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October 09 Dry cow management, prevention better than cure
In this episode, Jack and Peter discuss the latest in agriculture. They look forward to drying off cows, how best to manage this period, and much more.
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21 min
September 25 Farming Tips For Autumn
On this episode, Clodagh, John, and Peter discuss grassland management tips for October, key deadlines to keep note of, a re cap of the ploughing championships, and much more.
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19 min
September 11 September farm update with Stephen, John & Jack
This week, Stephen Carey is joined by Jack Kingston and John Brennan to discuss the latest on farm news. Jack discusses closing dates for fertiliser and slurry application, John looks forward to the National Ploughing Championships next week, and Stephen gives an update on tillage crops.
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20 min
August 28 Navigating Nutrient Applications and Fodder Budgets
On this week's episode, Clodagh and John discuss how to mange fertiliser applications ahead of the closing date on the 15th of September. They also cover the essentials of fodder budgeting - where your stocks should be at this time of year, the importance of knowing your silage quality and what to do if fodder is running tight.
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21 min
August 14 Harvest Update with Cooladine Farms
On this episode, Stephen Carey sits down with Cooladine Farms agronomy manager Eoin McDonald. They discuss the inclusion of Irish-grown grains in livestock feed, examine how yields and grain quality shaped up across Wexford this year and discuss what may influenced them. Eoin also looks ahead to establishing cover crops and oilseed rape.
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37 min
July 31 Lets Talk Genetics
On this episode, our Product Manager Dr John Brennan is joined by Chris Carroll and David Corry, two experts in dairy and beef genetics from Genus ABS. They talk about how genetics have developed over the years, the current state of play, the value and impact of genetics on farm, sexed semen and genomic technology changes, and where they see genetics going in the future.
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28 min
July 17 Connecting People to Irish Agriculture with Agri Aware
On this week's podcast, Clodagh speaks to Marcus O'Halloran, Executive Director of Agri Aware.

Marcus talks through his own farming background, the work Agri Aware does and how they're building a stronger connection between Irish farmers and the people who buy and consume their produce.
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30 min
July 03 "If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck"
In this episode, we shifted away from the soil health agenda to focus on animal health. Vet, Bernard Furlong shares his knowledge and expertise in dealing with common animal health issues in a practical way, covering topics including, breeding, heat stress, summer scour syndrome, dosing strategies and faecal egg sampling.
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35 min
June 19 Potash Mining, CBAM, and Grassland Management tips with John O'Loughlin
On this episode, Clodagh is joined by John O'Loughlin to discuss a recent visit to a potash mine in Germany, CBAM, the importance of lime, grass quality, and the upcoming Irish Grassland Association's summer tour which takes place on the 21st of July 2026 in Co. Waterford.
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24 min
June 05 Is it Socially Acceptable to Wear Cowboy Boots?
Stephen and Clodagh caught up on some fashion trends they'll be rocking in the milking parlour and combine harvester this summer, before more serious chats on grassland management mid-season, seed certification and cropping matters.
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19 min

About The Sod Pod

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Hello Hello! Welcome to The Sod Pod. A hugely informative farming podcast brought to you by Grassland Agro where we like to chat all things farming across the Island of Ireland and beyond. From…