Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

Join Amy Forde and Ciara Leahy for the Irish Farmers Journal's 2026 Succession Podcast Special, a two-part series exploring one of the biggest challenges facing Irish farming today. Through real-life stories and practical advice, the series examines why succession planning matters, the barriers families face, and how honest conversations can help secure the future of Irish farms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Youngstock podcast, Co Longford man Donal Hand joins Gary Abbott to discuss his time spent studying Manufacturing Engineering at IT Tralee, and how a later engineering role with ABP Food Group eventually led Donal to build his own workshop and start up his own business, DPH Engineering. The business specialises in design as well as bespoke metal fabrication and the fit out of meat factories. In recent times the business has branched more into civil works too.
Having grown up on the family farm, farming and agriculture make up a large part of Donal’s DNA. Alongside the business, Donal and his father run a 100 cow suckler herd. Bull calves are kept on and finished as bull beef while heifer calves are kept on either as replacements or sold as stores. With a keen interest in machinery, Donal also provides a full GPS fertiliser spreading service to farmers in the surrounding areas.
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This week on the show, Stephen and Lorcan look at yet another report about the future of agriculture in Ireland, discuss the Summer Economic Statement, talk Brazilian beef imports into the UK and talk to Ciaran Marron, CEO and founder of Activ8 Energies.

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This week, Adam chats to the panel about the EPA commissioned KPMG report, sheep and cattle prices and some important farm safety tips. The panel also discuss drought – both on the farm and on the sporting field. Can Mayo end their 75-year drought and drape Sam Maguire in green and red? Darren also chats to Peter Linden from Grassland AGRO about managing the dry weather on farms.

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On this special 250th Tillage Podcast Irish Farmers Journal editor Adam Woods looks back on some of the big moments in tillage over the past five years. We play clips from some of your favourite guests and we have a chance for you to win one of three fuel vouchers worth €250 each. Click here to enter. https://form.jotform.com/261893421516358
Thanks to everyone for listening over the past 250 episodes. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.
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