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The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:Fears over fodder supplies as drought bites;'Disciplinary process' underway after 14 cattle die at Coolmore;Meeting to discuss 'growing crisis' in livestock export sector;What is the average value of an acre of farmland in your region?The labour-saving tool that took Tullamore Show by storm.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: drought costing farmers millions and Tullamore ShowDescription: This week, we hear about the drought is impacting farmers and from the Taoiseach and agriculture minister at Tullamore Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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As the dust begins to settle, Sarah McIntosh and Marty Merrick sit down and reflect on a successful Tullamore Show. They discuss their stand out moments along with giving advice for students about to receive their Leaving Certificate results at the end of the month.Our main guest is Wexford native Méabh Byrne who was one of five Women in Agriculture Ambassador finalists. The 24-year-old from comes from a busy dairy and tillage farm and has a passion for animal care that started young. She works as a farm manager advisor with DeLaval while staying active on the family farm which she is now the herd owner. Méabh encourages listeners to have the succession conversation early and back yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tens of thousands of people are flocking today to the Tullamore Show near Bluebell County Offaly as the agricultural showcase celebrates its 35th year. The packed programme of events features livestock competitions, trade exhibitions and family entertainment. RTÉ Agriculture Correspondent Aengus Cox joined us for a preview.
Head of Livestock at Tullamore Show, Kalen McNamara details what the show has in store on its 35th year.
This week, Adam chats to the panel about live exports and what it means for the calf trade. The panel also preview the Tullamore show, investigate the continuing row between Tirlan and Ornua and give the latest updates in the livestock trade. 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.
Cork beef farmer, Noel McSweeney, and his Teagasc advisor, David Hallissey, explain how they prepare for this year's Tullamore Show on this week's Beef Edge podcast.Noel runs a progressive beef enterprise where he combines commercial cattle production with an embryo transfer breeding programme to produce top-quality show and fatstock cattle. He discusses his journey as a young farmer, the evolution of the farm and how he has developed a successful breeding programme while balancing an off-farm career.With the Tullamore Show just days away, Noel takes us behind the scenes to explain the planning, preparation and attention to detail that goes into getting cattle ready for one of Ireland's premier agricultural events. He also shares the key lessons he has learned from showing cattle and offers practical advice for anyone thinking about getting involved.David Hallissey discusses the increasing interest in commercial show cattle, the importance of breeding for both performance and profitability, and the key areas Noel is focusing on to further develop the farm.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
On this week's Youngstock Podcast, Meath native Alan Crowe joins Sarah McIntosh to discuss his role as breed secretary for the Irish Hereford Breed Society. With a background steeped in showing and commercial sheep, Alan talks about his interest in agriculture and decision to study animal science in University College Dublin. Having completed a PhD on IVF and embryo transfer in UCD and Teagasc, Alan was appointed the breed secretary in 2024.Over the last two years he has driven on the Hereford society which now has over 900 members.It is a busy week for the society as not only are they preparing for the Tullamore show, but they will also host the 17th European Hereford Conference in Kilkenny. Running for five nights, the conference will encompass two days of herd tours of some of the top pedigree breeders in Ireland as well as attendance at the National Hereford Show in Tullamore Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From sucklers to sheep, AI to scanning, and sheep dog demonstrations to relief milking, 19-year-old Aaron McGann has plenty of irons in the fire when it comes to farming. From Bellharbour in Co Clare, Aaron has had a strong interest in farming from a young age and was an early starter in getting his own farm enterprises off the ground. His father Martin and mother Martina always had sucklers. In his early teenage years he started his own sheep flock and also began working with local dairy farmers, Bryan and Deirdre Hynes. In transition year he completed his AI technician course and got a job doing sheep dog demonstrations at Caherconnell Stone Fort. To this day, he still keeps up all of the above and shows on the weekend in his spare time. Aaron had great success at Tullamore Show with his Bluefaced Leicesters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Beef Welfare Scheme opens;Tullamore Show review;ACRES scorecard deadline nears;Over 1,200 apply for Forgotten Farmers scheme;Dawn Meats seeks majority share of NZ's largest lamb processor;Glanbia delivers "resilient" half year performance;Asian hornet found in Cork;Rose of Tralee hopefuls on farmingDon'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 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.
We had loads of laughs thinking of things you can say both at the Tullamore Show and in the bedroom. Everyone got fully on board with pitching in as well
Oonagh is going delusional to get Oasis tickets for either of their gigs in Croker this weekend. We had loads of fun with things that you can say at the Tullamore Show and in the bedroom. Harry Styles was spotted in Ireland over the weekend and Oonagh managed to get hold of his itinerary and filled us in on how he was marketing his Pleasure range of products.
