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Three-crop rule causes headaches on farm

The two- and three-crop rule is leading to inefficiencies on Irish tillage farms according to one farmer.

NEWS 11 November 2026

Three-crop rule causes headaches on farm

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Get a price before you sow with anaerobic digesters

Get a price before you sow with anaerobic digesters

CROPS 11 November 2026

Growing barley after beans reduces environmental impact by 25%

Growing barley after beans reduces environmental impact by 25%

NEWS 23 October 2026

Building weather resilience on tillage farms

Building weather resilience on tillage farms

Building weather resilience on tillage farms

NEWS 21 October 2026

Australian researchers target soil legacy effects in plant breeding

Australian researchers target soil legacy effects in plant breeding

Australian researchers target soil legacy effects in plant breeding

NEWS 16 October 2026

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How livestock and tillage work together on a 340-acre Newgrange farm

How livestock and tillage work together on a 340-acre Newgrange farm

Conor Kehoe reports from a joint Kepak and Teagasc farm walk as part of Soil Health Week.

SOILS 30 September 2026

Examine risk and reward in crop margins

Examine risk and reward in crop margins

Take a look through the latest Teagasc crop costs and returns before planting winter cereals. Siobhán Walsh examines the figures.

CROPS 23 September 2026

Tillage farming to have a bright future in Ireland

Tillage farming to have a bright future in Ireland

Bank of Ireland's head of agriculture sees Irish grain becoming vital in a volatile world and is very confident in the future of tillage farming.

NEWS 19 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

Are there premium markets in grain at present?

Are there premium markets in grain at present?

Malting barley, gluten-free oats, food-grade oats. They are often considered crops for premium markets, but not all appear to carry that premium anymore.

NEWS 14 September 2026

Winter oilseed rape area climbing significantly

Winter oilseed rape area climbing significantly

The area of winter oilseed rape planted this season looks to be climbing dramatically as farmers take the opportunity to plant after an early harvest.

NEWS 9 September 2026

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

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

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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