Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

On this week’s podcast we report from the ground breaking of a new flour mill in Co Wexford. Pat O’Toole chats to the Kavanagh brothers behind the build and the investment it takes. Pat also chatted to Minister Heydon and John Murphy of the IFA. Conor Kehoe reports from the malt meeting and as always, we report on fieldwork, grain markets and weather. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

On this week's Inside Dairy podcast, Aidan, Brendan and Daire discuss the difficulties of cleaning out paddocks with high pre-grazing covers. Brendan looks at how much meal to feed this autumn and the team previews Dairy Day in Limerick on 14 November. There's also an interview with New Zealand consultant Ashley Primrose, who has worked as a dairy farm consultant in Ireland for the past two years.Listen to Inside Dairy every Wednesday from the Farmers Journal.Subscribe here

This week the team discuss what’s on over the next few weeks, Halloween traditions and how well they know their work colleaguesSarah McIntosh, Martin Merrick and Hannah Furlong are back for this week’s episode. They look at some of the events coming up organised by the Irish Farmers Journal which include Women & Agriculture conference on 29 October in Co Cork, Tillage Day on 5 November in Co Kildare and Dairy Day on 16 October in Co Limerick.They also discuss Halloween traditions, which brings up the question, is Colcannon a tradition in your household? The mashed potatoes, cabbage, butter, and milk dish is an annual staple in Sarah’s Halloween festivities but the rest of the team question its purpose.Martin also puts the pressure on with a quiz centered around who knows their colleagues best.

Down to Agribusiness: Diesel reserves, Budget and how CBAM worksDescription: On this week’s Down to Agribusiness, Stephen and Lorcan discuss Budget 2027, oil and diesel reserves, High Court planning decisions, and how CBAM actually works.To subscribe to the show click here.

This week, Adam chats to the panel about Budget 2027, livestock trade, milk price and schemes. Martin Merrick also chats to Peter Linden 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 talk about tillage in Budget 2027. We go through tillage farmer numbers as they see a dramatic drop, talk fieldwork, weather grain prices and talk to Dara Stanley of UCD on bees and pesticides, David Redhouse from his farm in Co Meath and Teagasc soil’s specialist Veronica Nyhan. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

Inside the Farmers Journal: Budget, property and sheep dogs

Our political correspondent with Pat O'Toole sat down with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to discuss the key measures for farmers in Budget 2027. They talk through the funding and schemes set to have an impact on the farm sector.