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New Macra president sees huge opportunities to grow membership
Noel Bardon
Current chair of Macra's board Josephine O'Neill spoke of her passion for Irish agriculture on being elected the organisation's next president.
31 March 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: dealing with grief and returning to farming
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh speaks to Waterford native Kate Fitzgerald, who returned to agriculture after losing her dad and is now farming full-time.
26 March 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: 24-year-old contractor on setting up his own business
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Tipperary native Kelum Harrington, who left school at 15 and is now running his own sizeable agricultural contracting business.
Young Stock Podcast: the making of Farming Simulator 25
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, we spoke to Kermit Ball, the community co-ordinator at GIANTS Software based in the US, specifically working with the videogame Farming Simulator 25.
17 March 2025 News
Top tips for rearing dairy calves
Whether rearing dairy calves born on the farm, or buying dairy beef calves, keeping calves healthy is the number one priority, writes Aidan Brennan
26 February 2025 Animal Health
Young Stock Podcast: from teaching home economics to finishing cattle
Josephine O'Neill is a home economics and Irish teacher who hails from a beef and tillage farm in Co Kilkenny.
24 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
What is behind the new IP rules on bulls?
Aidan Brennan analyses the reasons behind the introduction of intellectual property (IP) rights on Irish AI bulls
12 February 2025 Young stock
Young Stock Podcast: students won five Angus calves to rear
We spoke to the four students of St Brendan’s Community School who won a calf to rear as part of the Certified Irish Angus beef schools’ competition and will be travelling to Brussels next month.
10 February 2025 News
Young Stock Podcast: work-life balance and future of farming
This week, Stephen Robb talks to Donal O’Neill, ingredients sales manager with Camida, about college, working in the UK, GAA success and the future of farming
27 January 2025 Podcast
How much can I pay for a dairy beef calf?
Adam Woods takes a look at doing a dairy beef budget and what price can be paid for calves this spring
25 January 2025 Markets
Big push to finish in Ballyvadin
Padraig French, Nicky Byrne and Chloe Millar take a look at performance to date on the Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef farm in Tipperary.
22 January 2025 Calves