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Choose native oats instead of imported palm kernel – IFA

The IFA has asked livestock farmers to choose Irish grain if they are buffer feeding or feeding more concentrates in the current dry weather conditions.

NEWS 13 July 2026

Choose native oats instead of imported palm kernel – IFA

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Winter barley market is highly competitive

Winter barley market is highly competitive

VARIETIES 12 July 2026

No need to cultivate stubbles after harvest as rule removed

No need to cultivate stubbles after harvest as rule removed

NEWS 12 July 2026

‘All possible options’ being considered for straw scheme budget

‘All possible options’ being considered for straw scheme budget

‘All possible options’ being considered for straw scheme budget

SCHEMES 12 July 2026

Hammer to break into beans market

Hammer to break into beans market

Hammer to break into beans market

VARIETIES 12 July 2026

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Extreme volatility in dairy and tillage incomes over recent years

Extreme volatility in dairy and tillage incomes over recent years

Both dairy and tillage family farm incomes were up in the national farm survey for 2025, however, stark volatility has been seen in these incomes over the last number of years.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Listen: new research aims to revive Ireland’s milling wheat industry

Listen: new research aims to revive Ireland’s milling wheat industry

Currently, Ireland is highly dependent on imported flour, as the Irish milling wheat industry died out decades ago.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Winter wheat variety choice is improving

Winter wheat variety choice is improving

The choice of varieties in winter wheat continues to improve and there are some good options available to growers.

VARIETIES 8 July 2026

Spring wheat seed production broadens out

Spring wheat seed production broadens out

Spring wheat seed production is broadening out this year, with three new varieties in seed production.

VARIETIES 8 July 2026

Gene-editing in place for 10 years in some countries

Gene-editing in place for 10 years in some countries

Gene-editing has been used in some regions for 10 years. Argentina was one of the first countries to adopt the technology.

VARIETIES 8 July 2026

Tillage Podcast: reporting on harvest, chatting to plant breeders and farmers

Tillage Podcast: reporting on harvest, chatting to plant breeders and farmers

We have loads of guests on this week’s podcast and we have a report on how the harvest is going so far.

NEWS 8 July 2026

From the Tramlines: crops ripen quickly in fine weather

From the Tramlines: crops ripen quickly in fine weather

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Carlow and Galway as the fine weather returns in time for harvest.

CROPS 8 July 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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