Conor Kehoe

Grain premiums possible with AgNav

Don Somers farms in Co Wexford and has been offered payment for carbon on the grain he produces.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Grain premiums possible with AgNav

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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

NEWS 25 March 2026

Dry weather ramps up fieldwork

Dry weather ramps up fieldwork

Dry weather ramps up fieldwork

CROPS 25 March 2026

Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

CROPS 18 March 2026

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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 22 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 22 February 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 22 February 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 22 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 22 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 22 February 2026

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

With a breakdown in the YR15 resistance gene, growers must be on the lookout for any signs of yellow rust infection in winter wheat this year, writes Conor Kehoe.

NEWS 22 February 2026

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A different kind of farm visit

Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.

A different kind of farm visit

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