In the fourth episode of Agriland’s latest limited podcast series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Hanbidge’s dairy farm in Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow. Linda Hanbidge is farming in partnership with her brother Gordon, her mother, Rosemary, and her father, Alan, where they all together seamlessly. The Hanbidges a…

Francess McDonnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Farmers protest over GAEC 2; New TAMS tranche for storm damage; Nitrates changes; Farmers indicate support for tighter movement controls to curb TB spread; Minister Healy-Rae doubles down on live exports; Ca…

In the second episode of Agriland's latest limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Larry Hannon's dairy farm in Ballitore, Co. Kildare. Larry Hannon has 235 cows to calve down this spring and has over 70% of the herd calved. The aim is to have 220 cows milking strong at the peak of the lacta…

Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Rachel Birch bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Minister will use “every avenue” to support forestry owners; Horticulture sector risks ‘contraction’; Hedge cutting ban to come into force; Latest on schemes; UCD calf shed; Bir…

In this episode of the AgriFocus podcast, Agriland’s Stella Meehan sits down with chairperson of Irish Forest Owners (IFO), Derek McCabe to discuss the aftermath of Storm Éowyn and the damage it caused to forestry across the country. Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, Michael Healy-Rae has said that satellite data shows more than 2…

In the second episode of Agriland’s latest limited podcast series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Eoin Kennedy’s dairy farm in Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Eoin Kennedy has 170 Jersey-cross cows to calve down this spring where his focus is top get them out grass at every given opportunity. In the episode, Eoin ex…

Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: EU outlines CAP simplification measures; Cattle prices continue to soar; Euro-Star row deepens – include Pedigree Breeders Council and ICSA statement; Fertiliser prices; Milk price wrap; Mini…

In the first episode of Agriland's latest limited series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Brian Rushe’s dairy farm in Derrinturn, Co. Kildare. Brian Rushe who is also the former deputy president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is set to be milking over 360 cows on two milking platforms in 2025. In t…

Charles O’Donnell and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: BISS opens with conditions attached; €32.4m in tillage and horticulture payments; Forestry and horticulture storm damage; Generators grant available through TAMS; Poultry housing order due to bird flu risk; A…

In this episode of the AgriFocus podcast, Breifne O’Brien chats to Sean Coughlan, CEO of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) about the move by a number of Irish cattle breed societies to vote ‘no confidence’ in the revised Euro-star evaluations. Over the past two months, several of the Irish cattle breed societies have issued statements out…

Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Storm Éowyn fallout continues; Use of livestock ship for calves in doubt; Aurivo CEO set to step down; ICBF star rating row; AI industry to seek intellectual property rights on high-merit bulls…

Charles O'Donnell, Louise Hickey and Maitiú Monaghan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Storm Éowyn cleanup and aftermath; Call for household generator grant; Minister Heydon's first week in the job; TB eradication spending increases again; Livestock transport ship heading to Irel…

In this episode of the AgriFocus podcast, Francess McDonnell chats to David Whelan, agricultural technical consultant with Vogelsang Ireland and part time beef farmer in Co. Westmeath, about the “huge value” in organic fertilisers and how farmers can make the best use of slurry on their farms Under the Nitrates Action Programme, Ireland is divided …

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Storm Éowyn brings “unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure” New government formed EU Commissioner visits Ireland for first time What is the outlook for b…

Francess McDonnell and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: The new Programme for Government – what’s next for farmers? Who is likely to get ministerial jobs in DAFM? Latest on Foot and Mouth fears; Why are Dairygold milk suppliers unhappy? The roll out of December mil…

In the first episode of the 2025 season on AgriFocus, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan is joined by superintending veterinary inspector, Audrey Jenkinson from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to discuss avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. Most recently, the highly pathogenic virus has been discovered in a wild buzzar…

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Impact of cold weather; Irish agri-food exports hit 17bn in 2024; Look ahead to milk price announcements; Beef prospects for 2025; HSA workplace fatality figures; Slurry application windows; A …