Maura Fay, RTÉ Reporter
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Meet the young man who took ABP's stand at the Tullamore Show. Anne O'Donoghue talks to James Stokes of Freeway Poultry about why he started his flock, being a teenage entrepreneur and expanding his business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our news team discusses how the bad weather over the summer has left tillage farmers in a harvest crisis. We'll discuss the impact it'll have on straw and grain supplies. The latest with a farmers' party, the Tullamore Show, calls for a slurry extension and the findings from our readers survey will all also be on the agenda.
Our Regional Reporter, Teresa Mannion & Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConologue.
Brenda Kiernan - Public Relations Officer of Tullamore Show discusses Ireland's premier agricultural event starting this weekend
From bog slides to tillage derogations, Minister McConalogue at the Tullamore Show, and eating an Irish only diet, Agriland's Aisling O'Brien and William Kellett take you through the real stories from the Farming Week.Rate, review and follow the show plus go to Agriland.ie for all the latest in Irish agriculture news. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-farming-week/message
Freda Kinnarney joins Liam in studio to discuss her decision to step down as Operations Manager and Secretary of the Tullamore Show. Tullamore man Joe Hughes tells Liam he’s going ‘on hunger strike to the death’ over his frustration with the lack of help from Offaly County Council as he awaits improvement works in his Council house. Edenderry landscape set for permanent change... And..Liam takes on his critics head on...!!
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner, Tuesday March 31st 2020 – Home at last: the healthcare worker who finally reached the midlands after being stranded in Oz, why the Tullamore Show is being cancelled four months in advance and how Laois Offaly Education and Training Board will help you answer the HSE’s call.
This morning Countrywide's Damien O'Reilly is in Butterfield Estate, home of this year's Tullamore Show & FBD National Livestock Show. Ireland's largest one day annual Agricultural Show & Country Lifestyle Festival Trade Exhibition.
This week, we hear from Minister Creed at Tullamore Show, catch up with some showgoers and head to a protest by pig farmers in Co Limerick.
This week, we hear from Minister Creed at Tullamore Show, catch up with some showgoers and head to a protest by pig farmers in Co Limerick.
In the latest Irish Examiner Farming Podcast with Noel Baker, we preview the country’s largest one-day agri event, Tullamore Show - speaking to organisers, sponsors and exhibitors ahead of the August 12 event.
In this weeks Irish Farmers Journal weekly podcast, Glanbia reveals details of new loyalty scheme for milk suppliers and we hear from the people behind the Tullamore Show.
In this weeks Irish Farmers Journal weekly podcast, Glanbia reveals details of new loyalty scheme for milk suppliers and we hear from the people behind the Tullamore Show.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the fall-out from ABP's decision to stop the automatic collection of the EIF levy and rising milk prices, take you to the Tullamore Show and get college life advice.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the fall-out from ABP's decision to stop the automatic collection of the EIF levy and rising milk prices, take you to the Tullamore Show and get college life advice.
In this week's podcast we bring you voices from the IFA grain protest, speak to the Tullamore Show secretary ahead of the show's 25th anniversary, and hear about the cost of health scans without insurance.
In this week's podcast we bring you voices from the IFA grain protest, speak to the Tullamore Show secretary ahead of the show's 25th anniversary, and hear about the cost of health scans without insurance.
Last week, Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley announced that they were combining their milk processing and feed milling operations.The Irish Farmers Journal's news editor Patrick Donohoe met Lakeland’s chief executive Michael Hanley at the Tullamore Show to find out more about the plan. The Irish Farmers Journal's digital editor Thomas Hubert heard the reaction of a dairy farmer supplying Lakeland and talked to some of the tens of thousands of people who visited the Tullamore Show - not all of whom were farmers. Patrick Donohoe also asked IFA deputy president Tim O’Leary about his organisation's Charter for Rural Ireland, and Irish Country Living's Mary Phelan share essential tips for the transition to college life for Leaving Cert students.
Last week, Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley announced that they were combining their milk processing and feed milling operations.The Irish Farmers Journal's news editor Patrick Donohoe met Lakeland’s chief executive Michael Hanley at the Tullamore Show to find out more about the plan. The Irish Farmers Journal's digital editor Thomas Hubert heard the reaction of a dairy farmer supplying Lakeland and talked to some of the tens of thousands of people who visited the Tullamore Show - not all of whom were farmers. Patrick Donohoe also asked IFA deputy president Tim O’Leary about his organisation's Charter for Rural Ireland, and Irish Country Living's Mary Phelan share essential tips for the transition to college life for Leaving Cert students.