Beste Rural Electricity Supply podcaster (2024)

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Ep 1073: Farm Tech Talk Ep 229 - Delayed harvest, slurry storage and poor August growth rates. 1:08:58

1d ago1:08:58

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This week, we talk about the impact of the delayed harvest for livestock farmers, the latest news around slurry storage and how to manage poor August growth rates on dairy farms. We also talk to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on managing Autumn nitrogen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 1072: Farming News - 2025 splash plate ban for more farmers, moves on slurry storage permissions and milk prices 25:03

1d ago25:03

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This week, we hear of plans to extend the splash plate ban to 15,000 more farmers, Government plans to exempt slurry storage facilities from planning permission and positivity around milk prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Project finance for mini-grids 51:47

1d ago51:47

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Send us a Text Message. Project finance has been instrumental in scaling large, grid-connected renewable energy projects, with well-established approaches that have facilitated trillions of dollars in lending to the sector. The result has been access to low-interest, long-term financing. This is exactly what mini-grids need to achieve similar succe…

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Ep 1071: The Tillage Podcast - Grain prices and a harvest update from Cork 33:22

2d ago33:22

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On this week’s podcast we talk to Dairygold’s head of tillage, Liam Leahy, on harvest in Cork and the wider Dairygold region, grain quality, oilseed rape planting and much more. We have an update on falling grain prices. Straw prices and imports are a hot topic and that brings up the issue of grass weeds. We talk oilseed rape planting, bird watchin…

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Ep 1070: Young Stock Podcast - selling milk direct to market in Donegal 29:49

6d ago29:49

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Shannon Porter from Co Donegal set-up a milk vending machine on the home farm after coming home college in 2021. In the past three years she has added ice-cream and supplying milk to coffee shops to her business repertoire, all while working an on-farm job too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 1069: Farm Tech Talk Ep 228 - Sheep trade, dairy market, TAMS reference costs with actual fencing expenses and temporary electricity supplies. 50:40

9d ago50:40

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This week, Darren discusses the sheep trade, Aidan examines the dairy market and Martin compares TAMS reference costs with actual fencing expenses. Aidan also speaks with Michael Murray from ESB Networks about temporary electricity supplies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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EP 1068: Farming News: Inheritance, land prices and out-of-spec fertiliser 28:21

9d ago28:21

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This week we speak to news correspondents Anne O’Donoghue, Declan O’Brien and Noel Bardon to discuss succession and inheritance, land prices, Dairygold’s plans to take on extra milk, what to do with out of spec fertiliser and the links between rainfall and TB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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EP 1067: “Hard conversations” to be had after harvest – Waterford agronomist 33:59

10d ago33:59

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On this week’s show we chat to agronomist Kevin Looby. Kevin is based in Waterford and east Cork, working with Pat Denn Agri. He talks through yield and quality from the harvest so far and some of the things affecting yield in what has been a difficult year on tillage farms. We also talk changes to crop diversification and rotation requirements, th…

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Ep 1066: Young Stock Podcast - Precision ag specialist with a touch of Claas 1:19:12

13d ago1:19:12

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Gary Abbott speaks with Cork man, Andrew Shorten, Precision Ag Specialist with Vantage Ireland about his career to date, touching on his time spent studying, working with Claas in the UK and Australia as well as other opportunities along the way amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Andrew also discusses his decision to move back home in 2023 and offers an i…

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Mini-grid funder ratings 49:08

13d ago49:08

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Send us a Text Message. Mini-Grid CEOs have long voiced concerns over the inconsistent and overly complicated funding methodologies that vary significantly across different funders and countries, leading to prolonged delays in electrification efforts. Similar frustrations are echoed in the processes of securing equity and debt. Host Nico is joined …

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Ep 1065: Farm Tech Talk Ep 227 - Weaning prices, TAMS approval, forage crops and fodder budgets 49:28

16d ago49:28

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This week, Adam discusses the positive weaning trade and the Beef Welfare Scheme, Martin covers the TAMS approval process and Siobhan talks about straw and forage crops that livestock farmers can grow. Adam also speaks with John O’Loughlin from Grassland Agro about fertiliser and fodder supplies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info…

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Ep 1064: Farming News - weanling trade soars, ACRES strife and the new suckler scheme 26:33

16d ago26:33

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This week, we hear of record price paid for weanlings, the number of farmers withdrawing from ACRES and the opening of the new €50/calf suckler scheme. This podcast is supported by ESB Networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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EP 1063 Tillage Podcast: Harvest, cropping plans and genetics 31:32

