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Sowing continues into May

Cereal crops, potatoes, maize and beet continue to be planted across the country as wetter land has now dried significantly.

NEWS 29 April 2026

Sowing continues into May

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Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

NEWS 22 April 2026

Will Irish beef make the cut at 2027 Masters?

Will Irish beef make the cut at 2027 Masters?

DEALER 15 April 2026

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

OPINION 28 March 2026

Is fruit and vegetable production on the brink?

Is fruit and vegetable production on the brink?

Is fruit and vegetable production on the brink?

DEALER 11 March 2026

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Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Jason O'Leary, who succeeded fellow Wexfordman Sean Ryan as chair of the IFA's potato committee, is very concerned about the year ahead.

NEWS 11 December 2025

Making gin from potatoes in Wexford

Making gin from potatoes in Wexford

Conor Kehoe reports from the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop where diversification into alcohol has been a success for one potato farm.

CROPS 11 December 2025

Fertiliser going out on drier land

Fertiliser going out on drier land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as some farmers cautiously make it back out into the fields to spread fertiliser.

CROPS 11 December 2025

Carting off kartoffeln

Carting off kartoffeln

A bumper potato harvest in Germany has resulted in tons of the tubers being given away for free in Berlin recently. The Dealer has been busy brushing up on German to figure out what's going on.

DEALER 11 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: Need for Irish cereal breeding policy

Dempsey at Large: Need for Irish cereal breeding policy

An informed forum should be assembled immediately and a national policy developed.

VIEWPOINTS 11 December 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 11 December 2025

Tillage Podcast: new payment scheme and blight forecasting

Tillage Podcast: new payment scheme and blight forecasting

This week, we have news of a new payment scheme for tillage farmers and the latest on blight forecasting for potato growers.

NEWS 11 December 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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