Maize

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

German farmer Gerd Möhren tells Claire McCormack about his journey to growing miscanthus, after selling the last of his 250-300 head of cattle.

FEATURE 21 January 2026

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

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Grain Trends: Dairygold announces minimum beans price

Grain Trends: Dairygold announces minimum beans price

NEWS 14 January 2026

Key role for cover crops on NI farms

Key role for cover crops on NI farms

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 January 2026

Grain Trends: highs and lows of the tillage year

Grain Trends: highs and lows of the tillage year

Grain Trends: highs and lows of the tillage year

MARKETS 31 December 2025

Lemken introduces second range of precision seeders

Lemken introduces second range of precision seeders

Lemken introduces second range of precision seeders

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

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Grain Trends: prices up slightly this week

Grain Trends: prices up slightly this week

Grain prices are steady at present and there are offers coming on to the market for Irish farmers for harvest 2026.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Autumn calving is nearly complete

Autumn calving is nearly complete

Tyrone dairy farmer Jessica Pollock has a herd split evenly into autumn and spring calving.

FARMER WRITES 29 October 2025

WASDE report places wheat and maize supplies up

WASDE report places wheat and maize supplies up

The USDA released its WASDE report on Friday, following a lapse in funding since the beginning of October.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Scope for more feed price cuts fizzles out

Scope for more feed price cuts fizzles out

The latest outlook is that livestock ration prices in Northern Ireland will at best remain steady in the short term.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 October 2025

In pictures: autumn ploughing, harvest and pedigree shows across Ireland

In pictures: autumn ploughing, harvest and pedigree shows across Ireland

Our top farming pictures from the past week include vintage tractors, maize harvesting, pedigree cattle shows and farmers preparing for winter housing across Ireland.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Tillage Management: walking the fields for disease, slugs and soil inspections

Tillage Management: walking the fields for disease, slugs and soil inspections

Oilseed rape crops need to be checked for disease, cereals for slugs and take a walk into cover crops to see what is happening.

HUSBANDRY 29 October 2025

Grain Trends: markets show some positivity

Grain Trends: markets show some positivity

Grain markets looked more positive this week and oilseed rape prices also showed an increase.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

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'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'I’d go far as saying in all the machines and all the years we’ve been buying machinery here, this is probably one of the best purchases we’ve ever made.'

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

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