Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast

With low prices for many farmers and some banks moving to sell off their riskier loans, the Irish Farmers Journal is providing continuing coverage of the financial situation across the industry.Digital editor Thomas Hubert sat down with agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry and farm finance specialist Peter Young for a financial health check of agriculture before the busiest part of the year really kicks off. Bad news for young people getting ready to start farming: it is now clear that virtually no funding is available for the National Reserve this year. News correspondent Odile Evans has the story in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal, and she got more details from Macra na Feirme’s agricultural affairs manager Derrie Dillon. Last weekend marked 20 years since BSE turned into the international health crisis that brought the beef industry to its knees. In Tipperary, Thomas Hubert met Mary and John Breen, two farmers who have moved on from the shock of depopulation two decades ago. The Irish Farmers Journal continues