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Dry weather ramps up fieldwork

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Tipperary, Louth and Offaly, where farmers are back out in the fields as the weather dries up.

CROPS 25 March 2026

Dry weather ramps up fieldwork

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Examining the costs of forage crops

Examining the costs of forage crops

CROPS 21 March 2026

Watercourses, buffers and forage crops

Watercourses, buffers and forage crops

FODDER 18 March 2026

Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

CROPS 18 March 2026

Department brings back covered maize list

Department brings back covered maize list

Department brings back covered maize list

CROPS 14 March 2026

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Sowing beans and big beet yields

Sowing beans and big beet yields

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone where fertiliser is being spread and the last of the beet was pulled.

CROPS 11 February 2026

Making gin from potatoes in Wexford

Making gin from potatoes in Wexford

Conor Kehoe reports from the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop where diversification into alcohol has been a success for one potato farm.

CROPS 11 February 2026

Fertiliser going out on drier land

Fertiliser going out on drier land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as some farmers cautiously make it back out into the fields to spread fertiliser.

CROPS 11 February 2026

From the Tramlines returns for 2026

From the Tramlines returns for 2026

From the Tramlines is back with 12 farmers from across the country to share the ups and downs of the 2026 growing season. Conor Kehoe will keep you up to date each week.

CROPS 11 February 2026

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Grass weeds are already widespread in Ireland. Straw imports and some seed are adding massively to risk.

CROPS 11 February 2026

Right rate and timing is the key on crops

Right rate and timing is the key on crops

Fertiliser needs to be applied at the right rate and the right time in order to be used efficiently.

CROPS 11 February 2026

Examining costs and returns closely is key

Examining costs and returns closely is key

Farmers need to be do their own costs and return and examine costs, varieties, prices and price offers that come their way writes Siobhán Walsh.

CROPS 11 February 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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