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Potato planting surges ahead of maize and beet
Pat O'Toole
Potato growers are taking advantage of the good weather, and maize planting will commence in the coming days.
2 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: hoping for a better year than 2012
James Strain reflects on some of the similarities between the start of this year and 2012, but hopes for a much different ending.
2 April 2025 Dealer
The bible for rural men
Oliver Callan was chatting about what emergency essentials Irish people need after the European Union encouraged households to stock a three-day crisis survival kit.
Price increases needed to cover vegetable costs – Teagasc
Teagasc released its 2025 Horticulture Crop Input Price report which showed since 2021, combined horticultural inputs have risen by on average 51%.
2 April 2025 News
Straw shortages to continue for mushroom growers
The latest Horticulture Crop Input Prices report suggests that many mushroom composters have resorted to importing straw from the UK and Spain.
2 April 2025 News
Grass+ Dairy: farms hit cruise control as good weather persists
With excellent grazing conditions and a predicted lift in growth, the majority of farms are in a very good position when it comes to grass right now.
2 April 2025 Grass & feeding
From the Tramlines: wonderful weather takes some pressure off
The good weather of late has taken some pressure off farmers. There is plenty of work to be done, but the weather is there to do it.
2 April 2025 From the Tramlines
Farmers experience hottest March in 13 years
The climate statement for March 2025 showed that last month was 1.42°C hotter than the country’s long-term average for the period and the eighth-warmest March since records began.
2 April 2025 News
Farmers warned of ‘malicious’ wildfires in Northern Ireland
These incidents of fire lighting over the last week have caused damage to different parts of the Northern Ireland countryside.
28 March 2025 News
Aurivo fined €350,000 for environmental breaches
Sorcha Crowley reports from Sligo Circuit Criminal Court, where Aurivo Dairy Ingredients was fined in relation to foul odours from its Ballaghaderreen plant and discharge to a nearby river.
28 March 2025 News
Weekend weather: rainy start but settled from Sunday
While there will be a little rain and drizzle and some breezy weather on Saturday, there will be a return to settled weather from Sunday, according to Met Éireann.
28 March 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: disease control and advice on liquid N
On this week’s show, disease control is top of the agenda and we have some advice on applying liquid nitrogen.
27 March 2025 News