As part of Agriland's official Ploughing 2025 livestream, technical dairy specialist Hugh Harney hosted a special live edition of The Dairy Trail podcast.

In a very special edition of The Beef Brief podcast live from the National Ploughing Championships 2025, Breifne O'Brien was joined on stage in Screggan, Co Offaly by one of Ireland's leading female butchers Ciara Flavin and beef farmer John Smyth. 

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:

• New TB action plan unveiled
• Funding for new TB measures yet to be decided
• Dairy sector faces 200,000-cow cut if derogation lost
• TAMS reference costs revised
• FBD Young Farmer of the Year
• Countdown to Ploughing

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 the fourth part of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we focus on the dangers posed by working at heights on the farm.

In 2021, Eddie Downey was working in a shed on his farm close to Slane in Co. Meath when he fell 12ft onto the concrete below.

The former president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) shattered his pelvis, badly damaged his bladder and broke a bone in his wrist.

Downey was rushed by ambulance to hospital where he underwent several operations over a five-week period, before returning home in a wheelchair.

After two weeks, he transitioned to crutches and then began physiotherapy sessions.

"I was 61 years of age, very fit at the time. You think at that stage you're invincible, it can't happen to you, but the reality here is that it did happen to me."

The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

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

• TAMS reference costs updated;
• EU Commission pushes to ratify Mercosur deal;
• Beef and lamb trade updates;
• Ornua PPI and GDT fall;
• Flexibility sought on unprotected urea deadline;
• Farm Safety Community Champion Programme.

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

Farming can be a demanding and stressful job with numerous challenges including income pressures, high costs, regulations, weather, isolation and long working hours.

While farmers are quick to look after their animals, land and machinery, many overlook the most important thing - their own health and wellbeing.

On this weeks podcast we speak to brothers David and Michael Kennedy, who run an organic sheep farm Skeheenarinky, Co. Tipperary.
In 2010, the brothers' world changed forever after the sudden death of their sister, Sarah, in a car crash.

Drawing from their own life experiences and qualifications, the brothers launched their online fitness business, The Lifestyle Blueprint, in 2021.

The programme has helped other farmers who want to make healthier choices, get active, have a more positive mindset and build confidence.

The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

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

• Warning of €555m annual fall in milk cheques without derogation;
• NDC VAT dispute results in annual loss of €3.05m;
• FCI warns against introduction of tractor driving test;
• Further sightings of Asian hornet in Ireland;
• ACRES scorecard deadline nears;
• Hedge cutting season set to start;
• Ploughing preparation in 'full swing' in Offaly

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, Kathleen O'Sullivan and Hugh Harney bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Highlights from Virginia Show;
• Latest milk prices and dairy markets;
• Presidential election;
• New INHFA president confirmed;
• Fragmented farms could face nitrogen cut;
• No link between milk processing and Cork fish kill;
• Building Focus on Wexford calf shed;
• Biggest Holsteins in Ireland?

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 the second instalment of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we explore the safe use of quad bikes on farms.

The use of quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become increasingly common on farms across Ireland.

However, there has been a significant number of farm fatalities and serious injuries involving quads.

For many, including Kerry hill sheep farmer John Joe Fitzgerald, a quad is an essential piece of equipment.

The vice-president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) told Agriland about an accident he had with a quad around 12 years ago.

The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

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:

• Beef Welfare Scheme opens;
• Tullamore Show review;
• ACRES scorecard deadline nears;
• Over 1,200 apply for Forgotten Farmers scheme;
• Dawn Meats seeks majority share of NZ's largest lamb processor;
• Glanbia delivers "resilient" half year performance;
• Asian hornet found in Cork;
• Rose of Tralee hopefuls on farming

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