercosur deal, Minister's questions at the IFA AGM and Jessie Buckley's Golden Globes win feature this week.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Noel Bardon catches up with Keenan's Ireland's sales manager Adam Hanratty from Co Louth. Adam discusses how selling hens through secondary school whet his appetite for business, how Irish farm machinery is perceived in England and the path he took to a national sales manager position via UCD.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we chat to Adam on the Mercosur trade deal, Darren on the CAP budget and Aidan talks about derogation and dairy markets.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Farmers Journal: falling cattle numbers and Mercosur On this week's show we talk about the challenges of a contracting suckler herd, an anti-Mercosur protest, and look at what exactly ‘sharenting' is.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as the Irish Farmers Journal team recount the highs and lows of the year gone by and predict what might happen in 2026.Join the Irish Farmers Journal team as they discuss the highlights and low points of 2025 for farmers in the beef, dairy, sheep and tillage sectors.Adam Woods talks beef and weanling prices, as well as the Mercosur deal and Brazilian beef.Darren Carty assesses how sheep farmers will begin the new year after a major drop in sheep production.Aidan Brennan addresses the harsh milk price cuts and the mergers that are changing the Irish dairy co-op scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Robb talks to Ide Hennessy, Environmental Compliance Officer with Nephin Renewable Gas, about her journey forging a career in Ireland's emerging anaerobic digestion sector.This Christmas, we want to showcase life on farms right across Ireland and we'd love you to be part of it.Share your favourite festive pictures and you could see them featured in the Irish Farmers Journal online, in our app and across our social media channels.Go to www.ifj.ie/christmasonyourfarm and show us Christmas on your farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Martin chats about the new building exemptions, Darren about bluetongue vaccinations getting the green light an d Daire chats milk prices. Adam joins us live from the Mercusor demonstrations in Brussels. Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. This Christmas, we want to showcase life on farms right across Ireland and we'd love you to be part of it.Share your favourite festive pictures and you could see them featured in the Irish Farmers Journal online, in our app and across our social media channels.Go to www.ifj.ie/christmasonyourfarm and show us Christmas on your farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Farmers Journal: who's taking the John Deere to Brussels? Mercosur is the main topic on the agenda for the last episode of Inside the Farmers Journal this year.Political correspondent Pat O'Toole joins us to discuss where countries across the EU currently stand on the trade deal, as well as where politicians support at home lies. We hear from Tom Gorman, as he prepares to head off with his dad, IFA president Francie Gorman, to a protest in Brussels opposing the deal.And we round off the year, with a look back at the main events that shaped farming in 2025 and what might be on the horizon next year.Farm Tech Talk is growing and we want you to be a part of its future. Go to www.ifj.ie/fttsurvey to fill out our survey and you could win a farm bucket full of Irish Farmers Journal merchandise.Join the Farm Tech Talk community — your feedback keeps us growing. This Christmas, we want to showcase life on farms right across Ireland and we'd love you to be part of it.Share your favourite festive pictures and you could see them featured in the Irish Farmers Journal online, in our app and across our social media channels.Go to www.ifj.ie/christmasonyourfarm and show us Christmas on your farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a special Tillage Podcast ahead of the Christmas break. Pat O'Toole and Stephen Robb join Siobhán Walsh to chat about the tough year it has been in tillage and we find some positives along the way. From weather to grain price, malting barley to blackgrass we have the top tillage topics from the year.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.This Christmas, we want to showcase life on farms right across Ireland and we'd love you to be part of it.Share your favourite festive pictures and you could see them featured in the Irish Farmers Journal online, in our app and across our social media channels.Go to www.ifj.ie/christmasonyourfarm and show us Christmas on your farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Sarah McIntosh and Daire Cregg as they catch us up on their stories in the farmers journal this week, before Peter Thomas Keaveney interview Janik Marek, a 22 year-old Austrian native who tells us about his home dairy farm in Austria, his current role on a 1,000 cow herd in Germany and his new job heading up a 600 cow dairy unit in Slovakia, starting next month.Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we're at RUAS Winter Fair 2025 in Balmoral where we chat to Aidan Brennan about the world milk market, Peter McCann on the Nutrient Action Programme and David Wright with the latest news on bluetongue. Aidan also caught up with Nick Whelan, CEO of Dale Farm and Colin Kelly, CEO of Lakeland Dairies. Also, Darren Carty chats to Clodagh Bolger from Grassland AGRO about winter management tips.Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Young Stock Podcast our guest is Macra Munster vice-president Willie Clancy. A beef farmer in organic conversion from Tipperary, Willie discusses moving to this system and making it work for his farm. The Munster vice-president also reveals why he decided to join Macra in the first place. Spoiler: it involves getting away from Coronation Street!Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Adam woods talks about the Brazilian beef recall, Darren chats bluetongue and Aidan discusses derogation and dairy markets.Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Woods, Deputy Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal, discusses European Commission recall of frozen beef from Brazil due to presence of suspected banned hormones.

