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Ep 991: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 91 - Walking crops in Brazil and reducing price risk for farmers
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On this week’s Young Stock Podcast we talk to Conor Condron from Co Offaly. Conor recently started working for commodity consulting company, Black Silo. He wants to see Irish farmers use tools to reduce the risk involved in selling commodities.
He was in Brazil at the beginning of the year for the soybean harvest and is travelling to Romania this week. Hear what Conor has to say from studying ag science to formulating rations and working with farmers with J. Grennan and Sons to travelling the world.
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Ep 1007: Farm Tech Talk Ep 213 – Suckler cows back in calf, lamb price prospects and short and long term milk price
42:37This week, we talk to Adam Woods on getting suckler cows back in calf, Darren Carty on lamb price prospects and Aidan Brennan gives his thoughts on short and long term milk prices.Ep 1006: Farming News: Fertiliser risks BISS fines, ash dieback scheme and BVD letters
28:17This week, we get the latest on a warning that farmers spreading chemical fertiliser could risk payment penalties, the detail of an €80m ash dieback scheme and a surge in BVD name and shame letters.Ep 1005: Tillage podcast: Busy days for tillage farmers
28:31On this week’s tillage podcast we discuss fieldwork, a brewery, hear from Lincolnshire farmer Andrew Ward on environmental payments and the importance of farmers growing food.We look at this week’s tillage pages, From the Tramlines and as always have the grain market and weather reports.The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.Ep 1004: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 94 - Cheltenham highs to broken bones
23:42This week on the podcast we chat to multiple grade one and Cheltenham festival-winning jockey Michael O'Sullivan who hails from a dairy farm in Co Cork.Ep 1003: Farm Tech Talk Ep 212 – Pedigree palace shed in Monaghan, sheep prices and over sowing clover
47:43This week, we talk to Martin Merrick on the pedigree palace shed in Monaghan, Darren Carty on sheep prices and Aidan Brennan on his thoughts on over sowing clover.Ep 1002: Farming News: better weather lifts cattle trade and red hot demand for hill land
30:34Listen now for the latest on the cattle price lift from this week’s weather, how CAP payments are driving demand for marginal land and a breakdown of Irish MEPs’ voting records on farming issues.Ep 1001: Tillage podcast: farmers flock to the fields
38:29On this week's show we talk fieldwork in one of the busiest weeks of the year and hear from UK farmer and YouTube sensation Andrew Ward.Ep 1000: The Irish Farmers Journal team celebrates the milestone 1,000th podcast with lots of banter, and a €1,000 cash giveaway
01:18:52Behind the scenes special and exclusive interview with Minister Charlie McConalogue. The Irish Farmers Journal team celebrates the milestone 1,000th podcast with some banter, and a €1,000 cash giveaway.Ep 999: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 93 - What is involved with solar farm leases
22:31Stephen Robb talks to Robyn Kelly, project developer with Lightsource bp, about her role in working with farmers to develop solar farms