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Tillage Podcast: reporting from Cereals in the UK and crops in Co Louth
Siobhán Walsh
This week’s Tillage Podcast comes from the Cereals event in the UK and has all the latest tillage news.
Tillage Podcast: reporting from Cereals in the UK and crops in Co Louth
Tillage Podcast: all the details of a practical, flexible tillage scheme
29 May 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: all the details of a practical, flexible tillage scheme
On this week’s show, we have a complete rundown on the Farming for Water programme from measures to how to apply.
Tillage Podcast: sunshine on crops in Co Cork
22 May 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: sunshine on crops in Co Cork
We chat to a farmer in Cork, have fieldwork updates and the grain trend and weather reports on this week’s show.
Tillage Podcast: 'make the best decision with the info you have'
This week’s show focuses on noxious weeds, tillage farmer numbers and we hear how crops are looking in Co Wexford.
15 May 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: rust, rules and plant protection products
We chat to Gareth Bubb on this week's podcast who talks all things plant protection products and formulations.
8 May 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Wicklow
On this week’s show, we catch up with an agronomist in Wicklow and have an update of the Food Vision tillage report.
1 May 2025 News
Youngstock Podcast: the president has left the building
Elaine Houlihan soon ends her tenure as Macra president, having been the second woman to lead the organisation.
28 April 2025 Podcast
Farming news: cattle numbers tumble, €75/cow beef scheme and water charges
This week, we discuss falling cattle numbers, rising water charges and what farmers will have to do to receive the full €75/head in Budget 2025's suckler scheme.
25 April 2025 Podcast
Tillage podcast: Spraying, potatoes and politics
On this week’s podcast we report from Brussels and have news of a new product and updates on plant health.
24 April 2025 News
Young Stock podcast: Friesians, Shorthorns and veterinary in Poland
This week, student Patrick O’Donnell from Co Waterford speaks of his home farm and what took him to Poland to study veterinary medicine.
21 April 2025 Podcast
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Tipp and talking resistant weeds
On this week’s show we’re out walking crops with an agronomist in Tipperary and learn about herbicide resistance.
17 April 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: carving out a career in the machinery sector
Gary Abbott talks to Tipperary man Peter Folan, who is prospering a bright career from a childhood passion for ag machinery. He discusses his studies and experiences as well as past and current roles.
15 April 2025 News