Conor Kehoe

Baling straw becoming rare on this Carlow farm

From the Tramlines participant Hugh McDonnell places an emphasis on soil management, straw chopping and keeping things simple, writes Conor Kehoe.

CROPS 27 May 2026

Baling straw becoming rare on this Carlow farm

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Sun and heat drive crop growth

Sun and heat drive crop growth

CROPS 27 May 2026

Grain premiums possible with AgNav

Grain premiums possible with AgNav

NEWS 1 April 2026

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

CROPS 1 April 2026

Tackling challenges on this Wexford farm

Tackling challenges on this Wexford farm

Tackling challenges on this Wexford farm

NEWS 25 March 2026

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Dry weather ramps up fieldwork

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 4 March 2026

Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Carlow and Galway as where farmers are hoping for better weather in the coming week.

CROPS 4 March 2026

New flour mill could take Irish wheat in 2027

New flour mill could take Irish wheat in 2027

The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop heard that premiums were paid for Irish milling wheat in 2025.

NEWS 4 March 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 4 March 2026

Grain Trends: Iran conflict causes fluctuations

Grain Trends: Iran conflict causes fluctuations

Here is a look at the latest grain markets report, which reports on wheat, maize, barley, oilseed and soybean prices.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

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 4 March 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 4 March 2026

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