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Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone as farmers got spraying done before the rain returned.

CROPS 3 June 2026

Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out

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Grain Trends: prices back with lack of news

Grain Trends: prices back with lack of news

MARKETS 3 June 2026

Tillage Management: wheat, beet and barley

Tillage Management: wheat, beet and barley

HUSBANDRY 3 June 2026

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

HUSBANDRY 31 May 2026

Baling straw becoming rare on this Carlow farm

Baling straw becoming rare on this Carlow farm

Baling straw becoming rare on this Carlow farm

CROPS 27 May 2026

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Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

Oilseed rape prices have rocketed this week, but wheat and barley prices remain steady.

MARKETS 19 May 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

Crops are looking well across the country and there is a nice bit of management to be done in cooler weather in the coming days.

HUSBANDRY 19 May 2026

Sun and heat drive crop growth

Sun and heat drive crop growth

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Wexford and Tipperary as crops bask in the sunshine.

CROPS 19 May 2026

Dairy Management: water flow, feeding rates and picking beef bulls

Dairy Management: water flow, feeding rates and picking beef bulls

Aidan Brennan says now that growth rates have improved, now is the time to cut back on concentrate feeding.

MANAGEMENT 19 May 2026

Grain trends: trade deals, price peaks and French crops

Grain trends: trade deals, price peaks and French crops

On this week’s grain trends report we look at trade deals, French crops and prices peaking in the markets.

MARKETS 19 May 2026

High terminal index bulls will breed high CBV cattle

High terminal index bulls will breed high CBV cattle

Castleforbes Estate was the 2025 Suckler Farmer Finisher winner for Liffey Meats and recently held a farm walk in conjuction with Liffey Meats, ICBF and Teagasc.

BREEDING & HEALTH 19 May 2026

Complex resistance evolving in wild oats to ACCase and ALS herbicides

Complex resistance evolving in wild oats to ACCase and ALS herbicides

Wild oats are the most widespread and competitive cereal grass weed in Ireland. Increasing resistance trends in submitted samples cannot be overlooked, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.

CROPS 19 May 2026

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Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

With power outputs from 104hp up to 143hp, the five-model M6001 Utility series of tractors from Kubota is the cost-sensitive successor to the proven MGX range

Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

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