Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

On this week’s show we have a wide range of guests. We chat to famous economist Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company. We talk to Rachel Connnor on EU deforestation regulations and hear from Krista Thomas of the International Grain Trade Coalition. We report on fieldwork and have an update from the Flahavan’s Organic Oat Growers Conference held this week with an interview with Angus Woods, who won grower of the year on the night. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

Inside the Farmers Journal: rates for farm buildings and meat consumptionOn this week’s show, Pat O’Toole explains why there is concern in the sector over a High Court ruling on rates for farm buildings, we hear the latest on meat consumption and have the latest on fertiliser prices.

Biomethane investment will go elsewhere unless Stormont acts Description: Stephen Robb speaks to Chris Huhne, Chair of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), at the ADBA Northern Ireland Conference about the lack of government support for biomethane, the risk of losing investment overseas and the opportunities for Northern Ireland's farming sector.

This week on Inside Dairy, we discuss autumn grass supplies and changing weather conditions across the country.Daire and Aidan report on the Tirlan open day from Belview and we have an update on milk price announcements.We also have an interview with Joe Murphy, who hosted a farm walk as part of the Tirlán ‘Elevate’ programme.Meanwhile, on The Breakdown, we look at the merits of teat sealing heifers over the next month.Listen to Inside Dairy every Wednesday from the Farmers Journal.Subscribe here

Growing Minds- Introduction to Leaving Cert Agricultural ScienceEddie Holton, education coordinator with Agri Aware joins Sarah McIntosh for the first episode of the new Growing Minds podcast seriesThe Growing Minds podcast is back for another series. Over the next few months the Irish Farmers Journal podcast aimed at secondary school students studying agricultural science will inform, educate and inspire the next generation.In the first episode of this series, we look at the course structure, how to break up your study over fifth and sixth year and useful tips on studying the subject.Listen in below:

This week’s guest is Clare native Rachel Clancy, who is a senior manager in the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training BoardHailing from a dairy farm Rachel Clancy sits down with Sarah McIntosh at the Teagasc women in agriculture event this week.Having completed a BSc in agriculture in Tralee, Rachel took up a teacher and distance education co-ordinator role at Salesian Agricultural College Palleskennery.She then worked in Teagasc as a learning and development specialist before taking on her new role as adult education officer and senior manager at Galway and Roscommon ETB.Rachel discusses the various educational pathways within agriculture while offering advice to students navigating their next steps.

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Down to Agribusiness: Gas prices, Kilkenny Cheese and food vs solarDescription: On this week's Down to Agribusiness, Stephen and Lorcan delve into rising gas prices and what they mean for you, take a look at the new €200m biomethane grant scheme and discuss the latest solar farm to be refused planning permission.They also talk to Kieran Fitzgerald, MD of Kilkenny Cheese, who tells us about his career and the ambitions for the Tirlán joint venture in Co. Kilkenny.To subscribe to the show click here.

This week, Adam chats to the panel about the delayed payment for schemes, solar grants, a 750 suckler herd in Scotland and budgeting cashflow on dairy farms.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