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Straw becoming key AD feedstock in Europe

If the tillage industry is looking for new opportunities to safeguard its future, straw to biogas could be one.

RENEWABLES 15 July 2026

Straw becoming key AD feedstock in Europe

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Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Since moving to a Q-Bed 324 cubicle bedder, Armagh farmers Samuel and Thomas Dickson have cut labour and bedding usage by a third and witnessed an improvement in cow cleanliness, writes Gary Abbott.

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Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Temperatures are set to drop slightly across the final weekend before Christmas, with some mixed weather also forecast.

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Almost 3,000 Uruguayan cattle stranded at sea over ear tag issues

Almost 3,000 Uruguayan cattle stranded at sea over ear tag issues

A vessel carrying 2,901 cattle from Uruguay has been stranded off the Turkish coast since 22 October 2025.

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Calculating straw requirements this winter period

Calculating straw requirements this winter period

Even with straw supplies and quality being good this year, straw in the shed is like money in the bank, writes Martin Merrick.

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Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan examines the importance of good cubicle hygiene and looks ahead to a demonstration at Dairy Day.

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Teagle straw blower feeding and bedding 500 animals in Tipperary

Teagle straw blower feeding and bedding 500 animals in Tipperary

Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Tipperary man Luke Williamson who made a move to his first straw blower in 2018, and today, simply couldn’t be without the machine.

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Teagle to debut new Tomahawk 6100H ‘compact’ straw blower

Teagle to debut new Tomahawk 6100H ‘compact’ straw blower

The new Tomahawk 6100H which has been designed for loaders with a lift capacity of 1.2-1.3t, will make its debut at the Ploughing.

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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