Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

fuel protest threats, CAP meetings, and poultry farmer outlook

On this week's podcast, we look back on a fired-up fuel protester group meeting in Moate, Co Westmeath, and the latest IFA CAP meeting, in Athy, Co Kildare. Poultry meat, dairy farmers, and cheese also make the agenda.
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What can farmers earn from renewable energy?
Description: Stephen Robb hosts the Farming and Renewable Energy session at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, speaking with Kevin Carey, Director of Business Development at Atlantic Energy Consultants; Aidan Stakelum, Community Engagement Lead at Perigus Energy; Sean Crowley, Large Industrial & Renewable Gas Sales Manager at Gas Networks Ireland; and Justin Moran, Director of External Affairs at Wind Energy Ireland, about the opportunities for farmers in renewable energy.
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Inside Dairy - Milk league movements and the prospect of higher payments for grass-fed dairy

On this week's Inside Dairy podcast, Aidan and Daire discuss one dairy farmer's approach to rebuilding silage stocks and the latest movements in the Irish Farmers Journal monthly milk league. They also tackle the thorny issue of the grass-fed standard and whether the market could pay more for dairy products that meet it.

Plus, we hear from Bank of Ireland's Susan Maher, who spoke to the team at the National Ploughing Championships on all things finance and credit.
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On this week’s episode, Wicklow natives Edward, James and Patrick Walsh join Sarah McIntosh and Hannah Furlong to discuss their new show which shines a light on contractors.
Running their own contractor and agri hire business, the identical Walsh triplets have become household names staring on TG4s new show Contractors which airs Thursday evenings at 9:20pm.
The business was started in 1957 by their late father Ned, who sadly passed away three years ago. Having been involved in the business for 20 years, Edward, James and Patrick are now running the company and “keep the flag flapping in the wind” in their dads honour.
They discuss the challenges of drought, which has resulted in a lot of work on farms still needing to be done. Along with this the increased fuel prices have put a massive financial toll on contractors including Walshe’s, as they ‘don’t know where it will stop’.
Filming TG4s Contractors show ‘has been a great laugh’ for the brothers, even though they admit they aren’t used to being filmed.
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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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