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Centenary Thurles out of the blocks on grain prices

Centenary Thurles has released harvest grain prices for 2026. It is the first co-op or merchant to officially announce grain prices for 2026.

NEWS 18 September 2026

Centenary Thurles out of the blocks on grain prices

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Weekend weather: rain to clear Friday for a drier weekend

Weekend weather: rain to clear Friday for a drier weekend

NEWS 18 September 2026

Tillage Podcast: budget, digesters and oilseed rape at the Ploughing

Tillage Podcast: budget, digesters and oilseed rape at the Ploughing

NEWS 17 September 2026

Roscommon robot impresses at National Ploughing Championships

Roscommon robot impresses at National Ploughing Championships

Roscommon robot impresses at National Ploughing Championships

NEWS 17 September 2026

Budget 2027: the schemes competing for funding

Budget 2027: the schemes competing for funding

Budget 2027: the schemes competing for funding

SCHEMES 16 September 2026

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Tillage Management: rye, seed orders and beetles

Tillage Management: rye, seed orders and beetles

Tillage farmers have plenty of work to be doing from spraying for beetles to ordering seed and preparing land for rye.

HUSBANDRY 16 September 2026

Grain Trends: prices remain volatile

Grain Trends: prices remain volatile

Grain prices are still volatile. Oilseed rape prices remain strong and are worth a look ahead as crops are in the ground.

MARKETS 16 September 2026

Potatoes nearly ready as cover crops go in

Potatoes nearly ready as cover crops go in

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Tipperary and Wexford as cover crops are planted late and attention turns to next year's crops.

CROPS 16 September 2026

6,000 nuts and bolts, 400,000 gallons…but does building a slurry tower pay off?

6,000 nuts and bolts, 400,000 gallons…but does building a slurry tower pay off?

Andy O’Donnell and his family purchased a tower, deconstructed it and rebuilt it in the middle of their farm to store slurry.

CROPS 16 September 2026

Larger farms have the highest tillage margins

Larger farms have the highest tillage margins

Conor Kehoe reports from the Teagasc Crops Forum, where attendees were told that larger tillage farms have the highest margin, but the lowest support payments.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Scope to improve costs on tillage farms

Scope to improve costs on tillage farms

The Teagasc Crops Forum heard that different groups of tillage farmers are approaching costs and financial risk reduction in contrasting ways.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Irish grain and straw in focus for fodder stretching

Irish grain and straw in focus for fodder stretching

There was a focus on keeping fodder local on the Teagasc stand at this year’s National Ploughing Championships as livestock farmers look ahead to winter fodder.

NEWS 16 September 2026

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

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