Just over a month ago, a team from the Irish Farmers Journal in conjunction with the Irish Farmers Association—travelled across several Brazilian states to investigate the realities of Brazilian beef production. Deputy Editor Adam Woods, Senior Policy Executive Tomas Burke, and IFJ Head of Photography Philip Doyle set out with a clear mission: to take an unfiltered look at Brazilian beef farming systems, traceability standards, and antibiotic regulations—and to compare what they found with the strict protocols followed by European farmers. What they uncovered has serious implications that may echo throughout global agriculture and public health for years to come. Join Caitriona Morrissey, Adam Woods, Tomas Burke, Philip Doyle and more as we dive into the evidence, the concerns, and the global stakes behind antibiotic use in Brazilian beef production. Produced by Kate Brennan Harding for The Irish Farmers Journal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's show, Gary Abbott talks to young entrepreneur Daragh McHugh, owner and founder of AgriMel Marketing and Basque Machinery Sales. On the show Daragh talks about school, and his decision to go working with a machinery dealer over a plumbing apprenticeship. Having later found himself in a marketing role, Daragh soon spotted an opportunity to establish his own agri marketing business. Now a year and a half on and 23 years of age, he discusses the journey so far, as well as the challenges and his future plans.Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Adam chats about the lack of Brazilian cattle tags, Darren talks BVD and Daire discusses milk price cuts. Darren also chats to John Brennan from Grassland AGRO about pre-calving mineral supplementation.The Irish Farmers Journal BLACK FRIDAY SALE is now on. Get an incredible 30% off our Digital subscriptions for a limited time only*.This offer ends midnight on Monday (December 1st). Click www.ifj.ie/subscribe and use the discount code BLACKFRIDAY30 at the checkout.Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the team discuss another outbreak of bird flu, farming being unfairly blamed for water pollution, hear from a farmer in West Cork whose cattle were stolen Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon comments on the Brazilian Beef expose conducted by the Irish Farmers Journal Get the Irish Farmers Journal delivered straight to your door every week. Purchase an annual Home Delivery subscription today and get our FREE Farm Bucket full of merchandise and gifts worth €129*. Offer ends soon. Click www.ifj.ie/bucket. *New annual customers only.The Irish Farmers Journal BLACK FRIDAY SALE is now on. Get an incredible 30% off our Digital subscriptions for a limited time only*.This offer ends midnight on Monday (December 1st). Click www.ifj.ie/subscribe and use the discount code BLACKFRIDAY30 at the checkout.*New annual customers only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Department of Agriculture has announced a compulsory housing order from next Monday for poultry and captive birds, following recent bird flu outbreaks.How will this affect things like the Christmas turkey?News Editor of The Irish Farmers Journal, Amy Forde, joins Ciara Doherty.

