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Young Stock Podcast: Shows, sucklers and sheep in the Burren
From sucklers to sheep, AI to scanning, and sheep dog demonstrations to relief milking, 19-year-old Aaron McGann has plenty of irons in the fire when it comes to farming.
From Bellharbour in Co Clare, Aaron has had a strong interest in farming from a young age and was an early starter in getting his own farm enterprises off the ground.
His father Martin and mother Martina always had sucklers. In his early teenage years he started his own sheep flock and also began working with local dairy farmers, Bryan and Deirdre Hynes.
In transition year he completed his AI technician course and got a job doing sheep dog demonstrations at Caherconnell Stone Fort.
To this day, he still keeps up all of the above and shows on the weekend in his spare time. Aaron had great success at Tullamore Show with his Bluefaced Leicesters.
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Dairy Day 2025 - Highlights
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Farm Tech Talk - CAP entitlements, weather woes and beef prices
48:05|This week, we chat to Adam about beef price pressure, to Daire about Dairy Day 2025 and to Darren about CAP entitlements and what it means for farmers.We also chat to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO about winter management tips. 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
The Tillage Podcast - Straw, whiskey and magic insect traps
29:16|This week we look at straw import figures into Ireland, talk about making a submission to a consultation, have the harvest report, talk to a whiskey distillery, learn about magic traps for insects and of course have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Inside the Farmers Journal - straw imports, Dingle Mart and Irish lamb
27:31|This week, the team looks at straw imports, a big anniversary at Dingle Mart, Irish lamb in the US and Meals on Wheels.
Dairy Day 2025 - What to expect from this year's conference
11:22|Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg take a look at the activities, talks and more happening this Saturday at Dairy Day 2025. If you are heading to the conference, this podcast will give you the latest information on talks, guests and more. 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
Young Stock Podcast - building the bridges needed to combat rural isolation
17:33|In this week’s instalment of the Young Stock podcast, Noel Bardon chats with Robert Lally, who is taking part in the Farmers’ Haggard project looking to combat rural isolation while making farms safer places to work.
Farm Tech Talk - inside the nitrates derogation, meat congress insights and bird flu
48:42|This week’s episode features Adam’s interviews from the World Meat Congress in Brazil with Kent Baccus on U.S. beef trade issues and Rupert Claxton on global meat consumption trends. Caitríona and the team discuss Ireland’s nitrates derogation, increasing bird flu cases, and payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes .
The Tillage Podcast - Record breaking US farmer, seed, malt and more prices
23:02|On this week’s podcast we chat to a World-record breaking soybean farmer, chat seed, Kerry grain prices and grain trends and weather. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Farming News - Do all farmers qualify for the State pension?
18:20|The IFA’s nitrates derogation meeting, scheme payment rate cuts and farmer pensions all feature on this week’s Farm News podcast.