"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.

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;
• Farmer teaches helicopter owners a lesson;

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 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 budgeting is to the day to day running of the farm.

Tom explains what farmers need to do to create the budget that works for them, from one week to the next and on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.

The information in the podcast is intended as a general guide only. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information provided, Agriland will not accept responsibility for errors or omission howsoever arising. You should seek professional advice in relation to your particular circumstances at the earliest possible time.

The Agriland team came together for a special live edition of The Farming Week podcast to wrap up #Ploughing2024

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.

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

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 which provides for relief from stamp duty on the transfer of agricultural land or farms to certain farmers who are aged under 35.

We also examine what leasing relief is available and explain how a seven year holding requirement applies to land purchased under a contract entered into on or after, 1 January 2024.