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Inside the 3,000ac Canadian farm sowing 38 acres an hour

Conor Kehoe reports on a visit to a 3,000ac family farm in Alberta, Canada back in May.

CROPS 19 August 2026

Inside the 3,000ac Canadian farm sowing 38 acres an hour

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Grain Trends: US crop area up to balance reduced yields

Grain Trends: US crop area up to balance reduced yields

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Harvest in full gear for spring barley

Harvest in full gear for spring barley

NEWS 12 August 2026

Rotation, rotation, rotation - an essential tool

Rotation, rotation, rotation - an essential tool

Rotation, rotation, rotation - an essential tool

CROPS 12 August 2026

Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

MARKETS 12 August 2026

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Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Louth, Offaly and Laois as the winter wheat harvest wraps up and the drought delays forage crop planting.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 22 July 2026

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

The harvest continued in recent days as farmers cut crops ahead of the showers and worked to bale straw in good conditions.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Drought hitting crops on light land

Drought hitting crops on light land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Carlow, Galway and Kildare where the effects of the drought and waterlogging last spring are showing up in grain yields.

CROPS 22 July 2026

Earliest spring barley harvest ever on this Tipperary Farm

Earliest spring barley harvest ever on this Tipperary Farm

Ger O’Meara was harvesting his spring barley exactly four months after sowing on 20 July as the heatwave brought in crops.

CROPS 22 July 2026

Grain Trends: prices drop, but have gained

Grain Trends: prices drop, but have gained

Prices dropped back from a peak last week, but have held on to some of the gains from the past few weeks.

MARKETS 22 July 2026

IFA encourages farmers to use Irish grain to stretch fodder during drought

IFA encourages farmers to use Irish grain to stretch fodder during drought

The IFA has put Irish feed options in front of its council to encourage the use of Irish ingredients in current dry conditions where grass is short.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Grain Trends: grains and oilseeds rise again this week

Grain Trends: grains and oilseeds rise again this week

Wheat, corn and oilseed prices have all increased in recent weeks on French, US and UK markets.

MARKETS 22 July 2026

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