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Tillage Podcast: chatting to a positive Wexford tillage farmer

This week’s show features an interview with a young farmer from Wexford and covers blackgrass seed imports and possible changes to the two crop rule.

NEWS 20 November 2025

Tillage Podcast: chatting to a positive Wexford tillage farmer

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Imported straw could carry billions of blackgrass seeds

Imported straw could carry billions of blackgrass seeds

NEWS 19 November 2025

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

NEWS 19 November 2025

Energy security overlooked in focus to reduce GHG emissions

Energy security overlooked in focus to reduce GHG emissions

Energy security overlooked in focus to reduce GHG emissions

NEWS 17 November 2025

Imports of straw exceed 40,000t this year

Imports of straw exceed 40,000t this year

Imports of straw exceed 40,000t this year

NEWS 12 November 2025

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Inflation hits Irish agri-food sales in US

Inflation hits Irish agri-food sales in US

US-based David Henkes notes that US government policies around tariffs and immigration are causing concern within the American food service sector.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Minister urges farmers to purchase Irish straw

Minister urges farmers to purchase Irish straw

The Minister for Agriculture has said that farmers should support a fair and functioning market for Irish straw.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Editorial: importation of straw now a big risk to Irish biosecurity

Editorial: importation of straw now a big risk to Irish biosecurity

Importing straw has biosecurity risks, with Spanish straw also being more expensive than Irish straw.

VIEWPOINTS 10 October 2025

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

A UK weeds scientist has said that importing straw from fields with high levels of blackgrass to Ireland is a dangerous practice.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Limited supply and robust demand driving 'historically high' EU beef prices

Limited supply and robust demand driving 'historically high' EU beef prices

Latest EU data shows that beef production in the 27 member states fell 3% in the first seven months of 2025 compared with the same time last year.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Minister 'understands' tillage sector's frustration over grain imports

Minister 'understands' tillage sector's frustration over grain imports

The IFA staged a protest at Greenore Port last Friday, protesting over a boatload of grain understood to have come from Scotland.

NEWS 10 October 2025

Watch: farmers' protest against imported grain at Louth port stood down

Watch: farmers' protest against imported grain at Louth port stood down

A group of IFA members gathered in Greenore Port, protesting at the unloading of a boatload of grain understood to have come from outside the EU.

NEWS 10 October 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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