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Tillage Podcast: spring has sprung in the northwest
Siobhán Walsh
On this week’s show, we have an update on fieldwork in the northwest, along with all the latest tillage news.
Tillage Podcast: spring has sprung in the northwest
Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update
20 March 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we report from the fields and see what has to be done to winter crops in the coming days and weeks.
Tillage Podcast: fine weather, new products and malt
13 March 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: fine weather, new products and malt
On this week’s tillage podcast, we get down to practical agronomy on fertiliser, herbicides and fungicides and we hear from the malting barley meeting.
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Young Stock Podcast: Shaun Diver - the man behind Tullamore Farm
This week’s Young Stock Podcast features none other than Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver, who chats to Martin Merrick about his life before Tullamore and what has changed on the farms since 2018.
10 March 2025 Podcast
Farm Tech Talk: ICBF dispute, high-spec calf sheds and grazing conditions
On the agenda for this week's Farm Tech Talk are the ongoing ICBF row, calf sheds and current grazing conditions.
7 March 2025 Podcast
Tillage Podcast: fine weather, liquid nitrogen and malting barley
On this week’s show we hear all about liquid nitrogen, malting barley and talk about the wonderful weather.
6 March 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: fertiliser, whiskey and drier weather
This week’s podcast features advice on fertiliser set up and how to carry out your own farm trials.
27 February 2025 News
Negative test for bird flu on Monaghan farm
This comes following positive preliminary tests for bird flu at a Co Tyrone farm last weekend and a housing order coming into force for the whole country.
21 February 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: prices, protein, payments and costs
On this week’s show we have a jam-packed agenda with all the latest news and interviews from the world of tillage.
20 February 2025 News
Young Stock: the Cork contractor with a grá for pit silage
This week, the Young Stock podcast hears from agri contractor Conor Murphy from Co Cork.
17 February 2025 Podcast
Farm Tech Talk: €7/kg for beef, rules for peat soils and early grass
This week, we chat to Adam about who is getting €7 per kilo for beef, to Darren on the details around the new rules for peat soils and Aidan on the benefits of early grass.
14 February 2025 Podcast
Tillage Podcast: payments, awards and contract cuts
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we have the latest on payments and malting barley contracts and report from the Tirlán grain awards.
13 February 2025 News