On the first episode of our new podcast, Growing Minds, aimed at secondary school students, Sarah McIntosh speaks to two college students about the different pathways into agriculture, student life and the future of farming. The Irish Farmers Journal has launched a brand-new podcast series, ‘Growing Minds', aimed at secondary school students and those studying agricultural science in school.On this week's episode, careers and education journalist Sarah McIntosh explores the different educational pathways into agricultural science through the CAO system and beyond.Joining her live in the studio are two third-level students, Ciaran McLoughlin, the Ag Soc auditor in University College Dublin and Ellen Feerey, a final year student from South East Technological University, Waterford. Hailing from a sheep farm in Trim, Co Meath Ciaran outlines why he decided to study a course in UCD and what growing up on a farm taught him from a young age. Ellen from Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath took a different pathway into college, spending two years in Gurteen Agriculture College before transferring into a Level 8 agriculture science degree at SETU. She outlines the benefit this had on her studies and why she would encourage other students to look into alternative pathways. Both students offer their advice on studying agricultural science, what to look out for when choosing your college course and what the future of farming looks like from a young perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Farm News, Noel Bardon and Anne O'Donoghue bring you some of the stories fresh from todays Irish Farmers Journal, including Trump on Beef, The burren winterage weekend and why are fat pigs being penalised? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tirlán's head of grains joins us on this week's Tillage Podcast. John Kealy caught up with the Irish Farmers Journal at this year's National Ploughing Championships on markets, the tillage crisis and Tirlán's plans for the future. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer crops Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, sporting legends Tommy Durnin, Lizzie Murphy, Stephen Coen and Daire Cregg join Sarah McIntosh live from the Ploughing in Tullamore to talk all things sport and farming.We have a special Young Stock Podcast this week as we record live at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co. Offaly. Sarah McIntosh is joined by four sporting legends who have a strong tie to agriculture and the land. Louth footballer Tommy Durnin, who also owns a suckler farm, discusses the recent success of the team winning the Leinster Senior Football Championship for the first time in 68 years. Along with this he gives some advice to young players.Irish Hockey goalkeeper Lizzie Murphy, who studied agriculture in UCD, is now working as a tax associate for PwC Ireland. She discusses what it was like travelling to the Tokyo Olympics during COVID-19 and the importance of encouraging women in sport.Stephen Coen, the general manager of Senus and a senior footballer for Mayo, also joins us to discuss dealing with disappointment and encouraging the next generation of players into the squad.Finally, the newest edition to the Irish Farmers Journal dairy team, Daire Cregg, who is also playing on the Roscommon football team joins us to discuss the opportunities for Irish athletes abroad and his own experience studying agriculture in UCD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tillage podcast: ploughing chats, tillage crisis and €60m fundingDescription: On this week's Tillage Podcast we chatted to Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon after the IFA's Tillage Crisis meeting on Friday night in Co Kildare. We then got the opinion of the farm organisations following that meeting. Kieran McEvoy of the Irish Farmers' Association and Clive Carter of the Irish Grain Growers Group joined us on the Irish Farmers Journal's stand at the National Ploughing Championships. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025 National Ploughing Championships got underway in Screggan, Co. Offaly on Tuesday with up to 300,000 people expected to attend over the coming days.Macra has called for “immediate action” to tackle the drop in numbers of young farmers in Ireland, with just 4% now under the age of 35.Catriona Morrissey, News Editor at the Irish Farmers Journal, and Sean Kelly from Macra spoke to Matt on The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the conversation.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025Join Amy Forde on day one of the National Ploughing Championships. We had boots on the ground and you will hear from presidential candidates, Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin.Michael D Higgins officially opened the event.You will also hear from the Taoiseach who made an appearance at the Irish Farmers Journal stand.There's plenty of fun and ploughing throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top tips for Ploughing 2025 Tune in to hear everything you need to know about the biggest week in the Irish farming calendar - the 2025 National Ploughing Championships.Welcome to this special bite-sized edition of the Irish Farmers Journal podcast ahead of Ploughing 2025.All roads lead to Screggan, Co Offaly, this week and this podcast will get you ready for the three days of this year's National Ploughing Championships.From how to get there to what's on the Irish Farmers Journal stand, we have you covered with this show.We also have top tips and Ploughing memories from the wider team.Don't forget that our special Plough On podcast returns this year and will be available every evening on your way home from the event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Pat O'Toole from the Irish Farmers Journal breaks down a landmark court case involving a serious trespass incident in Kilkenny. From threats to farmers to the broader implications for dog control and farmland protection across Ireland, Pat explains why this case could change the way trespass is dealt with nationally. He also explores the proposals for shifting the burden of proof and the reaction from the farming community.

On this week's Young Stock Podcast, we have a special episode for our listeners as Sarah McIntosh and Amy Forde headed to Co. Offaly and attended the Tullamore Show. Thousands of people were in attendance for the one-day show, on Sunday, 10 August, which showcased 700 trade stands from the agri sector along with farm produce, livestock, agri machinery and more.Among some of the hot topics discussed on the day were the challenges facing young farmers in terms of succession and the action needed to support farm families. Along with this, Sarah heads to the show rings and speaks to some of the young farming enthusiasts who were getting their cattle ready for the ring. Keep an eye out in this week's paper as the Irish Farmers Journal launches its succession series along with more content on young handlers in Irish Country Living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over 4.2 billion euro of goods and services cross the Atlantic every day between the EU and the US, and including Irish butter, cheese and whiskey. For more on what this means for Irish agricultural exports, we hear from Lorcan Roche Kelly of the Irish Farmers Journal.

