Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

This is Country Living...Clodagh McKenna on embracing a farmland renovation Life changed for Clodagh McKenna when she met Harry Herbert and moved to Broadspear in Hampshire in England. However, her life is more agricultural than aristocratic as over the last nine years they have renovated an old cottage and farmland into a functioning farm - and not forgetting their small Irish pub on the land. Talk about really embracing country living.

On this week's Down to Agribusiness, Lorcan and Stephen turn their attention to dairy markets, and why the rally in skim milk powder prices may not be all good news for the outlook for milk prices. They also look at the widening gap between beef prices in Ireland and Britain which recently hit €1/kg. They also examine what the big international event this week, the US midterm elections could mean for markets and energy prices. The guest is Alan Gormley, CEO and co-founder of VetPal who talks about how he took advantage of an opportunity he saw in changing EU legislation.In Agribusiness Unfiltered, the focus shifts to how stubborn inflation is changing the political landscape across the world.

This week, Aidan chats with the team about the US midterm elections and what it means for Irish farmers, livestock trade, an impressive new calf shed in Waterford and Dairy Day 2026. Martin also chats to John Brennan from Grassland AGRO about cover 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

Inside the Farmers Journal: CAP cuts laid bare, US elections and TB threatHow the CAP cuts could impact your farm payment, the results of the US mid-term elections and their impact on Irish farming, and TB in Wicklow all feature on this week’s show.

This week on Inside Dairy, we get an update on grass growth on farms year to date and Aidan provides an update on the latest milk league data for the co-ops.Meanwhile, Daire gives us his first impressions out and about on New Zealand farms. We also have an interview with William Dennehy, a dairy farmer supplying Kinisla Co-op from Currow,Co Kerry, on his approach to managing costs ahead of Dairy Day. In The Breakdown, we look at the management of heifers to reach target weights from now to breeding 2027.Listen to Inside Dairy every Wednesday from the Farmers Journal.Subscribe here

On this week’s episode, Hannah Furlong is joined by cook, nutritionist, entrepreneur and part-time beef farmer Eoin Sheehan from County Limerick.Having grown up on a dairy farm, Eoin chats about how himself and his father now manage the farm which has transitioned to beef, rearing Belted Galloways.A new venture which Eoin has jumped into in recent years is beekeeping and he discusses the enjoyment and benefits of making your own local honey.Eoin speaks about his career journey which he said has not always been linear. He graduated with a degree in engineering from University Limerick however he then went on to qualify as a nutritionist as he realised his passion lied with nutrition and cooking.Using this passion, Eoin set up his own sports catering and meal prep business ‘Country Munch’, supplying healthy, nourishing meals to professional and semi-professional teams, athletes and workers.Eoin can also be seen cooking on the ‘Six O’Clock Show’ on Virgin Media One and he travels the country giving cookery and nutrition demonstrations to corporates, teams and groups.Recently, Eoin was a speaking on a panel discussion with Our Food Roots, discussing how we can better connect consumers with where their food comes from, a subject he believes is very important.

Jacqueline Hogge hosts this incredible panel chat from Women & Agriculture conference 2026. Listener discretion advised.

Down to Agribusiness: power, policy and the price of doing businessDescription: This week on Down to Agribusiness, Stephen and Lorcan examine Ireland's energy future, the cost of doing business and the Department of Agriculture's €1.2bn underspend, with special guest Marie Donnelly, former chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council.