Irish Farmers Journal podcasts

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On this week’s episode we have an exclusive interview with the CEO of the Malting Company of Ireland, Paul McGillicuddy. Paul tells us about plans for expansion, improved efficiencies and the need to purchase 25,000t more tonnes of malting barley in 2026.

We chat to Goldcrop’s Dave Barry on harvesting maize and new beet varieties and we have the first of the harvest grain prices.

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Listen now to get the latest from Adam Woods on the potential revamp of Bord Bia schemes, a flying cattle trade as well as breed bonuses. Amy Forde discusses the expected funding for an IBR scheme in next week’s budget and the latest on the UK bluetongue front. Meanwhile, Noel Bardon chats about organic targets and how they’re falling short in Europe.

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On this week’s show we talk to Haggard Stores agronomist Stephen McCabe about potatoes from blight and desiccation to new varieties and virus. We also hear how the cereal harvest is progressing in Stephen’s area and look at the tillage pages which feature the winter wheat recommended list. As always, we have the grain trends and the weather report.

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