Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

Down to Agribusiness: Ploughing, planning and budget wish-list
This week on the show, Stephen and Lorcan debrief the three-day festival of farming that was the National Ploughing Championships, whether the global protein boom has been overhyped, and take a look at Ireland’s agri-food exports for July.
They also talk to Donal Whelton, Head of Agri, Food and Fisheries at AIB, and look at planning decisions, fertiliser funds, and what the industry is looking for from Budget 2027.

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This week, as Budget 2027 approaches, Adam chats to the panel about their predictions for the next year. The panel hold discussions on Bluetongue, TAMS, livestock trade and milk price. Finally, Darren chats to John Brennan from Grassland AGRO about autumn grassland management.

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On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we bring you a live recording from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships. Tillage editor Siobhán Walsh was joined by the Head of Agriculture at Bank of Ireland, Eoin Lowry, to discuss a positive future for tillage farming in Ireland, sustainability-linked loans, merchant credit and much more. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Farmers Journal: CAP reforms and new nature restoration funding
In this week's podcast, the team takes a look at looming CAP reforms and farmers' opposition to payment changes. New funding for nature restoration has been put on the table, but what will it entail? Fertiliser and milk prices are also on the agenda, and we learn how the Barrow Bus has opened up the south-east.
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Milk prices, grass issues and autumn calving
On this week’s podcast, we’re discussing some of the key takeaways from Ploughing 2026. We chat about the latest announcements from co-ops on August milk price and in The Breakdown; managing issues at grass, like nitrate poisoning and bloat.
This week’s interview is with Rob Colton, a dairy farmer growing maize and forage rye for his winter milk herd.

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