Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

This week, Stephen chats with Adam about a BSE case and the fuel protests, Darren discusses a new dairy beef weighing scheme and the sheep trade, while Daire covers the milk price increase, and Lorcan looks at the energy markets.

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On this week’s podcast we talk fieldwork and the struggle on farms across the country at present. We chat to fungicide expert Professor Fiona Burnett of the Scottish Rural College on resistance.
We also run through feed and grain imports for 2025, look at the paper and have the grain trends and weather reports. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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Inside the Farmers Journal: Healy-Rae resigns and €100m in fuel supports
On this week’s show, the team discusses Michael Healy-Rae’s resignation, hears from Minister Martin Heydon on the new €100m fuel package and looks at the lack of engagement with protesters.
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In this special podcast from The Irish Farmers Journal, Aidan Brennan is joined by Agri Business Editor Lorcan Roche Kelly for an in-depth look at one of the biggest pressures facing farming today—the global fuel crisis.
As energy prices surge, we unpack what’s really driving the spike, from geopolitical tensions to market dynamics, and what it all means on the ground for Irish farmers and contractors. From diesel costs to the ripple effects on fertiliser, feed, and transport, this episode connects the global picture to the reality on Irish farms.
Lorcan brings his expertise to break down the latest government supports, explaining new measures aimed at easing the burden of rising diesel prices, and outlining exactly how taxes like excise, carbon tax, and VAT are impacting agricultural fuel costs.
We also examine the role of conflict in the Middle East in pushing energy markets higher—and crucially, whether any resolution could lead to meaningful price relief in the months ahead.
If you’re trying to make sense of rising costs and what they mean for your business now and into the future, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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This week on Inside Dairy, Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg dig into the key issues shaping dairy farming right now.
We start with the weather and its major influence on grass growth across the country—what it means for farm performance in the weeks ahead. Then we break down the latest insights from Ornua’s annual report, including comments from CEO Conor Galvin.
Teagasc’s Caitlin Looney joins the show to discuss all things clover, with practical advice on what farmers should be doing at this stage of the season.
And in The Breakdown, we tackle a crucial question for spring-calving herds: when is the right time to start the breeding season?
All that and more in this week’s episode of Inside Dairy.

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