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Young Stock Podcast - providing support for women in dairy
This week’s Young Stock Podcast is recorded live from the Dairy Women Ireland’s conference, as we sit down with UCD professor and Nuffield Ireland scholar Zoe McKay.
Having gotten involved in the original steering committee that developed the network, Zoe is now secretary to the board of Dairy Women Ireland.
She discusses the role of the organisation and the importance of bringing women working on dairy farms together. To provide a network to give confidence and support to those who are directly or indirectly involved across the dairy sector.
Zoe grew up in the farming community of Ballyfin Co and she is currently an assistant professor of grass and forage science at University College Dublin. Within this role, Zoe is the programme director for the undergraduate degree in sustainable food systems, along with leading a grassland research programme at UCD Lyons Farm.
Importance of research
As one of the 2025 Nuffield Ireland scholars, Zoe has spent the last year travelling across the globe to gain information and research for her topic, “Future Grasslands for Climate Adaptation: What are the options for Ireland?”.
Her research aims to evaluate grassland strategies to adapt to climate change and increase the sustainability of Ireland’s grass-based production systems.Want a say in our next dairy podcast? Fill out our short survey for a chance to win Wawet waterproof leggings—your feedback matters www.ifj.ie/dairypodcast
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Young Stock - Preparing to kick on your study or career
46:25|In this week’s episode, Noel Bardon and Rachel Donovan discuss some of the common questions of students preparing for the next step in their study or career journey.Be in with a chance of winning two tickets to the All Together Now music festival by filling out our young farmer survey. Go to www.ifj.ie/alltogethernow before midnight on 27 March.
Inside with the Bord Bia Five
01:10:51|A podcast special with the five IFA members protesting for over three weeks inside the lobby of Bord Bia
Farm Tech Talk – Bord Bia, wet weather and livestock trade
53:00|This week, Stephen chats with Adam on Bord Bia, Daire on the wet weather affecting dairy farms, Darren on the sheep trade, and Peter on bluetongue in Northern Ireland. Aidan also chats with Clodagh Bolger from Grassland AGRO about grass management. https://go.alltech.com/focus-for-100 Join the Farm Tech Talk communityWe 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
The Tillage Podcast - Live record on Irish grain, fieldwork and tillage payments
28:04|On this week’s Tillage Podcast we recorded live in Co Wexford at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s spring workshop.This week we’re joined by Craig England, farmer from Cork and ITLUS president, David Kennedy head of dairy and tillage at Bord Bia and agronomist John Metcalfe. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Inside the Farmers Journal - bluetongue woes and IFA declare war
24:53|On this week’s show, the team brings you up to date on the bluetongue cases in Ireland, discuss the ongoing row between IFA and Bord Bia and hear from the Minister on TB.
Inside Dairy - Trailer 25th Feb
03:02|Inside Dairy comes to you every Wednesday evening from the Irish Farmers Journal Podcast Studio. It is the latest offering from the team that already produce Farm Tech Talks, Young Stock and Vet Pod.On this week’s show, Daire talks to Michael O’Donovan about getting spring grazing back on track while Aidan discusses calf health with large animal vet Caroline Farrell.To subscribe to Inside Dairy https://ifj.supportingcast.fm/insidedairyAre you receiving our dairy newsletter? If not, join our Inside Dairy community today – link to sign up to receive the dairy newsletter https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1odLPQ4FsQhm-r0edaOnjsAets9e
Young Stock Podcast - The Abbey Cowgirl on pursuing her dreams in Poland
54:44|The Young Stock Podcast is back as Sarah McIntosh, Martin Merrick and Daire Cregg sit down to discuss college life and whether mass songs belong in pubs. The main interview is with well-known agri influencer Katie Larkin, who has over 31,000 followers on Instagram and 52,000 on TikTok. The Galway native speaks to Sarah McIntosh about growing her online profile, the importance of promoting farming across social media and the opportunities for young people in the industry. With a passion for showing livestock, Katie travels the length and breadth of the country, alongside her family, attending shows with her Simmental herd.Last September, Katie decided to take the plunge and move to Warsaw, Poland, to study veterinary medicine. She discusses the importance of following your dreams and why being a little bit older has benefited her studies.
The IFJ Land Report 2025
42:40|Ciara Leahy is joined by Aidan Brennan, Paul Mooney, Peter McCann and IFAC's Philip O'Connor to discuss in depth the main findings from the Irish Farmers Journal Agricultural Land Price Report 2025.Looking at trends across the country.
Farm Tech Talk – Entitlements, Bord Bia and poor weather
57:29|This week, Stephen chats to Adam about the Bord Bia protests, Daire about the weather affecting dairy farms, Darren about entitlements, and Gary about IFJ’s new event, Grass 2026. https://go.alltech.com/focus-for-100Join the Farm Tech Talk communityWe 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