Agriland Podcasts

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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 Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 

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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 urgently before changes are implemented on January 1, 2025.

She explains the relief that is now available from a tax perspective and discusses options for farm transfers and how to take advantage of tax breaks now and into the future.

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.

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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 Relief;
• 450 farmers sign petition opposing splash plate ban;
• FarmPEAT Project takes stock of progress.

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 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 2021, and Health and Safety Authority (HSA) inspector, Jason Murray.

Clendenning had just let the cows out of the parlour after milking when his contractor started agitating. After noticing a smell, he went to leave the parlour but collapsed and fell down the stairs, cracking his head off the concrete floor.

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.

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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 National Dairy Show.

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 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.

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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 Kilkenny;
• National Dairy Show.

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 AXA Farm Insurance*

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 Westmeath investment;
• Quality Milk Awards and Environmental Sustainability Awards.

Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more. 

"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 from Co. Laois who was seriously injured in a bull attack in 2019, and Teagasc health and safety specialist, John McNamara.

In September 2019, O’Dea was loading cattle when a bull followed him into the lorry and struck him three times, knocking him down onto the floor of the lorry.