17d ago31:32

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On this week’s show we bring you the latest harvest report and news from the paper. We talk to Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich about gene-editing, genetic modification, explain how these technologies work and how they can be a help to agriculture and food production. We chat to Seedtech’s Nigel Whyte on cropping plans and as always have the grain market…

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Ep 1062: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 108 - Many Irons in the Fire 22:20

20d ago22:20

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A well-known figure in the sheep industry, Dwayne Shiels has many irons in the fire, and we found out just how he keeps them all hot. Lecturing, pedigree sheep farming and completing you PhD are busy individual tasks; throw the whole lot together and you get what Letterkenny man Dwayne Shiels balances in his day-to-day life. We chat to Dwayne about…

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Ep 1061: Farm Tech Talk Ep 226 - Italian guests at Tullamore Farm, store lamb market and lack of support for the dairy sector. 46:32

23d ago46:32

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This week, we talk to Adam about his Italian guests at Tullamore Farm and his conversation with Michael Murray from ESB Networks. Martin updates us on the store lamb market and Aidan discusses the lack of support for the dairy sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1060: Farming News - live export trade, electric picnic escorts and vet shortages at sheep sales 29:17

24d ago29:17

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We discuss a range of stories on this week’s podcast including the live export trade, vet shortages affecting sheep sales, tillage farmers being escorted around Electric Picnic, how it’s been a historically quiet summer for relief milkers and how tillage and dairy farms have sized up in the last 10 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for …

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Ep 1059: Tillage podcast: A new combine, yields, beetle and straw 34:31

24d ago34:31

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On this week’s show we visit Co Cork to talk to Goldcrop’s John Dunne who started to harvest winter barley variety trials with a brand new plot combine this week. Conor Kehoe talks to Dr Kelly Jowett on the benefits of some beetles for soils. We look at this week’s paper, have details on the new Baling Assistance Payment, look at grain trends and h…

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Ep 1058: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 107 - Are milking robots the future? 22:36

27d ago22:36

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This week, Noel Bardon discusses robotic milking and feeding systems with Lely farm management support adviser Sinead Gallagher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Interconnected Mini-Grids: Opportunities and Challenges 49:42

27d ago49:42

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Send us a Text Message. Interconnected Mini-Grids provide reliable electricity to underserved main-grid connected customers. They are a new phenomenon in the mini-grid space and beyond that provide profitable investment opportunities to mini-grid companies thanks to significantly larger electricity demand in semi-urban areas, where interconnected m…

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Ep 1057: Farm Tech Talk Ep 225 - Tullamore Farm Open Day, ACRES, Nitrates Action Plan by An Taisce, farm safety 1:09:49

30d ago1:09:49

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This week, we chat to Adam who’s reviewing the Tullamore Farm Open Day, to Darren about the ACRES changes and Aidan on the Nitrates Action Plan by An Taisce. We also talk about farm safety with Michael Murray from ESB Networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1056: Tillage podcast: straw turnaround analysis and reaction 41:08

30d ago41:08

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On this week's show we talk about the reinstatement of the Straw Incorporation measure (SIM), analyse the events of the passed week and discuss what happens next. We outline the early reaction to the €175/ha payment for baling, ask how it affects the tillage budget, where the money is going to come from for baling, the €100/ha support payment and a…

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Ep 1055: Farming News - Red tape risks €3bn, fresh rewetting concerns and 2023 income slump 29:01

30d ago29:01

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This week, we bring you the latest on a new report commissioned by the Irish Farmers Journal of the future impact of red on the farming sector, new concerns on rewetting targets and Teagasc’s 2023 National Farm Survey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1054: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 106 - Three UCD Ag grads, three years on 33:33

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Darragh Giblin who works with Dovea Genetics, Niamh Keane who works with Tirlán and Tommy O'Sullivan who is currently in Dubai working with Alltech are this week's guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1053: Farm Tech Talk Ep 224 - lower carcase weights, weaned lamb performance on Tullamore Farm, nitrogen allowances, preview Tullamore Farm open day Tuesday 23rd of July 44:55

1M ago44:55

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This week we talked to Adam on lower carcass weights, Darren about weaned lamb performance on Tullamore Farm and Aidan talks to us on nitrogen allowances. We also preview Tullamore Farm open day next Tuesday 23rd of July Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1051: Farming News - straw scheme scrapped, surcharges and milking before the All-Ireland 32:44

