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Young Stock Podcast: from sheep shearing to machinery sales
Gary Abbott
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Gary Abbott spoke with Meath Farm Machinery sales consultant Andrew Bonham about everything from shearing sheep at an international level to tractor sales.
23 December 2024 Podcast
Young Stock Podcast: milking 1,200 cows and spending Christmas in Australia
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh speaks to primary school teacher Katie Helen, who has just completed her regional work on a 1,200-cow enterprise in Australia.
16 December 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: ‘Irish farmers like to talk, just like Kansas farmers’
Madeline Drake from Kansas State University joins us on the Young Stock Podcast this week to talk farming, agricultural communications and Donald Trump.
Young Stock Podcast: working on a 2,500-cow farm in New Zealand
Our guest on this week's Young Stock Podcast is dairy farmer James Higgins from Co Wexford.
9 December 2024 Podcast
Young Stock podcast: the Dolphin rearing heifers in east Galway
This week, Noel Bardon is joined by Shane Dolphin, who discusses the red tape facing young farmers and the key areas he is investing in to get a leased farm up and going.
2 December 2024 Podcast
Young Stock Podcast: less fertiliser, more clover, more success
This week on the show, we chat to dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary.
25 November 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: covering EU policy for Swedish farmers
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, James Hanly held an international call with an EU policy journalist from Sweden’s largest agricultural newspaper, Kristina Hansén.
11 November 2024 Podcast
Five tips for reducing pneumonia risk in cattle
As mild weather increases the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, outlined are some tips to help reduce the risk of such problems on farm.
5 November 2024 Management
Young Stock Podcast: moving from sales to setting up your own machinery business
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Armagh man Neale Spence, who has gone from a sales role to establishing his own machinery retail business.
5 November 2024 News
The components of good meal ration
Adam Woods takes a look at ration ingredients and what farmers should be looking for when buying this winter
27 October 2024 Management
Young Stock Podcast: finding a career niche in forestry
This week's guest is forester Lauren Kinsella, who hails from Co Wexford but now lives on a dairy farm in Co Waterford.
21 October 2024 Podcast
Irish Farmers Journal shortlisted for four journalism awards
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 13 November in Dublin’s Mansion House.
14 October 2024 News