Vegetables

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Milk production is down 10% in some areas, with crop yields down from 20-70%.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

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Buy Irish produce, and buy often

Buy Irish produce, and buy often

NEWS 22 July 2026

Weeding robots among specialist machinery used in new Teagasc project

Weeding robots among specialist machinery used in new Teagasc project

NEWS 19 June 2026

Violent hailstorms cause serious damage to Italian crops

Violent hailstorms cause serious damage to Italian crops

Violent hailstorms cause serious damage to Italian crops

NEWS 6 June 2026

Meade for success: from four acres to 1,100

Meade for success: from four acres to 1,100

Meade for success: from four acres to 1,100

NEWS 1 June 2026

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Cost inflation threatens future of fruit and vegetable production - Macra

Cost inflation threatens future of fruit and vegetable production - Macra

According to the latest Teagasc Horticulture Crop Input Prices report, input costs across the horticulture sector rose by 3.9% between January 2025 and January 2026.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Fuel support scheme for specialist horticulture announced

Fuel support scheme for specialist horticulture announced

The €2m scheme will be available specifically for growers producing tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, strawberries and chillies.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Minister urges public to buy Irish veg as large-scale grower to bow out

Minister urges public to buy Irish veg as large-scale grower to bow out

Minister Healy Rae has expressed disappointment at news that a provisional liquidator has been appointed to a 700ac carrot grower in Kilkenny.

NEWS 24 September 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 24 September 2025

Choose Irish this Christmas and support Irish tillage and veg farmers

Choose Irish this Christmas and support Irish tillage and veg farmers

Support Irish this Christmas wherever possible from potatoes and vegetables – to crisps and oats.

NEWS 24 September 2025

My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

General manager at Finnegan’s Farm, John Smith, is getting geared up for Christmas with harvesting of Brussels sprouts starting to get under way.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Young farmer takes up the mantle of broccoli growing

Young farmer takes up the mantle of broccoli growing

"My Dad pours his heart and soul into the farm, for it not to be continued on when he retires would be horrible," says Luke Brophy.

NEWS 24 September 2025

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