Stella Meehan, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Shareholders approve €500m Kerry dairy deal; Dairygold boosts sustainability bonus; Sean McNamara re-elected ICSA president; CSO farm structure report; Sheep farmer makes appeal after dog attack; S…

Louise Hickey and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: DAFM to formally apply for renewal of nitrates derogation; Fallout continues on Mercosur deal; Agri-Food Regulator to publish weekly beef prices; Kerry Co-op dairy deal vote approaches; 700 ducks seized from Wick…

As nationwide efforts continue to restore power to homes, farms and businesses in the aftermath of Storm Darragh farmers have been urged to be aware of the dangers of damaged power lines and fallen live wires. In this episode of the AgriFocus podcast, Michael Murray, public safety manager at ESB Networks, joins Francess McDonnell to highlight why f…

Stella Meehan and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Fallout from Election 2024; ICMSA AGM; IFA delivers letter on Mercosur; Teagasc Outlook 2025; All the various balancing payments; And finally... Agriland wins awards Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Fa…

In this episode Francess McDonnell chats to Gary Murphy, Professor at Dublin City University’s School of Law and Government. The fortnightly AgriFocus podcast series takes a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector.Di Agriland

Charles O'Donell, Aisling O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Parties set out farming priorities ahead of election; Who wants to be the next minister for agriculture?; The cold snap to give way to a storm; Crackdown on illegal hunting; Farmer protests over…

Charles O'Donell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Proposed €500m sale of Kerry Dairy Ireland; Party leaders woo farmer vote ahead of election; ICBF aiming to include SCEP weights in evaluations from 2025; The outlook for Irish organic beef; Customers reopen r…

In this episode, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan sits down with chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Animal Health Committee, TJ Maher to discuss bovine tuberculosis (TB), it’s impact, cost and future. Maher explains the main sources and vectors of TB and the steps farmers themselves must take to ensure the disease is eradicated. They also …

The fourth and final episode of the Farm Safety Survivor Series brought to you by Agriland, in association with AXA and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), focuses on mental health. Please be advised that this episode will focus on mental health and will discuss topics including depression and suicide. In today’s podcast, Agr…

Francess McDonnell, Aisling O'Brien, Louise Hickey and Charles O’Donnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Arrabawn and Tipperary Co-op merger latest; What’s the outlook for October milk prices? Plans and pledges from Brussels; Questions over who will take over the farm? Concerns…

The third episode of the Farm Safety Survivor Series brought to you by Agriland, in association with AXA and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), highlights the dangers associated with farm machinery. In today’s podcast, Agriland news journalist Rubina Freiberg speaks to Aengus Mannion from Co. Sligo who was left seriously inj…

Stella Meehan and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Taoiseach Simon Harris speaks at IFA conference; ACRES review by minister; TAMS, SCEP and schemes; Teagasc Sustainability Report; ICSA rally against Mercosur; Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming W…

In this episode, the first of Season Two of the AgriFocus series, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan sits down with EY tax partner Alison McHugh to delve into the detail of changes relating to agricultural relief following the publication of Budget 2025. Alison outlines various scenarios where a land or property owner may need to make decisions urgentl…

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Scheme updates; Irish cow numbers fall over 78,000 head in past year; Beef price latest; Government moves agri legislation ahead of election Call to suspend proposed changes to Agricultural R…

The second episode of the Farm Safety Survivor Series brought to you by Agriland, in association with AXA and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), focuses on the safe handling of slurry. In today’s podcast, Agriland news journalist Rubina Freiberg speaks to Mervyn Clendenning from Co. Longford who was overcome by slurry fumes …

In this episode of Agriland’s Farm Finance Podcast limited series Francess McDonnell chats to Bill O’ Keeffe chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Farm Business Committee about managing costs and outgoings. The information in the podcast is intended as a general guide only. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information provide…

