Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast

This week, dairy editor Jack Kennnedy discusses the latest milk price cuts, and says there is good news too.As the dust settles on the new Beef Data and Genomics scheme, Patrick Donohoe asks for the views of three suckler farmers.Machinery editor James Maloney talks to tillage editor Andy Doyle about upcoming supplements on loaders and tractors, down to the tax implications of investing machinery, as well as the Crops and Spraying event coming up next week.And Irish Country Living's features editor Maria Moynihan introduces the new beauty column – with a promise for make-up tips that don't cost the Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After weeks of low prices, the Irish Farmers Journal's livestock journalists Darren Carty and Peter Varley say sheep farmers can now look forward to a better deal and an exciting Sheep 2015 event on 20 June.Food processor Edward tells agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry about Ireland's changing consumer market; and Irish Country Living’s editor Mairead Lavery invites entries from safety-conscious farmers for this year's Farm Yard Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal news correspondents Patrick Donohoe and Pat O'Toole examine the reaction to the publication of CAP payments received by farmers. Reporter Thomas Hubert pays a visit to Co Cavan silage contractor and machinery enthusiast Wesley Strong, who says he is two weeks behind as a result of cold and rainy conditions.Tillage editor Andy Doyle says sprays on winter crops have worked well despite the "awkward weather" and shares some tips from the Sprays supplement for crops and grassland alike. And Klara Heron tells Irish Country Living's Ciara Leahy all about Irish Country Magazine's gold-winning garden at Bloom 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The deadline to apply for the main farming support schemes under the new CAP is falling this Friday.Last week, the Irish Farmers' Journal started a new series of live video broadcasts bringing experts around the editor's table to share the best technical advice. For the first edition, Justin McCarthy invited Brendan Gleeson, who oversees meat policy at the Department of Agriculture; geneticist Andrew Cromie of the ICBF; and IFA’s director of livestock Kevin Kinsella to discuss the Beef Data and Genomics Programme. You can watch the entire show at www.farmersjournal.tvThis Friday is also the deadline to apply for the Basic Payment Scheme, and young farmers have every reason to make sure their forms are handed in on time, with a special top-up and some of them eligible to apply for entitlements from the national reserve. There is also a new support scheme for investment in their farm buildings opening this week. Macra na Feirme was one of the organizations that lobbied hardest to get dedicated support for young

On Thursday night, in what was the first of a new series, we hosted a live discussion on the Beef Data & Genomics Programme.Around the Editor's Table will see the Irish Farmers Journal broadcast regular meetings online.This edition focuses on the new Beef Data & Genomics Programme, with representatives from ICBF, the Department of Agriculture and the IFA around the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the launch of the annual agribusiness report published by the Irish Farmers Journal in association with KPMG, Today FM's Matt Cooper moderated a discussion between Tesco Ireland's commercial director John-Paul O'Reilly, Google's head of Northern Europe Shane Holland and Channel 4 economics editor Paul Mason. The Irish Farmers Journal's also held a business briefing at the Balmoral Show, where Northern Ireland correspondent talked to Owen Brennan, executive chairman of the Belfast-based animal nutrition company Devenish. Staying at the Balmoral Show, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Thomas Hubert talked to Mike Fraser, a Northern Ireland farmer determined to restore the Dexter breed to its former glory. Finally, Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy tells Roisin Healy about the trends emerging from four years of price monitoring across Ireland's supermarkets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast, the Irish Farmers Journal’s dairy editor Jack Kennedy, beef specialist Nathan Tuffy and dairy specialist Aidan Brennan discuss all things spring AI, stock bulls and fertility. Patrick Donohoe attends the European Marts Association AGM in Athlone to talk to mart managers about the future of their sector.Markets specialist Phelim O’Neill explains why the Balmoral Show is such a big event in Northern Ireland.And Irish Country Living's Mary Phelan met cricket star Boyd Rankin at home in Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a week of sustained rainfall all over Ireland, news correspondent Patrick Donohoe quizzes tillage editor Andy Doyle and western livestock specialist Nathan Tuffy on the tough weather conditions – and what farmers can do about them. Farmers Journal agri-business editor Eoin Lowry looks into the disconnect between energy and fertiliser prices, and expects nitrogen costs to ease later this year. Before he left the Farmers Journal last week, former news editor Pat O’Keeffe met Harold Kingston, a West Cork dairy farmer and regular contributor to the popular Farmer Writes column on Farmersjournal.ie. Finally, Irish Country Living's careers and education reporter Mary Phelan profiles David Thornton, an agricultural engineering student enjoying hands-on work experience at Claas's machinery factory in Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Farmers Journal has obtained the terms and conditions of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme. News editor Pat O'Keeffe gets the details from editor Justin McCarthy and livestock specialist Darren Carty. Pat interviews Longford farmer Mike Magan, chairman of Animal Health Ireland, and Thomas Hubert talks to former Farmers Journal editor Matt Dempsey, who edited the 60th anniversary book "IFA: The Path to Power". Finally, Irish Country Living's Ciara Leahy asks colleague Roisín Healy about her visit to the Co. Wexford farm that has just launched its own home-grown blackcurrant cordial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast, Paul Mooney asks the Irish Farmers Journal's CAP specialist Peter Young and the IFA's rural development executive secretary Gerry Gunning whether Irish farmers should take the GLAS plunge before 22 May. Agri-business editor Eoin Lowry looks at Ornua's strong annual results and a couple from New Zealand share their experience of sharemilking with online journalist Aisling Hussey.From the Country Living desk, consumer editor Ciara Leahy asks Peter Young about social welfare entitlements you may have overlooked and education reporter Mary Phelan shares some tips to switch off from social media in the lead up to this summer's exams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Farm Safety Fortnight gets under way, news correspondent Pat O'Toole asks buildings editor Paul Mooney to update us on the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme and on general progress towards safer farming around Irish yards.Tillage editor Andy Doyle has been in the fields up and down the country and tells Pat what he has seen in terms of plant growth and health as well as preparations for new spraying regulations and GLAS.And as spring brings more people into the garden, Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy details how Ireland's gardeners have increased their spending by 22% in the past three years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will the US and China turn into Ireland's beef and lamb Eldorado? What to expect from the proposed TTIP transatlantic trade deal? How to breed and process beef for world markets? The Irish Farmers Journal's editor Justin McCarthy and markets specialist Phelim O'Neill discuss the global issues facing Ireland's livestock industry. Also in this episode: Aisling Hussey meets Macra na Feirme's newly elected president Seán Finan; and UTV Ireland newscaster Alison Comyn features on the cover of Country Living with an interview spanning her career from local newspapers to the nation's newest TV channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Irish Farmers Journal Podcast, news editor Pat O’Keeffe, dairy editor Jack Kennedy and agri-business editor Eoin Lowry discuss the future of the dairy industry as milk quotas become history; Thomas Hubert talks to US beef buyer Bruce Firnhaber; and Mairéad Lavery tells us why Maria Walsh is on the cover of Irish Country Living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.