Ploughing

Watch: this week in pictures, as spring work ramps up on farms

Some of our favorite pictures from this week include spring ploughing, lambing activity on farms and calves traded at marts across the country.

NEWS 29 March 2026

Watch: this week in pictures, as spring work ramps up on farms

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Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

OPINION 28 March 2026

Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

Progress in the tillage fields as bean seed demand rises

NEWS 25 March 2026

First Kverneland ‘on-land’ plough is proving hugely successful in Kildare

First Kverneland ‘on-land’ plough is proving hugely successful in Kildare

First Kverneland ‘on-land’ plough is proving hugely successful in Kildare

FARM MACHINERY 25 March 2026

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

NEWS 18 March 2026

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May the best innovation win

May the best innovation win

I see that talk of Ploughing 2026 is well up and running with Enterprise Ireland’s competition at the Innovation Arena open for entries.

DEALER 26 November 2025

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Jason O'Leary, who succeeded fellow Wexfordman Sean Ryan as chair of the IFA's potato committee, is very concerned about the year ahead.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

Tillage farmers have a list of jobs to do, but need to prioritise jobs and have patience with some work.

HUSBANDRY 26 November 2025

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

It is, on our heavy flat land, the principal reason why I like min-till; the good trafficability it provides, allied to the fact of how level the fields become when ploughing ceases.

FARMER WRITES 26 November 2025

Tillage management: wet fields, soil-sampling and planning

Tillage management: wet fields, soil-sampling and planning

Take a break over Christmas and on the wet days plan ahead for the season to come, from events to stock takes.

HUSBANDRY 26 November 2025

National Ploughing Association reports loss for 2024

National Ploughing Association reports loss for 2024

Latest accounts from the NPA cover the period to the end of January 2025.

L2 26 November 2025

Tillage Management: ploughing, wet weather and cover crops

Tillage Management: ploughing, wet weather and cover crops

Ploughing is allowed from Monday, but land is very wet at present and wont be trafficable for most people.

NEWS 26 November 2025

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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