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Catch up on the latest farming news and learn about all things agriculture in Ireland.
Featuring podcasts such as The Farming Week, AgriFocus, The Dairy Trail, Law and the Land and much more!
Catch up on the latest farming news and learn about all things agriculture in Ireland.
Featuring podcasts such as The Farming Week, AgriFocus, The Dairy Trail, Law and the Land and much more!
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In the final episode of the first season of 'It Started With Slurry' Breifne O’Brien sits down with Eoin Lynch, the slurry mad Mitchelstown farmer who went viral at the National Ploughing Championships. On today's episode the lads chat about..Brazilian beef and Mercosur;The rise in popularity of trad music with young people;Aspirations for the future;Eoin's final thoughts. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow 'It Started With Slurry and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Stella Meehan bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:IFA heading for minister's Newbridge office amid Bord Bia dispute;EU audits Brazilian beef regulations;5,000kg of beef with banned hormone consumed in Netherlands;2026 Tillage Support Scheme launched;Additional bluetongue cases confirmed;Met Éireann to start using 'localised' weather warnings.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
It is one of the busiest times of the year for dairy farmers with calving season in full flow.Days are long, the weather has been less than helpful and the sheer tiredness of it all can see some people slip into survival mode.Add to the mix a downward trending milk price and stubborn production costs and some dairy farmers may simply be too busy to think about what may lie ahead for the rest of 2026.In this episode of AgriFocus Francess McDonnell is joined by Patrick Gowing Dairy Specialist at Teagasc who says it is vitally important for dairy farmers to consider where they might be by September.According to Gowing what they need to do now is understand their true cost structure and tighten budgets to maximise grass as their most valuable feed.He also shares practical, no-nonsense ways for dairy farmers to protect profit and build a more resilient business. Go beyond the headlines with our 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.
In Agriland's newest podcast 'It Started With Slurry' Breifne O’Brien sits down with Eoin Lynch, the slurry mad Mitchelstown farmer who went viral at the National Ploughing Championships. On today's episode the lads chat about..Calving season;Comparing your grass to your neighbours;How Eoin ended up getting a police escort in Tipperary;How to build an electric guitar from scratch. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow 'It Started With Slurry and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Hundreds of farmers voice anger over Bord Bia controversy at Mayo meetingInvestigations ongoing into further cases of bluetongueCross-border TB pilot launched at Donegal farmEU nitrogen fertiliser imports plummetTeagasc says not all vacant posts will be filled due to pay ceilingFunding for new flour millsDo you leave the keys in your farm vehicles?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell and Aisling O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Larry Murrin controversy continues;Heydon calls meeting of key stakeholders;Food labelling in the spotlight;EU auditors spark concerns for farm payments;DAFM seeking skilled operatives for badger programme;Key deadline for hedge cutting and burning;Farmers buy local pub.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
In this week's episode of AgriFocus, Agriland editor Stella Meehan speaks to some Irish MEPs during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.Firstly she speaks to Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Sean Kelly who is a member of the EPP political grouping in the EU. He discusses the importance of resourcing farmers sufficiently in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to ensure they can maintain and develop further environmental measures.AgriFocus also speaks to Fianna Fáil, Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher, who is a member of the Renew political grouping in the EU about the EU-Mercosur trade deal, CAP funding and the impact of bluetongue virus on live exports.
