In this week's podcast, Irish Farmers Journal machinery editor James Maloney tells digital editor Thomas Hubert what to expect from Agritechnica, the world's largest farm machinery show.
With rural crime now at the centre of the public debate, An Garda Síochána launched operation Thor this week to tackle burglaries. Irish Farmers Journal news journalist Odile Evans was there and she brings us Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald’s answers to farmers’ security concerns.
Irish Farmers Journal markets specialist Phelim O’Neill interviews Prof Michael Lee of the University of Bristol, who has an interesting take on the role of grass grazing in tackling climate change. He also gets an update on transatlantic trade negotiations from Stan Phillips, the US agriculture counsellor for the UK and Ireland.
The Irish Farmers Journal's Northern Ireland editor David Wright interviews David Gibson, director of agriculture at Moy Park, following the sale of the poultry processor to the Brazilian meat giant JBS.
And Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy brings us some of the leading voices from the 2015 Women and Agriculture Conference.