On this week's Tillage Podcast we have an update on harvest from oilseed rape to spring barley and straw. We examine yield estimates from the Irish Farmers Journal's Crop Tour and hear from some of the agronomists that we met on that tour.As always, we have the latest tillage news, grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the sixth and final episode of this limited podcast series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture, we delve into our potential food future. What might it look like in the decades to come? Are heritage and culture going to give way to science and technology as we navigate climate change and its many challenges? How can we keep rural Irish communities fed and thriving, and what role does the farming community play in it all?Host Janine Kennedy speaks with Irish Farmers Journal deputy editor Caitriona Morrissey, UCD professor and bioeconomy expert, Tom Curran, and Davie Philip and Oliver Moore from the Feeding Ourselves Community of Practise, which is based in the Cloughjordan Ecovillage. Food Island is presented by multi-award-winning food journalist Janine Kennedy and brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. It shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. This special six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Tillage Podcast we talk harvest, tillage incomes, grain prices and as always look at this week's paper. We chat to Cork woman Aoife O'Driscoll who is a senior specialist in crop protection and integrated pest management with NIAB in the UK. We also chat to NIAB's Clare Leaman.We preview the Irish Farmers Journal's Crop Tour and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have delved into Ireland's rich history of food and agriculture, and now it's time to face our current reality. What is Ireland's place in an increasingly tech-driven and globalised world? Are farmers prepared to face the roadblocks ahead as we race to meet our sustainability goals? In this modern age, what even constitutes "Irish" food?In this episode of Food Island, our six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture, host Janine Kennedy speaks with Irish Farmers Journal editor, Jack Kennedy; chef and author, JP McMahon and UCD professor of politics and Earth Institute member Patrick Paul Walsh.Food Island is presented by multi-award-winning food journalist Janine Kennedy and brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. It shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. This special six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute @universitycollegedublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining the European Economic Community in the early 1970s profoundly changed the way we farm and produce food in Ireland, but this was also an era of great change within our food culture. Join us in this episode of Food Island, where we discuss the era spanning from the 1970s to the year 2000. Host Janine Kennedy speaks with Irish Farmers Journal journalists Pat O'Toole and Phelim O'Neill, Co Cork dairy farmers Tim and Katherine O'Leary and chef Eunice Power.Food Island is presented by multi-award-winning food journalist Janine Kennedy and brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. It shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. This special six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode three of Food Island, we are continuing our journey through the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture. This week, we explore the era of pre- and post-independence and how the political and social shifts during this time affected our food and farming methods. Host Janine Kennedy speaks with former Irish Farmers Journal editor, Matt Dempsey, independent food and tourism activist John Mulcahy and she also pays a visit to the garage at the Agricultural History Museum in Co Wexford, where a group of retied volunteers spend each Tuesday fixing up old cars, tractors and machinery.Food Island is presented by multi-award-winning food journalist Janine Kennedy and brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. It shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. This special six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show, we take our listeners on the road as we record live from the Crops and Technology 2025 open day that took place on Wednesday 25 June in Teagasc Oak Park. From careers to technology advancements coming onto the market, we spoke about the challenges and opportunities facing young people in the sector.Padraic Guinan who is working with vantage Ireland, a precision agriculture company joins us to talk about their high-tech equipment demonstrating green on green spraying that is able to spot spray docks in grass. He speaks about how it is a game changer for saving on pesticides, money and things like clover in grassland. Another quest joining the panel is Zack Harrold from Co Dublin, who has just completed his first year working as a teacher in Teagasc college of amenity horticulture. He speaks about the apprenticeship programmes and the opportunities in the sector for young people. Finally, Peter Thomas Keaveney, machinery correspondent with the Irish Farmers Journal discusses the different technology on show and the importance of using machinery to help with efficiency and labour challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this six-part podcast series, we are looking into the past and present of Irish food and agriculture and asking: by better understanding the past, can we help develop a more sustainable future? Last week, UCD School of Archaeology professors Meriel McClatchie and Jessica Smyth spoke of pre-historic Irish farming and food practises, while Co Tipperary farmer Maurice Deasy discussed growing regenerative crops of heritage grain. For episode two, we move into medieval Ireland and beyond; covering pre- and post-British colonisation, the Great Famine and the era of industrialisation; speaking with Irish food historian Regina Sexton, folklorist and Irish Country Living columnist Shane Lehane and Mairin Byrne, who owns and operates Inch House Pudding – a food with its own living history. Food Island is presented by multi-award-winning food journalist Janine Kennedy and brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal. It shares the evolving story of Ireland's rich food ways, farming cultures and gastronomy. This special six-part series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture was produced in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute @universitycollegedublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.