Charles O'Donnell, Stella Meehan and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Larry Murrin's committee appearance;Bluetongue latest;Contractors' 2026 prices;Key EU commissioners in Ireland on CAP;Home heating oil thefts.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Francess McDonnell bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Bluetongue confirmed in Ireland;IFA begin rolling protest outside Bord Bia;Bord Bia chair to appear before Oireachtas committee;Irish EU Commissioner 'regrets' move to refer Mercosur to court;DII disappointed by no new dairy access in India trade deal;Splash-plate slurry spreading allowed on land with steep hills;Where are the agri ministers heading for St. Patrick’s Day?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is continuing to carry out epidemiological investigations and surveillance following confirmation of an outbreak of bluetongue in Co. Wexford.According to DAFM the case was detected in a cow which had no clinical symptoms.But what what might confirmation of the first case mean for Ireland?In this episode of AgriFocus Stella Meehan is joined by the deputy chief veterinary officer at DAFM, Dr. Eoin Ryan to explain why bluetongue is in Ireland and how it spreads.Go beyond the headlines with our 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, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Calls for Bord Bia chair to be removed;MEPs refer Mercosur deal to Europe’s top court;Over 400t of Mercosur beef imported to Ireland in 2025;No recovery in factory cattle supply expected this year;338 jobs at risk as ABP to cease retail packing at Dungannon site;TB Action Plan changes set to kick in this April;Farmers could face ‘more regulations’ under proposed Eco Scheme changes;Gurteen College’s new tractor fleet.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
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 set to sign Mercosur deal;Over 20,000 farmers attend anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone;Beef factory fined 18 times for carcass trim breaches in 2025;Kepak reviews 'beef deboning and cutting operations' at Clonee site;Chinese market to reopen to Irish beef exports;Call for voluntary milk reduction scheme as prices drop;Prices of pints and postage to increase;What is Ireland’s favourite make of tractor?Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Tens of thousands of Irish farmers showed their strong opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement at a major protest in Athlone, Co. Westmeath but the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, is still preparing to travel to South America on Saturday (January 17) to sign the trade deal.But once the deal is officially signed what will this really mean for Ireland?In this episode of AgriFocus Francess McDonnell is joined by Thijs Geijer, a senior sector economist at the Dutch banking group ING who specialises in the food and agriculture sector. Go beyond the headlines with our 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, Aisling O'Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Mercosur deal reaching culmination;Possible boost farm payments in new CAP;Irish agri-food export hit record levels;4,000 male cattle wanted for new live export contract;Agriculture remains most dangerous sector to work in.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
*This podcast is brought to you by Nephin Renewable Gas, Irelands leading biomethane developers in Ireland.In Agriland's newest podcast 'It Started With Slurry' Breifne O’Brien sits down with Eoin Lynch, the slurry mad Mitchelstown farmer who went viral at the National Ploughing Championships. On today's episode the lads chat about..New Years resolutions;How farming has changed over the years;Breifne's first business;Advice for young people looking to get into farming;The importance of making time for yourself as a farmer. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow 'It Started With Slurry and visit Agriland.ie for more.
*This podcast is brought to you by Nephin Renewable Gas, Irelands leading biomethane developers in Ireland.In Agriland's newest podcast 'It Started With Slurry' Breifne O’Brien sits down with Eoin Lynch, the slurry mad Mitchelstown farmer who went viral at the National Ploughing Championships. On the this special Christmas episode we hear about..All things Christmas;Dream gifts;Eoin gives us an economics lesson;I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here;Eoin sings us out. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow 'It Started With Slurry and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Francess McDonnell, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Cathal O'Shea bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Mercosur votes and protests;Bluetongue vaccines and cases;New planning exemptions for farmers;Work permit quotas;Milk cheque reductions;BVD Action Plan 2026;Boost for Agri-Food RegulatorDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Live from the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEP Ciaran Mullooly speaks to AgriFocus about the momentum that is building this week in opposition to the EU Mercosur trade deal in its current form
In the final episode of this season of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of John Byrne in Co. Waterford. John is milking 220 cows just below the Comeragh Mountains in Dungarvan. He tells us what protocols are place for his to maintain his exceptionally low somatic cell count levels (SCC), in which he has won awards for. John also talks us through the farms system, the infrastructure in place, breeding, grazing, and herd health.We hear about the winter feeding system, the farm's dry off routine and what he is doing to push the herd to 560kg milk solids a year.
Charles O'Donnell, Francess McDonnell, Cathal O'Shea and Joe Griffin bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Nitrates derogation confirmed;New Nitrates Action Programme finalised and what it means for slurry storage;Farm scheme payments round up;Latest on Mercosur;No cattle at Winter Fair due to bluetongue;Record sales for Irish whiskey.Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.






















