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Department brings back covered maize list

The Department of Agriculture has brought back the covered maize list to its variety trials, following a four-year gap.

CROPS 14 March 2026

Department brings back covered maize list

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Weekend weather: showery, cold at times with some bright spells

Weekend weather: showery, cold at times with some bright spells

NEWS 13 March 2026

Tillage Podcast: grain inclusion and asking questions about biologicals

Tillage Podcast: grain inclusion and asking questions about biologicals

NEWS 12 March 2026

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

NEWS 11 March 2026

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

HUSBANDRY 11 March 2026

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New flour mill could take Irish wheat in 2027

New flour mill could take Irish wheat in 2027

The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society's spring workshop heard that premiums were paid for Irish milling wheat in 2025.

NEWS 9 March 2026

Self-propelled Vervaet doubles the output of two trailed beet harvesters

Self-propelled Vervaet doubles the output of two trailed beet harvesters

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with tillage contractor Andrew Tallon, who moved from two trailed Thyregod beet harvesters to one self-propelled Vervaet 617, and in doing so, doubled his output.

FARM MACHINERY 9 March 2026

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 9 March 2026

Grain Trends: Iran conflict causes fluctuations

Grain Trends: Iran conflict causes fluctuations

Here is a look at the latest grain markets report, which reports on wheat, maize, barley, oilseed and soybean prices.

MARKETS 9 March 2026

Sowing beans and big beet yields

Sowing beans and big beet yields

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone where fertiliser is being spread and the last of the beet was pulled.

CROPS 9 March 2026

Two- and three-crop rules remain in place for majority of farmers

Two- and three-crop rules remain in place for majority of farmers

Here is a recap of crop diversification requirements for the season ahead. The rules are prohibitive but have to be enforced.

NEWS 9 March 2026

Last chance to apply for tillage support scheme

Last chance to apply for tillage support scheme

The scheme, which offers a support payment of €110/ha for certain cereal crops up to a maximum area of 100ha, closes for applications on Monday 9 March 2026.

SCHEMES 9 March 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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