1M ago32:44

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On this week’s Farming News Podcast, the team are joined by tillage editor Siobhán Walsh who talks about farmers’ frustrations on the Minister’s decision to suspend the straw chopping scheme. Declan O’Brien outlines his story on Dairygold’s surcharge for weekend feed deliveries, Noel Bardon has figures on farmers winning appeals and the team discus…

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Ep 1052: The Last Straw: farmers speak out on straw scheme 33:28

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On this special The Last Straw Podcast Jack Kennedy talks to tillage editor Siobhán Walsh on where we currently stand on the Straw Incorporation Measure. Farmers Pádraig Connery from Waterford and Danny Doyle from Kildare tell us how they have already chopped and fear they won't be paid. They detail the money they will lose if the scheme is abandon…

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Ep 1050: The Tillage Podcast - Disbelief at straw suspension 34:14

1M ago34:14

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On this week's podcast Siobhán Walsh and Stephen Robb chat about the Minister for Agriculture's idea to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure for 2024. They detail some of the reaction they received from farmers on the announcement and talk through what they think is an unbelievable decision by the Minister which will hit tillage farmers hard in …

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Ep 1049: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 105 - Diversifying my farm into anaerobic digestion 49:43

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Stephen Robb talks to tillage and dairy farmer Colm Carpenter about his decision to diversify his farm into biomethane, what it means for farmers and how to get the dairy industry involved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1048: Farm Tech Talk Ep 223 - National Beef Welfare Scheme, market twist for lambs and Dairy Beef Open Day 1:10:11

1M ago1:10:11

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This week, we talk to Adam on the details of the National Beef Welfare Scheme, Darren about the latest market twist for lambs and Aidan Brennan talks to us on Dairy Beef Open Day. Darren also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1047: Farming News - Beef scheme issues, emissions reductions and succession 32:14

1M ago32:14

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Farmers frozen out of this year’s €50/head Beef Welfare Scheme, positive moves by the agriculture industry to see emissions from the sector fall by 4.5% as well issues around succession and why farming may not be appealing to younger people are among the topics discussed on this week’s podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform…

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Ep 1046: The Tillage Podcast -Varieties, trials and cereal breeders 22:45

1M ago22:45

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On this week’s tillage podcast we’re focusing on varieties. We chatted to the Department’s Séamus Kearney at the Irish Seed Trade Open Day held at the Department of Agriculture’s Farm in Ballyderowan, Co Cork. Séamus talks all things winter and spring barley. We also caught up with Dirk Hamke of Beun Seed. Breun are responsible for varieties like t…

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Ep 1045: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 104 - ASA president at the age of 30 26:08

2M ago26:08

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As the youngest ever president of the Agriculture Science Association, Niamh has had a busy year organising various events and information evenings.She gives us an exclusive on this year's conference taking place on the 5 September in the Lyrath Estate, Co Kilkenny. Starting in a graduate role in Glanbia, Niamh is now the livestock identification a…

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Ep 1044: Farm Tech Talk Ep222 - Weanling price boom, lamb price and Grassland Farmer of the Year 40:51

2M ago40:51

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This week we talk to Adam about the boom in suckler weanling prices, Darren on the latest lamb price and Aidan on his trip to Grassland Farmer of the Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1043: Farming news - weanling trade up, tillage area down and grass growth struggling 27:08

2M ago27:08

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This week, we hear of positive signs for the weanling trade, a drop in the tillage area and lagging grass growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1042: The Tillage Podcast - yield estimates, cover crops, varieties and plans 25:23

2M ago25:23

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This week's paper is a bumper tillage edition. We look at all the top stories in the podcast including details of a survey of agronomists from around the country which estimates a decline in grain and straw production. We look at cover crop rules for grazing. Harvest is nearly upon us, but weather is showery. We have the forecast and information on…

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Ep 1041: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 103 - Teaching, growing crops and contracting- all in a days work 24:12

2M ago24:12

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In this weeks Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Conall Moore from Ballinamore Bridge in Co Galway about teaching agricultural science, growing crops and running an agricultural contracting business in the west. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1040: Farm Tech Talk Ep 221 – Beef 2024, ACRES, slaughter schemes, grass growth and fetillser 57:50

2M ago57:50

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This week, we chat with Adam Woods on Beef 2024, Darren Carty on the latest in the ACRES and slaughter schemes. We also discuss grass growth challenges with Aidan Brennan. Darren also talks to Edward Healy from Grassland AGRO on all things fertilizer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 1039: Farming News - suckler scheme delay, fodder shortages and fertiliser fines 21:11

