ACRES

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage farmers are busy at present from harvesting and baling to planting catch crops in some places after rain arrived.

HUSBANDRY 5 August 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

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Three-week delay costs 2t/ha loss in dry matter

Three-week delay costs 2t/ha loss in dry matter

CROPS 5 August 2026

Catch crops sowing dates, applications and seed mixes

Catch crops sowing dates, applications and seed mixes

CROPS 2 August 2026

54% of 2026 ACRES scorecards submitted before 31 August deadline

54% of 2026 ACRES scorecards submitted before 31 August deadline

54% of 2026 ACRES scorecards submitted before 31 August deadline

SCHEMES 31 July 2026

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

Watch: history of Ahiohill vintage harvest day

VINTAGE 24 July 2026

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How virtual fencing is now improving grazing in the Burren and Aran Islands

How virtual fencing is now improving grazing in the Burren and Aran Islands

GPS collar technology is helping farmers improve grazing management, speakers told a Teagasc Signpost webinar.

NEWS 7 July 2026

High costs stressed in IFA budget submission

High costs stressed in IFA budget submission

Volatility and the high cost of doing business are dominant themes in the IFA's proposal package for Budget 2027.

NEWS 7 July 2026

Cover crops: rules, regs and seed

Cover crops: rules, regs and seed

When some rain moves in tillage farmers will be busy planting cover crops. Here are some tips to be prepared from Siobhán Walsh.

CROPS 7 July 2026

No extension to catch crop planting deadline

No extension to catch crop planting deadline

There will be no extension to the catch crop planting deadline under the Farming for Water Programme, which is coming up on 1 August.

NEWS 7 July 2026

Regenerative farming to reduce emissions must be considered – Green Party

Regenerative farming to reduce emissions must be considered – Green Party

The party has also criticised delayed publication of phase two of the land use review which could have a profound impact on farming’s contribution to Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions.

NEWS 7 July 2026

Last chance for ACRES I farmers to apply for NPIs

Last chance for ACRES I farmers to apply for NPIs

The Department has also outlined that only one NPI annual work plan may be submitted for an ACRES Co-operation participant in this application window.

SCHEMES 7 July 2026

Sheep farm incomes up slightly in 2025 due to higher output prices

Sheep farm incomes up slightly in 2025 due to higher output prices

Despite a reduction in the volume of sheepmeat produced in Ireland in 2025, a continued improvement in prices provided some increase in output value.

NEWS 7 July 2026

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