Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast

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We discuss how beef prices are set to rocket as demand exceeds supply and China’s reopening adds fire to the market. We also take an in-depth look at the latest rural crime spree as individuals are charged in a Garda clampdown. Sheep scanning, farm buildings and Coillte’s deal with Gresham House all also on the agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We discuss how Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has scrapped schemes in the Climate Action Plan to destock the suckler herd. We also look at Coillte’s deal with a UK investment fund, ICA protests, knackery concerns, fertiliser prices and the horse meat scandal of 2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On this week's show we talk to Deirdre Doyle who has just become the President of the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Andy Doyle looks back on forty years in the tillage sector in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dairy editor Aidan Brennan talks through the incoming slurry and nitrates changes for farmers and asks what they’ll mean for the sector. The team also discusses cattle and sheep thefts, TB payments and impact, land demand and a major EU census of agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s Christmas special we look at the highs and lows of 2022. From the €6 per kilo in June for sucklers and CAP reform for Sheep and Schemes to the Tirlán and Lakelands U-turn on milk supply. Also, Adam Woods chats to David Corbett from Grassland AGRO on soil fertility issues during the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We run through the detail of the Climate Action Plan for 2023 and ask what will it mean for farmers. The team also discusses IFA accounts, fertiliser prices, the rising cost of the Christmas dinner, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s reappointment and our exclusive interview with the European Commissioner for Agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Noel Bardon sits down with Cork native Jamie O’Driscoll to chat about his path from the family beef and sheep farm to Teagasc Grange, where he is conducting research into reducing the age of dairy-beef animals at slaughter. Jamie tell his story of how he is managing to turn his desire to always find out more into a career in research, all the while staying connected to his farming roots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We discuss how 16,000 farmers have been left in an ACRES limbo due to the significant oversubscription to the agri-environmental scheme. We also go through the impact of derogation changes which are set to drive up land prices and the EU’s farm outlook. Listen in for the latest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.