2M ago21:11

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This week the news team discusses the lack of clarity around the National Beef Welfare Scheme, fodder shortages, fines for farmers bringing in unregistered fertiliser from the north and the new producer organisation which has developed in Kerry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 1038: The Tillage Podcast: varieties, carbon and prices 27:13

2M ago27:13

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On this week's Tillage Podcast we talk to Neil Fuller about payments for carbon certified barley. Denis Dunne talks to us about managing seedtech's trial site and we look back on the Footprint Farmers walk from last week and issues that arose around grazing cover crops and pig slurry usage. We have a negative grain market report and the weather rep…

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Rural Industrialization with mini-grids 1:38:41

2M ago1:38:41

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Send us a Text Message. In this flagship episode, we uncover the transformative power of Rural Industrialization through mini-grids with insights from industry leaders Peter Nyeko of Mandulis Energy (Uganda), Camille André-Bataille of Anka (Madagascar), and Oluwatobi Soyombo of Havenhill Synergy Limited (Nigeria). The host Nico Peterschmidt of INEN…

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Ep 1037: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 102 - Managing 850 cows in New Zealand 20:07

2M ago20:07

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Two years after first featuring on the Young Stock Podcast, Zac Elkin gives us an update from New Zealand where he is managing an 850-cow dairy farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1036: Farm Tech Talk Ep 220 - Tillage sector’s impact on livestock farms, latest twist in the ACRES payment milk prices and farm safety. 46:04

2M ago46:04

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This week we talk to Siobhan on the tillage sector’s impact on livestock farms, Darren about the latest twist in the ACRES payment and Aidan talks to us on milk prices. Aidan also talks to Michael Murray from ESB Networks on Farm Safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1035: Farming News - fertiliser black market, milk prices and bank loans 30:25

2M ago30:25

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This week on the podcast we discuss exclusive details of allegations of a black market for fertiliser emerging, the farmers who are facing delays to their balancing ACRES payments as well as how AIB is assessing loan applications for dairy farmers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ep 1034: The Tillage Podcast: trials, downpours and nice crops on Cork farm 35:47

2M ago35:47

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On this week’s show we hear from farmer and trials manager at Goldcrop John Dunne who we spoke with at his farm during the company’s open days last week. John shares his thoughts on the current season from 4” of rain after wheat planting to taking sowing opportunities in a difficult spring and a new machinery purchase. Goldcrops arable seeds manage…

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Ep 1033: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 101 - Innovation and entrepreneurship with Nick Cotter 34:50

2M ago34:50

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This week, Anne O’Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various farming ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1032: Farm Tech Talk Ep 219 - One lady feeding 180 calves in under seven minutes, CAP money, what the EPA numbers reveal and second cut silage 1:07:34

2M ago1:07:34

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This week, we talk to Adam about one lady feeding 180 calves in under seven minutes, Darren on CAP money, Aidan on what the EPA numbers reveal. Adam also chats with John O’Loughlin on nitrogen for a second cut silage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1031: Farming News -€15m CAP flattening swing to west and 2023's water quality 20:49

2M ago20:49

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Listen now to get the latest on the impact of CAP payment changes, a big week for the lamb kill and 2023's water quality trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 1030: The Tillage podcast: barley in Laois and soybeans in Springfield 22:22

2M ago22:22

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On this week’s tillage podcast we hear from Evan Leeper, a farmer in Springfield, Illinois in the US taking part in a regenerative agriculture programme with ADM. We hear how crops are looking in Co. Laois and look and what might be causing stress and increased BYDV levels. Grain markets moved down tis week. We look at what’s impacting on markets, …

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Ep 1029: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 100 - Teaching on a new crops course in UCD 14:47

3M ago14:47

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Cathal McCabe joins us on this week’s Young Stock Podcast to chat about all things crops. Cathal has worked in crops research and is now a lecturer in crops research. He talks about working out in the fields and taking to the classroom. Cathal chats about the new crop science course in UCD and his career path to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…

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Ep 1028: Farm Tech Talk Ep 218 - Beef price rise, top earners in CAP and VAT reclaim listing 49:01

3M ago49:01

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This week we talk to Adam Woods about his take on the beef price rise, Darren Carty on top earners in CAP and Martin Merrick talks to us about what VAT reclaim listing means for farmers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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