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Get a price before you sow with anaerobic digesters

Tillage Day 2026 heard that anaerobic digesters could become a valuable market for tillage farmers.

CROPS 11 November 2026

Get a price before you sow with anaerobic digesters

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Watch: 'the price is the problem' - sowing winter barley in Ballacolla

Watch: 'the price is the problem' - sowing winter barley in Ballacolla

NEWS 22 October 2026

What 12 tillage farmers learned in 2026 and will change for next year

What 12 tillage farmers learned in 2026 and will change for next year

CROPS 14 October 2026

One wheat variety disappointed so Louth farmer is planting three

One wheat variety disappointed so Louth farmer is planting three

One wheat variety disappointed so Louth farmer is planting three

CROPS 7 October 2026

What four years of trials reveal about BYDV-tolerant winter barley

What four years of trials reveal about BYDV-tolerant winter barley

What four years of trials reveal about BYDV-tolerant winter barley

CROPS 7 October 2026

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Chickpeas reach the combine as tillage farmers work between the showers

Chickpeas reach the combine as tillage farmers work between the showers

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Carlow and Kildare as the last of the crops are cut and the first of the winter cereals go in between the showers.

CROPS 30 September 2026

Dublin beans surprise at 2t/ac as Cork grower waits to finish harvest

Dublin beans surprise at 2t/ac as Cork grower waits to finish harvest

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone as rye is sowed and oilseed rape is sprayed.

CROPS 23 September 2026

Examine risk and reward in crop margins

Examine risk and reward in crop margins

Take a look through the latest Teagasc crop costs and returns before planting winter cereals. Siobhán Walsh examines the figures.

CROPS 23 September 2026

Potatoes nearly ready as cover crops go in

Potatoes nearly ready as cover crops go in

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Tipperary and Wexford as cover crops are planted late and attention turns to next year's crops.

CROPS 16 September 2026

6,000 nuts and bolts, 400,000 gallons…but does building a slurry tower pay off?

6,000 nuts and bolts, 400,000 gallons…but does building a slurry tower pay off?

Andy O’Donnell and his family purchased a tower, deconstructed it and rebuilt it in the middle of their farm to store slurry.

CROPS 16 September 2026

Maize harvest coming into view

Maize harvest coming into view

This week, Conor Kehoe talks gets the lowdown in Offaly, Louth and Laois as farmers start thinking about cutting maize and winter planting.

CROPS 9 September 2026

Maximise control of problem grass weeds

Maximise control of problem grass weeds

Know the problem, choose the right residual products and aim for true pre-emergence for maximum efficacy, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.

CROPS 9 September 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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