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Young Stock - From the road less travelled to lecturing Dr. Brian Leonard
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Originally intending to spend three years in Galway to do an arts degree, Brian Leonard ended up spending thirteen years in the county between studies and various roles within Teagasc and Galway County Council. Originally intending on going on to do primary teaching, Brian left college and began working with Teagasc exploring farm diversification options before completing a PhD in Teagasc Athenry, having previously completed a Masters in Rural Sustainability.
After spending a stint with Galway County Council working on various projects, the teaching bug came calling again; this time lecturing in UCD. Now an established lecturer in the School of Agriculture and Food Science, Brian tells us his story from his undergrad through to his current work. He also gives an insight in to some of the more unseen work completed in UCD with regards research, as well as giving some key advice for students thinking of studying agriculture.
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Inside Dairy - Trailer 11th Feb
03:11|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, we talk about grazing management in a wet spring and we have an interview with Catherine McAloon, assistant professor in the school of veterinary medicine at UCD about keeping cows healthy this spring. Aidan also chats Limerick based auctioneer Tom Crosse about the land rental market this spring. Also Aidan and Daire discuss the possibility of land rent being fixed to milk price, is this happening on the ground? Is it good or bad? 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 - Valentines Special, when is a farm date a date?
42:25|Daire, Sarah and Mary are back with some valentines related thoughts, is it a hoax? What do we think of Galentines? Sarah and Daire will tell you about the farm walks that have started back, and would you like a farm themed cameo from Marty? In the main interview this week, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Michael Redmond junior, who tells us how he balances working full-time with ESB Networks, farming 200 acres of tillage and importing cultivation equipment from Poland.To contact the show email youngstock@farmersjournal.ie or you can whatsapp 087 440 53 51We would love to hear your suggestions for the Young Stock crew.
Young Stock Valentines Special - Trailer
04:03|Join Daire Cregg, Marty Merrick and Sarah McIntosh every Monday where they give updates on the latest news in the world of ag and farming, alongside some hot topics they want to get off their chest. Every week we also have one of the Irish Farmers Journal team interview a person from the agricultural world on their life and story.
Farm Tech Talk: Bluetongue special
55:02|In this special episode, Adam Woods is joined by Darren, Aidan and deputy chief veterinary officer Eoin Ryan to break down what Irish farmers need to know about bluetongue. From animal health and movement restrictions to prevention and on-farm decisions, the panel answers farmers’ questions and delivers clear, practical guidance on the challenges facing farms right now.
The IFJ Land Report 2025 | Trailer
07:53|Join Ciara Leahy, Paul Mooney, Aidan Brennan, Peter McCann and IFAC's Philip O'Connor as they discuss the comprehensive Irish Farmers Journal Agricultural Land Price Report for 2025. This is a trailer - to listen to the podcast in full go to www.irishfarmersjournal.ie/my-podcasts
The Tillage Podcast - Fungicides expert, farm numbers and weather
29:52|On this week’s Tillage Podcast we speak to an expert in fungicide resistance. Andreas Mehl from Bayer talks us through how resistance happens, what we can do to stop it and what the trends are.We cover all the latest news from tillage farmer numbers to malting barley and as always, have the grain market and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
Inside the Farmers Journal – Will CAP payments to older farmers be scrapped?
31:10|This week the team discusses the ongoing fiasco between IFA and Bord Bia, CAP payments to older farmers and milk price cuts
Inside Dairy – A taste of this week’s podcast
05:22|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.To subscribe to Inside Dairy https://ifj.supportingcast.fm/insidedairyThis week Daire Cregg and Aidan Brennan chat about the weather, dairy markets and whether farmers should feed whole milk or milk replacer to calves this spring. Daire chats to Cork farmer Paul Sheehan about his plans for the spring while Aidan chats to John Donlon about the future of vets in rural Ireland.
Young Stock Podcast - From Botswana to Ballinrobe to pursue a career in Engineering with McHale
44:30|This week, Gary Abbott spoke with Melany Rourke, a South African native who travelled to Ireland six years ago to pursue her studies in engineering to only later land a full-time position as manufacturing engineer with McHale. Originally from a farming family in Zimbabwe, Melany talks about her families struggles of being evicted from their family farm, to starting out a new life in Botswana which later allowed her to recognise her passion for engineering. Melany discusses, everything from farming and growing up in South Africa, moving to Ireland to study at MTU and how that led to a full-time job with the world-renowned brand that is McHale.