Rain, butter wars and fertiliser plans

Description - On this weeks Inside Dairy podcast, Aidan Brendan and Daire discuss management decisions as rain arrives, the Tirlán-Kerrygold situation and what it means for the Irish dairy industry and when’s the right time to spread fertiliser.

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On this week’s Youngstock Podcast, Meath native Alan Crowe joins Sarah McIntosh to discuss his role as breed secretary for the Irish Hereford Breed Society. 

With a background steeped in showing and commercial sheep, Alan talks about his interest in agriculture and decision to study animal science in University College Dublin. Having completed a PhD on IVF and embryo transfer in UCD and Teagasc, Alan was appointed the breed secretary in 2024.

Over the last two years he has driven on the Hereford society which now has over 900 members.

It is a busy week for the society as not only are they preparing for the Tullamore show, but they will also host the 17th European Hereford Conference in Kilkenny. Running for five nights, the conference will encompass two days of herd tours of some of the top pedigree breeders in Ireland as well as attendance at the National Hereford Show in Tullamore Show.

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Spotlight on Succession: will you have to sell assets to fund your retirement?

Join Amy Forde and Ciara Leahy for the Irish Farmers Journal's 2026 Succession Podcast Special, a two-part series exploring one of the biggest challenges facing Irish farming today. Through real-life stories and practical advice, the series examines why succession planning matters, the barriers families face, and how honest conversations can help secure the future of Irish farms.

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This week, Aidan chats to the panel about land ownership and potential claim allowances. The panel also discuss the recent updates in harvest and the livestock trade, and the latest developments in the brewing Tirlan and Ornua row. 

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On this week’s show we chat to tillage farmer Ger O’Meara as he cuts barley in Co Tipperary. We have a harvest report, discuss grain markets, feeding Irish grain and look at what’s in this week’s paper.

The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

You can read more from Ger by clicking this link: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/crops/earliest-spring-barley-harvest-ever-on-this-tipperary-farm-925314

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Description: On the show this week, Noel Bardon examines what the Tax Strategy Group has proposed when it comes to wealthy non-farmers buying up land, we hear from a top Commission official on CAP and Pat O’Toole tells us about a proposal for supermarkets offering discounted food.

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This week on Inside Dairy, Aidan and Daire are joined by the new IFJ Dairy Editor, Brendan Horan to discuss the ongoing drought situation, rain in the west and whether or not to hold off on reseeding. 

This weeks interview is with Kevin Fagan, a dairy farmer in Glasson, County Westmeath milking through two Lely robots.

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