Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast

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Irish Country Living’s education editor Mary Phelan talks Leaving Cert preparation, what to bring into exams with you and how you can get answers to your questions from the experts the night before exams. Expert teachers from a private grind school, Hewitt College will be available to speak to on farmersjournal.ie every evening between 7pm and 8pm, starting next Tuesday, the night before English paper 1. The teachers are experts in their fields and can answer all your questions live. The Leaving Cert Q&A is available in this week’s Irish Country Living, on sale Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Balmoral Show is in full swing with exhibitors and visitors from Northern Ireland and beyond enjoying fine weather on the first day of the show. My colleague Anthony Jordan takes us to some of the most popular tents to meet show-goers and exhibitors.Anthony Jordan speaks to new Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald about rural crime and the deployment of more Garda personnel.Delivering the annual Gibson lecture at Queens University Belfast, European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has painted a bleak picture of what would happen to Ireland if the UK leaves the EU.Irish Farmers Journal Northern Ireland editor David Wright met Jay Waldvogel from the leading US co-op Dairy Farmers of America at the dairy volatility conference held in Lisburn last week. Increasing anti-microbial resistancemeans that farmers will not be able to use antibiotics as freely in the future. My colleague Odile Evans talked to dairy farmer and chairman of Animal Health Ireland, Mike Magan about the

After 18 months of crisis, Co Cavan pig farmer Frank Brady is weeks away from having to close down his farm. He spoke with Irish Farmers Journal news editor Patrick Donohoe.On Tuesday, Phelim O'Neill met economist Dr Siemen Van Berkum from Wageningen University in The Netherlands at a European Parliament discussion panel on the trade imbalance between the EU and Mercosur countries.Macra na Feirme is holding its AGM this Saturday, with president Sean Finan now mid-way through his two-year term. Irish Farmers Journal journalist Amy Fitzgibbons asked him about the challenges facing young farmers and the organisation itself under his tenure.Micheál O’Leary from Teagasc Moorepark told the recent Irish Grassland Association's beef conference that while most farmers are good at measuring grass growth, they must get better when it comes to making critical decisions. He answers William Conlon's questions.The event’s overseas guest speaker was Welsh suckler and sheep farmer Glasnant Morgan. He told William Conlon about

Joe Healy gave his inaugural address in front of the IFA's AGM this Wednesday. Listen to some highlights from his speech.Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Pat O’Toole attended the second sale of animals from the Cradenhill herd in Co Cork on Monday. He told the Irish Farmers Journal’s digital editor Thomas Hubert what he saw as the auctioneer dispersed the herd on behalf of the sheriff and the bank, ACC Loan Management.Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O’Neill joined Phil Hogan on his recent tour China and Japan. He asked the European Agriculture Commissioner what he had achieved during the visit, and what farmers could expect from wider trade discussions. Irish Farmers Journal agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry interviews Helen King, director of consumer insights with Bord Bia, while on a trip to Iran.The Health and Safety Authority recognised the role of children in the campaign for farm safety with a dedicated awards ceremony for multimedia school projects on this issue this Wednesday. Am

Five months after pay scandals rocked the IFA, the association has a new president. For his first interview in his new job, Joe Healy spoke with Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Pat O'Toole.Meanwhile, news editor Patrick Donohoe sat down with the IFA's new deputy president, Richard Kennedy.Irish Farmers Journal dairy specialist Aidan Brennan analysed the performance of Charles Clarke, the host f the latest Dairylink farm walk. Charles then answered dairy editor Jack Kennedy's questions. Liam O'Keeffe, chairman of Irish Farmers with Designated Land (IFDL), is involved in a new locally-led agri-environmental scheme for areas affected by hen harrier conservation restrictions. He spoke with news correspondent Odile Evans.Careers editor Mary Phelan talks to Áine Hennessy about the upcoming job opportunities in the Department of Agriculture. Since a devastating earthquake on 24 April 2015, local people have struggled to rebuild their homes and their farms. Aisling Hussey meets local journalist Pitambar Sigd

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Members of the IFA are voting to elect their new president and the three candidates took part in the Irish Farmers Journal's live broadcast debate on Friday night. Editor Justin McCarthy asked them about their plan to address shrinking farm incomes, their thoughts on the number of marts in the country and their priority to reform the IFA.As the formation of a new government drags on, reporter Anthony Jordan asked Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon and Lisa Chambers, Finna Fáil TD for Mayo, about their parties' priorities for rural crime and broadband. David Hennelly is an ambulance crew member and he spoke with our news correspondent Odile Evans, who reports on the work of paramedics in farm accidents in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal.Prevention is better than cure, though, and farming students get a solid grounding in farm safety nowadays. Second year ag science students in UCD were doing their farm safety practicals last Friday and Anthony Jordan talked to the experts who prepare them for the d

Anthony Jordan speaks to Aoife Osborne (lecturer for farm health and safety at UCD), John McNamara (health and safety officer at Teagasc), Dermot Ruan (professional work experience co-ordinator at UCD) and Arthur Byrne (public safety manager at ESB Networks) about the importance of teaching agricultural science students about health and safety on the farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The two-month marathon of IFA election hustings concluded in Offaly on Tuesday night. Here are the closing arguments of the three presidential candidates: Joe Healy, Flor McCarthy and Henry Burns.This weeks marks one year since the abolition of milk quotas. Two Irish dairy farmers reflect on the past 12 months from very different parts of the world: Philip Ruttle farms in Co Limerick and Olin Greenan in New Zealand. China is among the factors in the current milk price slump. But what is happening inside that country’s dairy industry? The Irish Farmers Journal's Digital editor Thomas Hubert met Kevin She Baoqing, a Chinese dairy planner, at this month’s Nuffield contemporary scholars conference in Cavan.On Tuesday, anti-eviction activists protested outside the offices of a law firm involved in the case of a repossessed farmer who committed suicide last week. Odile Evans was there and she spoke with New Land League spokesperson Jerry Beades. TDs Willie Penrose and Michael Healy-Rae have advocated for a full min