Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

What can farmers earn from renewable energy?Description: Stephen Robb hosts the Farming and Renewable Energy session at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, speaking with Kevin Carey, Director of Business Development at Atlantic Energy Consultants; Aidan Stakelum, Community Engagement Lead at Perigus Energy; Sean Crowley, Large Industrial & Renewable Gas Sales Manager at Gas Networks Ireland; and Justin Moran, Director of External Affairs at Wind Energy Ireland, about the opportunities for farmers in renewable energy.

Inside Dairy - Milk league movements and the prospect of higher payments for grass-fed dairyOn this week's Inside Dairy podcast, Aidan and Daire discuss one dairy farmer's approach to rebuilding silage stocks and the latest movements in the Irish Farmers Journal monthly milk league. They also tackle the thorny issue of the grass-fed standard and whether the market could pay more for dairy products that meet it.Plus, we hear from Bank of Ireland's Susan Maher, who spoke to the team at the National Ploughing Championships on all things finance and credit.

On this week’s episode, Wicklow natives Edward, James and Patrick Walsh join Sarah McIntosh and Hannah Furlong to discuss their new show which shines a light on contractors.Running their own contractor and agri hire business, the identical Walsh triplets have become household names staring on TG4s new show Contractors which airs Thursday evenings at 9:20pm.The business was started in 1957 by their late father Ned, who sadly passed away three years ago. Having been involved in the business for 20 years, Edward, James and Patrick are now running the company and “keep the flag flapping in the wind” in their dads honour.They discuss the challenges of drought, which has resulted in a lot of work on farms still needing to be done. Along with this the increased fuel prices have put a massive financial toll on contractors including Walshe’s, as they ‘don’t know where it will stop’.Filming TG4s Contractors show ‘has been a great laugh’ for the brothers, even though they admit they aren’t used to being filmed.

Down to Agribusiness: Ploughing, planning and budget wish-list This week on the show, Stephen and Lorcan debrief the three-day festival of farming that was the National Ploughing Championships, whether the global protein boom has been overhyped, and take a look at Ireland’s agri-food exports for July. They also talk to Donal Whelton, Head of Agri, Food and Fisheries at AIB, and look at planning decisions, fertiliser funds, and what the industry is looking for from Budget 2027.To subscribe to the show click here.

This week, as Budget 2027 approaches, Adam chats to the panel about their predictions for the next year. The panel hold discussions on Bluetongue, TAMS, livestock trade and milk price. Finally, Darren chats to John Brennan from Grassland AGRO about autumn grassland management.We welcome any feedback and questions you have for the Farm Tech Talk team. Please email farmtechtalk@farmersjournal.ie or send a text or voice note to our WhatsApp number 086 836 6465Click here if you would like a weekly email notification when Farm Talk is released https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1LkIraRklQcK5mClBGXTpFgets9e

On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we bring you a live recording from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships. Tillage editor Siobhán Walsh was joined by the Head of Agriculture at Bank of Ireland, Eoin Lowry, to discuss a positive future for tillage farming in Ireland, sustainability-linked loans, merchant credit and much more. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

Inside the Farmers Journal: CAP reforms and new nature restoration fundingIn this week's podcast, the team takes a look at looming CAP reforms and farmers' opposition to payment changes. New funding for nature restoration has been put on the table, but what will it entail? Fertiliser and milk prices are also on the agenda, and we learn how the Barrow Bus has opened up the south-east.

Milk prices, grass issues and autumn calvingOn this week’s podcast, we’re discussing some of the key takeaways from Ploughing 2026. We chat about the latest announcements from co-ops on August milk price and in The Breakdown; managing issues at grass, like nitrate poisoning and bloat.This week’s interview is with Rob Colton, a dairy farmer growing maize and forage rye for his winter milk herd.Subscribe here