This podcast is brought to you by Agriland Media in association with ABP*

In the first episode of the Advantage Beef Programme podcast, we hear from ABP Food Group's sustainability manager Stephen Connolly as well as UCD's BiOrbics Professor Tommy Boland to hear about the new ABP funded research project examining pathways to further improving the sustainablity of beef production.

*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Rubina Freiberg  bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Agriland readers share views ahead of European elections 
• Farmers to lose €1,000 calf rearing payment
• Britain bans export of live animals
• What does the future hold for small farms?
• Up to €130/MWh for farmers exporting renewable energy
• Kildare farmer named student of the year 

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 sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

Charles O'Donnell, Breifne O'Brien, Francess McDonnell and Rubina Freiberg  bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Beef exports and cattle prices;
• IFA and the Kerry question;
• Calls for a new nitrates derogation taskforce;
• Long awaited tillage report published;
• How to qualify for the ash dieback payment;
• And Gardaí stop 14 year old tractor driver.

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 sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

In today's episode Agriland Editor Stella Meehan is joined by ICMSA president Denis Drennan to discuss the ICMSA's election guide and the issues effecting farmers right now.

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

*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O’Brien, Breifne O'Brien and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Committee clashes with Revenue over VAT refunds;
• Over 83,000 BISS applications submitted as deadline nears;
• Minister confirms in-person training for SCEP;
• Processors urged to ‘maximise’ price paid for April milk;
• Castleisland Mart implements changes to streamline calf sales;
• Silage season 2024 kicks off.

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 sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

Charles O’Donnell, Francess McDonnell and Louise Hickey bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• New €79.5m ash dieback scheme
• Tirlán on turnover and derogation
• Growing potatoes in the rain.
• Met Éireann blight season gets underway;
• RSA, Irish hauliers and Cherbourg
• What’s next for the Forgotten Farmers group?

*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

In this episode, Agriland editor Stella Meehan sits down with chartered valuation surveyor, Dillon Murtagh of Murtagh Bros. to discuss the land sale and rental market in Ireland.

Last week the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) along with Teagasc published the Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2024.

Among the findings of the report is that national average farmland sales prices are forecast to rise by 6% in 2024. Last year average land rental prices increased by 5%.

Dillon Murtagh explains to Agriland where the geographical variances lay, what type of farmers are likely to buy and where the market is heading for the rest of 2024.

*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

Charles O'Donnell, Rubina Freiberg and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• MEPS vote for CAP simplification
• DAFM inspections resume
• Revenue to give clarity on VAT refunds
• Land values to rise by 6% in 2024
• €40 million to upgrade rural laneways
• Ireland’s new national park to span 70,000ac 

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 sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• €100/ha for tillage farmers who plant in 2024
• Dairy exit scheme ‘off the table’
• Weather impacts dairy market outlook
• Co-ops report sharp drop in profits
• ‘Agri-related’ water incident affects 500 people in Mayo
• Safety alert for agricultural tipping trailers

 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 sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance

In this episode, head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Department at Teagasc, Michael Hennessy joins us to discuss everything to do with the effect the extended wet weather has had on the tillage sector.

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.

*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance