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Huge costs incurred may mean potatoes won't pay this season

Bruising, small potatoes and high dry matter are worries for potato farmers.

CROPS 21 August 2026

Huge costs incurred may mean potatoes won't pay this season

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Tillage Podcast: seed production in the US and robot 'dogs' to walk crops

Tillage Podcast: seed production in the US and robot 'dogs' to walk crops

NEWS 20 August 2026

Editorial: fundamental challenges facing Ireland’s tillage sector

Editorial: fundamental challenges facing Ireland’s tillage sector

VIEWPOINTS 19 August 2026

The counties with the most new combine harvesters in 2026

The counties with the most new combine harvesters in 2026

The counties with the most new combine harvesters in 2026

NEWS 19 August 2026

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

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

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

CROPS 19 August 2026

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Grain Trends: US crop area up to balance reduced yields

Grain Trends: US crop area up to balance reduced yields

Grain markets have not moved too much in the past week as the Pro Farmer Crop Tour begins and the latest WASDE report is released.

MARKETS 18 August 2026

Drought and costs hitting Canadian farms

Drought and costs hitting Canadian farms

Canadian farmers are facing many of the same challenges as Irish tillage farmers, just at a larger scale as Conor Kehoe found out when he visited this summer.

CROPS 18 August 2026

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

Farmers need to do their sums and make cropping plans accordingly before planting crops Siobhán Walsh.

HUSBANDRY 18 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: humbled by history

Dempsey at Large: humbled by history

Whenever basic food prices rise, the cry goes up about food taking a large slice of of the income of the poorest.

VIEWPOINTS 18 August 2026

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Tipperary and Donegal where the cereal harvest has wrapped up for many.

CROPS 18 August 2026

Fodder and grain crises will require ‘pan-European response’ - MEP Kelleher

Fodder and grain crises will require ‘pan-European response’ - MEP Kelleher

The issue is much bigger than one or two countries and needs to be brought to pan-European level by the European Commission in conjunction with member state governments, MEP Billy Kelleher said.

NEWS 18 August 2026

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

The Irish whiskey consultation is currently under way and needs to be submitted by 4 September 2026.

NEWS 18 August 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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