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Watch: ‘what I love about Ploughing is it’s a celebration of Irish farming’

Site co-ordinator at the National Ploughing Championships Noel Dunne discusses the importance of the event for the farming community with the current challenges.

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Watch: ‘what I love about Ploughing is it’s a celebration of Irish farming’

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Young Stock Podcast: Tadhg Furlong on suckies, scrums and spuds

Young Stock Podcast: Tadhg Furlong on suckies, scrums and spuds

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Everything you need to know before you go

Everything you need to know before you go

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Grass growth bounces back with rates over 60kg DM/ha

Grass growth bounces back with rates over 60kg DM/ha

Grass growth bounces back with rates over 60kg DM/ha

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Watch: drive around the Ploughing 2026 site

Watch: drive around the Ploughing 2026 site

Watch: drive around the Ploughing 2026 site

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Listen: preview of Ploughing 2026

Listen: preview of Ploughing 2026

Heading along to the National Ploughing Championships this week? Tune into our podcast preview.

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Just one in four consumers say buying Irish influences fresh produce choice

Just one in four consumers say buying Irish influences fresh produce choice

Bord Bia's Irish fresh produce research report 2026 found that food waste is the biggest barrier preventing Irish consumers from eating more fresh fruit and vegetables.

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South of Ireland Bluefaced Leicester Premier Sale records solid trade

South of Ireland Bluefaced Leicester Premier Sale records solid trade

The South of Ireland Bluefaced Leicester Premier Sale saw a solid trade with a clearance rate of 75%, writes Lucy Christie.

PEDIGREE 14 September 2026

HSA to highlight safety through virtual reality experience at Ploughing

HSA to highlight safety through virtual reality experience at Ploughing

Interactive dramatisation and a virtual reality experience will help visitors to the HSA stand to recognise the risks from unstable bales and farm machinery.

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On-farm milk revenues collapse by €615m - ICMSA

On-farm milk revenues collapse by €615m - ICMSA

The ICMSA forecasts that dairy incomes could nosedive by a whopping €1bn for the year as a whole.

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Watch: Ploughing 2026 visitors warned not to follow their satnav

Watch: Ploughing 2026 visitors warned not to follow their satnav

Assistant managing director of the National Ploughing Association PJ Lynam talks about his own involvement, traffic plans and what people can expect for Ploughing 2026.

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Camera at the Mart: buyer demand results in 100% Kanturk weanling clearance

Camera at the Mart: buyer demand results in 100% Kanturk weanling clearance

Appetite for weanlings – whether they are from the suckler herd or bucket-reared – proved strong in Kanturk Mart for the Co Cork mart's monthly evening weanling sale.

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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