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Ep 1089: The Tillage Podcast - Ploughing, porridge and malt expansion
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On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chat to James Flahavan, director of Flahavan’s, at the National Ploughing Championships. We have an exclusive story on the expansion to the Malting Company of Ireland, report from the Irish Drinks Forum, the latest grain prices and all the latest news. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Ep 1132: The Tillage Podcast - Potatoes, harvest yields and winter area
27:43|On this week’s Tillage Podcast we hear from the National Potato Conference. We look over the Teagasc Harvest Report and winter cropping estimates, take a look at this week’s paper and have the grain trends and weather report. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Ep 1131: Young Stock Podcast - Dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary
27:46|This week on the show Rachel Donovan chats to dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary who, alongside his father John, won this year’s Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards.
Ep 1130: Farm Tech Talk Ep 242 - Suckler and Schemes mart event, Dairy Day, calving heavy muscle sucklers and nitrate directive.
01:06:04|This week, we are debriefing on the week's events. In particular, the Suckler and Schemes mart event in Ennis with Adam and Darren and then Dairy Day with Aidan. We discussed calving heavy muscle sucklers and the nitrate directive.
Ep 1129: Farming News - the weather, liver fluke and spuds
17:59|On this week’s news podcast we discuss a liver fluke warning, future weather patterns and hear about a blight strain which could hit the potato crop.
Ep 1128: The Tillage Podcast - Blackgrass control in the UK, nutrition and Tipperary milk
29:06|On this week’s Tillage Podcast Conor Kehoe talks to a researcher from blackgrass trials in the UK. We listen to John Martin from Centenary Co-Op on a value-added product and we hear some of the agronomy talks from Tillage Day. As always, we have the grain market and weather reports.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Ep 1127: General Election special - Farming issues, the Bull McCabe and a politician on a buffalo
35:24|Listen as the Irish Farmers Journal team debate the big issues that will sway the farming vote in the general election, take a tour around some rural constituencies and get extra nerdy by learning a voting strategy to keep a party out of power.
Ep 1126: General Election 2024 - live debate with farming candidates
01:13:44|Charlie McConalogue, Martin Heydon, Pippa Hackett, Martin Kenny and Eddie Punch take part in a live debate on the key issues facing farmers moderated by Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy
Ep 1125: Young Stock Podcast - Robert Beattie Terrachem
29:24|Stephen Robb talks to Robert Beattie Business Development Manager with Terrachem and Meath tillage farmer about his role and the future of the sector.
Ep 1124: Farm Tech Talk Ep 241 - Live from the FTMTA machinery show
39:55|This week, we're live from the FTMTA machinery show in Punchestown. We will hear from our machinery specialists Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott. We will also hear from FTMTA’s President Karol Duigenan and SlurryQuip’s owner Richard Fitzpatrick.