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2023 - a perfect storm of poor prices, weather and yield in the Tramlines
Conor Kehoe
This week, the From the Tramlines farmers give their highs and lows of an extremely challenging year, Conor Kehoe reports.
2023 - a perfect storm of poor prices, weather and yield in the Tramlines
Potato harvest and cereal planting halted by rain
25 October 2023 Crops
Potato harvest and cereal planting halted by rain
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Wexford, and Westmeath, where harvesting and drilling took place before Storm Babet arrived last week.
A lot of work completed, more to do
18 October 2023 Crops
A lot of work completed, more to do
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Dublin, Tipperary, and Carlow, as the pressure is on to plant cereals and harvest forage crops.
Planting begins but more dry weather needed
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Down, Galway and Cork where winter barley is beginning to be planted.
11 October 2023 Crops
Patience required for autumn planting season
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Kilkenny, Meath and Derry, where land is wet but farmers are remaining positive that a lot of planting can still be done.
4 October 2023 Crops
Herbicides failing to control annual meadow-grass
Leaving annual meadow-grass or grass-weed control until the spring is the least effective control strategy, which may run the risk of resistance onset, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.
27 September 2023 Crops
Combining continues as maincrop potato harvest to begin
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Westmeath, Wexford, and Kildare, where potatoes, spring beans and spring oilseed rape are still to be harvested.
27 September 2023 Crops
Winter wheat list lacks new varieties
There is somewhat of a shortage of new varieties on the winter wheat list this year as new varieties wait in the wings.
20 September 2023 Crops
Winter oats list has the two reliables
The winter oats list is short and sweet with two reliable varieties on the list for the 2024 season.
20 September 2023 Crops
Wet ground preventing early planting of winter crops
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Carlow, Dublin, and Tipperary, where focus is turning to autumn planting.
20 September 2023 Crops
Harvesting wraps up in beautiful weather
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Down and Galway as harvesting winds down for another year.
13 September 2023 Crops
Good weather starts to bring harvest to a close
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Derry, Meath, and Kilkenny as the harvest starts to wrap up on some farms.
6 September 2023 Crops