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Ep 1237: Young Stock Podcast - Top of the crop
We take to the road for this week's Young Stock Podcast as Sarah McIntosh attends the Teagasc/FBD student of the year award ceremony. The awards, sponsored by FBD, were presented to the top graduates of Teagasc Level 6 agriculture, horticulture, equine and forestry training programmes in 2024.
With 4,000 students across the Teagasc college campuses, it was a great opportunity to meet the top of the crop students, who took home prizes on the day. Each finalist was nominated by their teacher and Teagasc college faculty and selected from a judging panel.
On the day Kate Curran, who is no stranger to the Young Stock Podcast, was awarded the overall title of Teagasc/FBD student of the year for 2024. We get the first interview with Kate as the shock of winning the award sets in and she outlines what it means to her.
We also hear from Danny Doyle, who took home the title last year as he fills us in on what he has been up to over the last year while giving advice to this year’s winner.
Thomas O’Connor from Tralee, Co Kerry, who took home the winning title for the full-time agriculture category speaks to us about his educational pathway and why he decided to attend a Teagasc course.
Tipperary native Niamh Duggan, Carrick-on-Suir, took home the award for the full-time other land-based enterprises category. She speaks about progressing onto the Level 8 degree in South East Technological University and what her plans are for the summer months.
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The Tillage Podcast - Celebrating 250 Episodes
54:25|On this special 250th Tillage Podcast Irish Farmers Journal editor Adam Woods looks back on some of the big moments in tillage over the past five years. We play clips from some of your favourite guests and we have a chance for you to win one of three fuel vouchers worth €250 each. Click here to enter. https://form.jotform.com/261893421516358Thanks to everyone for listening over the past 250 episodes. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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