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: BISS and CRISS payments commence; New schemes opening for organics and soil sampling; Continued ACRES concerns after farmer's pension 'reviewed'; EPA on illegal peat extraction; Review of AXA Nat…

In this episode of Agriland’s new Farm Finance Podcast limited series Francess McDonnell chats to Kevin Connolly, financial management specialist with Teagasc about the challenges of growing your family farm.Di Agriland

Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Minister 'open' to €40/calf payment; Net margins for calf to beef farms; Sector reacts to live exports documentary; Meetings to discuss possible Arrabawn-Tipperary merger MII sustainability charter; Fire in K…

Charles O'Donnell, Louise Hickey and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Budget 2025: Allocations to department schemes; Budget 2025: Tax reliefs for farmers and RZLT; EPA State of the Environment Report; Latest TB figures and further bluetongue concerns; Kepak West…

"I never thought it would happen to me." The first episode of the limited Farm Safety Survivor Series brought to you by Agriland, in association with AXA and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), focuses on safe livestock handling. In today’s podcast, Agriland news journalist Rubina Freiberg speaks to beef farmer Mick O’Dea fro…

In this special episode of AgriFocus, we take a look at everything effecting agriculture and rural life that was announced today in Budget 2025. Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector.…

Charles O'Donnell, Louise Hickey and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: No plans to extend slurry spreading season; Bord Bia's new producer standard; Last calls on government ahead of Budget 2025; EPA report targets solid fuel use; Bill introduced in Dáil on An Taisce; F…

In this episode of Agriland's new Farm Finance podcast limited series Francess McDonnell sits down with Tom McWey, head of marketing and business development at St. Canice's Credit Union, to chat about why planning is the key to keeping cash flowing on your farm. The podcast also digs into why it is vital that farm families grasp how important budg…

The Agriland team came together for a special live edition of The Farming Week podcast to wrap up #Ploughing2024Di Agriland

As part of our #Ploughing2024 livestream, we heard from Farmer Phil on how he became a social media star and how he manages to combine this with his day-to-day work on the farm.Di Agriland

In a special 2024 ploughing podcast, Agriland journalist Aisling O'Brien is joined by Macra national president Elaine Houlihan, Donal Phelan, a farmer who is one of the success stories from Macra’s Land Mobility Generational Renewal, Facilitation and Support Service, and Chris Cahill from Cavan, the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year Winner.…

AIB’s head of agriculture, food and fishing, Donal Whelton, Bank of Ireland’s head of agri, Eoin Lowry and the chair of Cultivate Credit Unions agri-finance, Joe Healy join Aisling O'Brien live on stage for a discussion around farm finance the Agriland pavillion as part of #Ploughing2024 in Ratheniska…

Charles O'Donnell, Louise Hickey and Colm Ryan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: UL pulls out of vet school contention; ACRES latest; Blackleg update; Taoiseach/Tánaiste meets with farm orgs; Hen harrier plan; FTMTA tractor registration figures; And finally...water divining. Don’…

In the first episode of the Farm Finance podcast, we will take a close look at farm taxation and what exactly farm families need to be aware of and how they could potentially make the current taxation structure, ahead of Budget 2025, work best for them. We discuss what agricultural reliefs are available including consanguinity (stamp duty) relief w…

Aisling O’Brien, Francess McDonnell and Charles O'Donnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: What is the future for EU agriculture?; Arrabawn and Tipperary Co-op discuss possible merger; Dairygold undertakes supplier census; Minister defends EU stance in ‘subsidy’ row on China vis…

Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Slatted tanks eligibility for nutrient storage scheme; Farm orgs meet ministers on budget and RZLT; 'Shadow wage' on Irish dairy farms; Straw imports from UK; Farmers concerned over walking fes…

Charles O’Donnell, Aisling O’Brien and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes: Nitrates derogation plan; 70% grant for imported slurry storage; LESS scheme reopens; RZLT to be deferred; China launches EU dairy subsidy probe investigation; 2024 Baileys Irish champion dairy c…