Laois

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Louth, Offaly and Laois as the winter wheat harvest wraps up and the drought delays forage crop planting.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 12 August 2026

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

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Corbally House in Co Laois: historic 30ac estate guided at €1.2m

Corbally House in Co Laois: historic 30ac estate guided at €1.2m

FOR SALE 22 July 2026

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

CROPS 15 July 2026

Uisce Éireann delays water shut-off after farmers raise heatwave fears

Uisce Éireann delays water shut-off after farmers raise heatwave fears

Uisce Éireann delays water shut-off after farmers raise heatwave fears

NEWS 15 July 2026

5km run will yield results

5km run will yield results

5km run will yield results

DEALER 8 July 2026

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BYDV and waterlogging hitting spring barley

BYDV and waterlogging hitting spring barley

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Offaly, Laois and Louth, as crops stall in lower temperatures.

CROPS 7 April 2026

Leprino Portlaoise site available for €12m

Leprino Portlaoise site available for €12m

The cheese plant, which cost €130m was meant to produce mozzarella, but closed after an unhappy few years of production

NEWS 7 April 2026

Quality cattle marry with high CBV in Laois

Quality cattle marry with high CBV in Laois

Laois suckler farmer Thomas Carroll won Ashbourne Meats suckler farmer finisher Beef Quality Award last year, with the quality of cattle on display showing why he was a worthy winner.

BREEDING & HEALTH 7 April 2026

CBV and quality cattle hand in hand in Laois

CBV and quality cattle hand in hand in Laois

Thomas Carroll was one of the winners of the inaugural Beef Quality Awards last year, with the quality of cattle on the ground backing up the high CBV indexes awarded to his stock.

NEWS 7 April 2026

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 7 April 2026

Errill property with cottage offered in lots for €500,000

Errill property with cottage offered in lots for €500,000

A 29ac Laois farm at Coolowley, Errill heads to online auction, combining good-quality land with a vacant cottage and yard offered in lots.

FOR SALE 7 April 2026

Fuel price protests see traffic disruption on major road networks

Fuel price protests see traffic disruption on major road networks

Protests over the rise in fuel prices are taking place at various locations this Tuesday morning.

NEWS 7 April 2026

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