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Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area

We want to hear what farmers are paying and receiving for hay and straw across the country.

NEWS 21 July 2026

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area

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900 round hay bales sell for average of €22/bale

900 round hay bales sell for average of €22/bale

NEWS 21 July 2026

900 round hay bales sell for average of €22/bale

900 round hay bales sell for average of €22/bale

NEWS 21 July 2026

On-farm auction of 600 hay bales in Wexford

On-farm auction of 600 hay bales in Wexford

On-farm auction of 600 hay bales in Wexford

NEWS 20 July 2026

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

Home Farm: grass slows as harvest starts

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

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Editorial: coping with the weather

Editorial: coping with the weather

Grass growth has tailed off, with the result that supplementary feed has had to be introduced on some farms to replace the grass in the diet.

VIEWPOINTS 23 June 2026

Farmers and pet owners urged to protect animals during hot spell

Farmers and pet owners urged to protect animals during hot spell

The Department has laid out a number of step that farmers and horse and pet owners can take to protect their animals during the current hot weather.

NEWS 23 June 2026

Watch: three acres of hay lost in Kildare field fire

Watch: three acres of hay lost in Kildare field fire

Approximately three acres of hay was lost in the fire; however, no one was injured.

NEWS 23 June 2026

Home Farm: hay cut ahead of dry week

Home Farm: hay cut ahead of dry week

The grass was not grazed since before Christmas, so the heavy crop will take a while to get to the stage where it is fit to bale.

VIEWPOINTS 23 June 2026

Farmer Writes: investing for the future

Farmer Writes: investing for the future

There’s no time like the present to invest a bit of money into the future herd, writes Karen McCabe.

FARMER WRITES 23 June 2026

Bumper hay crop is on the cards

Bumper hay crop is on the cards

Thousands of acres of hay was knocked this week as farmers sought to take advantage of the blistering heat to save crops.

NEWS 23 June 2026

In pictures: building a traditional cock of hay

In pictures: building a traditional cock of hay

As modern machinery continues to transform Irish farming, some traditional skills are becoming increasingly rare. Breda Cahill Durr reports.

NEWS 23 June 2026

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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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