Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

Well-known dairy farmer Katie Gleeson is this week’s guest on the Young Stock Podcast, joining Sarah McIntosh and Martin Merrick.
With over 32.3k followers on her Instagram account Katie in the Country, she is well known for promoting agriculture to the general public online.
Not originally from a farming background, Katie qualified as a hairdresser and opened her own salon. She married her husband Phil and built a family home on their dairy farm.
While raising their three children, Daniel, Faye and Jack, Katie began sharing the realities of farming online because of her love of photography.
Since then, Katie has grown a large following and partners with brands and organisations as a farming influencer. She is also a farm ambassador for the National Dairy Council (NDC) and a member of Dairy Women Ireland.
Three years ago, Katie went back to college as a mature student and studied agriculture and sustainability at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Thurles. Now on professional work experience with Agri Aware, Katie discusses her college course and the opportunities for ag graduates in the sector.
Sarah and Martin also discuss their pet peeves, favourite languages and why a chance DM has led Martin to question if love is blind.
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This week, Stephen chats to Adam on the protests and a lift in the beef trade, Martin talks about the TAMS budget while Aidan discusses milk price and dairy markets. Siobhán joins us to talk about this year’s Crop Protection Magazine for all the latest in plant protection products. Stephen also caught up with Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO to chat about fertiliser options for grazing and silage ground.


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On this week’s podcast we chat through fieldwork and jobs to be done. We take a look at Crop Protection Magazine and have the grain market and weather reports. This week we have an interview with Steve Dennis of BASF on product development 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: fuel price protests cause chaos
On this week’s show, the team hears from protestors at the fuel price demonstration and discusses the protest.
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In a week shaped by fuel protests and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, we break down what it all means for Irish dairy farmers — from input costs to global market ripple effects.
Back on home soil, we dig into the Dairygold annual report, highlighting the key insights and what they signal for the months ahead.
Our featured interview is with Limerick dairy farmer John McNamara, who shares his perspective on meal feeding — what’s working, what’s not, and where farmers should focus.
Plus, we tackle one of the big on-farm decisions: heifer breeding — to synch or not? We weigh up the pros and cons to help you decide what’s right for your system. To contact the show, leave a comment below, or email us on [email protected]

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