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Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Rain forecast this week will be welcomed by crops which have been growing very fast in recent heat.

HUSBANDRY 31 May 2026

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

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Home Farm: missing silage weather and Bord Bia levies in focus

Home Farm: missing silage weather and Bord Bia levies in focus

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

HUSBANDRY 27 May 2026

Home Farm: another week, another drop in the beef price

Home Farm: another week, another drop in the beef price

Home Farm: another week, another drop in the beef price

VIEWPOINTS 20 May 2026

Weekend weather: mixed and cool, with temperatures to pick up next week

Weekend weather: mixed and cool, with temperatures to pick up next week

Weekend weather: mixed and cool, with temperatures to pick up next week

NEWS 15 May 2026

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Tillage management: Weeds, disease and minding the bees

Tillage management: Weeds, disease and minding the bees

Tillage farmers have plenty of work to do in the fields this weather. Sprayers are busy at this time of the year.

HUSBANDRY 12 April 2026

Tillage Podcast: walking great crops in Co Cork

Tillage Podcast: walking great crops in Co Cork

On this week’s show, we hear from Dairygold’s Liam Leahy, as he walks crops in the busy season for weed and disease control.

NEWS 12 April 2026

From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain

From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain

Farmers in Dublin, Tyrone and Cork are extremely busy planting and spraying writes Siobhán Walsh.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 12 April 2026

Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress

Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress

From timing of fungicides to aphicides it was all up for discussion in Waterford last week, writes Siobhán Walsh.

CROPS 12 April 2026

Farmer Writes: suckler farmers the backbone of the beef industry

Farmer Writes: suckler farmers the backbone of the beef industry

The suckler men (and women) have persevered and for the past 18 months are receiving decent money for their weanlings.

FARMER WRITES 12 April 2026

Tillage Management: is dry weather on the way for sowing?

Tillage Management: is dry weather on the way for sowing?

There looks to be some drier weather in the forecast which will be welcomed on tillage farms across the country.

HUSBANDRY 12 April 2026

Crop diseases: a quick guide

Crop diseases: a quick guide

Take a look through the images and remind yourself of the some of the main crop diseases.

CROPS 12 April 2026

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Understanding your soils: open day at Johnstown Castle

Understanding the soils on your farm is one of the most important investments you can make for the future.

Understanding your soils: open day at Johnstown Castle

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