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My Farming Week: Paul McDermott, Ballindrait, Lifford, Co Donegal

Hailing from Donegal, Paul McDermott is kept busy running a mixed enterprise of beef, tillage and potatoes as well as contracting.

NEWS 29 April 2026

My Farming Week: Paul McDermott, Ballindrait, Lifford, Co Donegal

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Home Farm: Choice of nitrogen

Home Farm: Choice of nitrogen

VIEWPOINTS 29 April 2026

My Farming Week: Sophie Tyner, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow

My Farming Week: Sophie Tyner, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow

NEWS 1 April 2026

Support our Irish tillage farmers

Support our Irish tillage farmers

Support our Irish tillage farmers

LETTERS 25 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: flour funding, malting, straw houses and Bord Bia feed rules

Tillage Podcast: flour funding, malting, straw houses and Bord Bia feed rules

Tillage Podcast: flour funding, malting, straw houses and Bord Bia feed rules

NEWS 19 February 2026

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The case for using Irish straw in construction

The case for using Irish straw in construction

Ireland’s tillage sector may require looking beyond traditional markets and towards new uses for straw such as in construction, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 28 January 2026

Over 15,000t of straw imported in three months

Over 15,000t of straw imported in three months

Straw imports continue into the country. The total figure has decreased, but imports have increased from Spain.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Straw trade remains in the doldrums despite weeks of bad weather

Straw trade remains in the doldrums despite weeks of bad weather

Demand for straw remains muted, despite the recent atrocious weather conditions.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Open letter to Minister Heydon

Open letter to Minister Heydon

Bluetongue spread and straw imports – John Kelleher, Mallow, Co Cork

LETTERS 28 January 2026

The Pembroke Road survival kit

The Pembroke Road survival kit

The Dealer got a peek into the IFA survival kit that was smuggled into the 'Bord Bia 14' gang on Tuesday night.

DEALER 28 January 2026

Tillage Management: rain, wet land and price offers

Tillage Management: rain, wet land and price offers

There was rain, rain and more rain in the last few days meaning it will be a while before land can be travelled on.

HUSBANDRY 28 January 2026

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

It is, on our heavy flat land, the principal reason why I like min-till; the good trafficability it provides, allied to the fact of how level the fields become when ploughing ceases.

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

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A different kind of farm visit

Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.

A different kind of farm visit

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