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Young Stock Podcast: beef farming, researching and hurling for Lorrha Dorrha

This week on the Young Stock Podcast, Rachel Donovan chats to the manager of Teagasc's 'People in Dairy' programme Conor Hogan about dairy farm efficiency, generational renewal and hurling.

NEWS 26 January 2026

Young Stock Podcast: beef farming, researching and hurling for Lorrha Dorrha

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Young Stock podcast: from selling hens online to selling diet feeders

Young Stock podcast: from selling hens online to selling diet feeders

NEWS 12 January 2026

From 25 cows in Austria to managing 1,000 cows in Germany

From 25 cows in Austria to managing 1,000 cows in Germany

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

Young Stock Podcast: will the real Willie Clancy please stand up?

Young Stock Podcast: will the real Willie Clancy please stand up?

Young Stock Podcast: will the real Willie Clancy please stand up?

PODCAST 8 December 2025

Young Stock Podcast: providing support for women in dairy

Young Stock Podcast: providing support for women in dairy

Young Stock Podcast: providing support for women in dairy

NEWS 24 November 2025

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Young Stock Podcast: reinventing the haggart and fighting rural isolation

Young Stock Podcast: reinventing the haggart and fighting rural isolation

In this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Noel Bardon chats with Robert Lally, who is taking part in the 'Farmers Haggart' project looking to combat rural isolation, while making farms safer.

NEWS 1 September 2025

Young Stock Podcast: farming 600 hill sheep and working in Macroom Mart

Young Stock Podcast: farming 600 hill sheep and working in Macroom Mart

This week, we chat to Kerry hill sheep farmer Aoife Randles on managing a flock of 600 ewes, working in Macroom Mart and going to ag college.

NEWS 1 September 2025

TB compensation averaged €1,536/reactor in 2024

TB compensation averaged €1,536/reactor in 2024

A new report has focused on the rising TB bills faced by the Department as the disease continues.

NEWS 1 September 2025

Young Stock Podcast: shows, sucklers and sheep in the Burren

Young Stock Podcast: shows, sucklers and sheep in the Burren

On this week’s podcast, we’re in the Burren, Co Clare, to discuss with 19-year-old Aaron McGann the very many strings to his farming bow.

PODCAST 1 September 2025

Cork sisters win all-Ireland stockperson titles

Cork sisters win all-Ireland stockperson titles

This year's FBD all-Ireland young stockperson finals at Ballinrobe Show will go down as one of the best yet, with an outstanding display of showing skills, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 1 September 2025

Young stock person finals destined for Ballinrobe

Young stock person finals destined for Ballinrobe

The clock is ticking down to the FBD All-Ireland Young Stock Person finals at Ballinrobe Show on Sunday 7 September, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 1 September 2025

Young Stock Podcast: ‘Irish duck is the Wagyu beef of southeast Asia’

Young Stock Podcast: ‘Irish duck is the Wagyu beef of southeast Asia’

Our guest this week is Niamh Mulhern, who joins us from Singapore, where she’s working as a market adviser with Bord Bia promoting Irish duck and dairy across southeast Asia.

NEWS 1 September 2025

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Offaly farmer Anne Marie Butterfield shares her approach to rearing lambs

Offaly sheep farmer Anne Marie Butterfield has been rearing lambs for years and says a reliable milk replacer is key to keeping pet lambs healthy and thriving.

Offaly farmer Anne Marie Butterfield shares her approach to rearing lambs

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