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Young Stock Podcast: Dovea worker using genetics on suckler farm
James Hanly
On this week’s episode, James Hanly spoke to Adrian Bourke. He has worked in exports and distribution for Dovea Genetics and we walked around his family’s farm to see if he practises what he preaches.
3 June 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: from selling 600hp tractors in Australia to Clare branch manager
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Eoin Murphy, who tells us about his career, from milking cows in New Zealand, to selling 600hp tractors in Australia and becoming a John Deere branch manager in Clare.
28 May 2025 Dealer
Is there a catch in the cattle trade?
Farmers' fears often grow when things look good on the surface, and things have rarely looked better. It's no wonder they are worried, cattle finishers most of all.
Young Stock Podcast: top of the crop
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh speaks to students who took home prizes at the Teagasc/FBD student of the year ceremony on Thursday, 22 May.
26 May 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: showing sheep at Balmoral and young farmers
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Amy Forde speaks to Jack King, a pedigree sheep breeder from Ballymena, and Richard Beattie, president of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster.
19 May 2025 News
Nobber to kick-start show season in the northeast
Nobber Agricultural Show is set to take place on Sunday 18 May.
14 May 2025 Pedigree
Italians want option to fund young farmers' land
EU state aid rules currently prevent member states from buying or subsidising land, but Italy wants this changed.
14 May 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: contracting in Banner County and tricky transmissions
On this week's episode, Kilkenny man Cathal Nolan speaks about his background, studies, travel abroad and his current day-to-day involvement in the family-run contracting business.
13 May 2025 News
Losing young farmers is a threat to EU food production – Hansen
European Commission is drawing up a new strategy for young farmers aimed at stopping the declining trend in EU farmer numbers.
12 May 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: Bord Bia inspector and relief milker
On this week’s episode, Tipperary man Eoin Kennedy speaks about his background in farming and how he became a farm inspector for Bord Bia.
5 May 2025 News
Winning young stock person of the year is something I will never forget
This week we spoke to Nigel Wood, winner of the intermediate section of the FBD All-Ireland young stock person of the year in 2023.
30 April 2025 Pedigree
ISA launch new young shepherd/shepherdess competition
The Irish Shows Association along with FBD Insurance and the Irish Farmers Journal have partnered up once again to launch two exciting competitions for 2025.
30 April 2025 Pedigree