Potatoes

Meade for success: from four acres to 1,100

Aidan Brennan reports from the Meade Farm business in Meath, which hosted delegates from the 2026 Nuffield tour to Ireland.

NEWS 1 June 2026

Meade for success: from four acres to 1,100

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Sun and heat drive crop growth

Sun and heat drive crop growth

CROPS 27 May 2026

Sowing continues into May

Sowing continues into May

NEWS 29 April 2026

Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

NEWS 22 April 2026

Will Irish beef make the cut at 2027 Masters?

Will Irish beef make the cut at 2027 Masters?

Will Irish beef make the cut at 2027 Masters?

DEALER 15 April 2026

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Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

With the weather up and the work under way at last, some musings from the tractor cab on the issues of the week.

OPINION 17 December 2025

Is fruit and vegetable production on the brink?

Is fruit and vegetable production on the brink?

High input and labour costs coupled with uncertain weather mean that the fruit and vegetable sector is the most vulnerable in Irish farming.

DEALER 17 December 2025

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Jason O'Leary, who succeeded fellow Wexfordman Sean Ryan as chair of the IFA's potato committee, is very concerned about the year ahead.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Making gin from potatoes in Wexford

Making gin from potatoes in Wexford

Conor Kehoe reports from the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop where diversification into alcohol has been a success for one potato farm.

CROPS 17 December 2025

Fertiliser going out on drier land

Fertiliser going out on drier land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as some farmers cautiously make it back out into the fields to spread fertiliser.

CROPS 17 December 2025

Carting off kartoffeln

Carting off kartoffeln

A bumper potato harvest in Germany has resulted in tons of the tubers being given away for free in Berlin recently. The Dealer has been busy brushing up on German to figure out what's going on.

DEALER 17 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: Need for Irish cereal breeding policy

Dempsey at Large: Need for Irish cereal breeding policy

An informed forum should be assembled immediately and a national policy developed.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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