Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

In an exclusive interview with Anna Marie McHugh as the National Ploughing Championships 2026 draws to a close, the assistant managing director of the NPA talks about the success of this years show, the level of preparation that goes into putting on such a huge annual event and growing up surrounded by the Ploughing.

Join Lorcan and Stephen from our stage at The National Ploughing Championships 2026 for a special episode of Down to Agribusiness

Ploughing day three: Hansen, Heydon, and rural planningDescription: On our final episode from Ploughing 2026, we hear from Commissioner Hansen and Minister Heydon on CAP, hear the latest on rural planning guidelines and get a round-up from around Screggan. 

On this week’s Tillage Podcast we report from the National Ploughing Champioships. Tillage editor Siobhán Walsh was joined by political correspondent Pat O’Toole on the upcoming budget. We chat to renewables editor on opportunities to sell crops to digesters and crops in the North West and we catch up with tillage reporter Conor Kehoe on oilseed rape planting and crops left to be harvested. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

tune into day two of our podcast from Ploughing 2026

Taoiseach Micheál Martin joins the Inside Dairy podcastSubscribe here

‘Rural drugs - a hidden crime’  Irish Country Living journalist Jacqueline Hogge chairs a Ploughinng panel discussion on rural drug use with those on the front line of drug support and senior Gardaí.

Join Adam and the panel as they chat all things fodder.