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Harvest in full gear for spring barley

The spring barley harvest has been in full gear over the last few days, and the beans harvest is under way in many counties.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Harvest in full gear for spring barley

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Rotation, rotation, rotation - an essential tool

Rotation, rotation, rotation - an essential tool

CROPS 12 August 2026

Tillage management: harvesting, planting and early beans

Tillage management: harvesting, planting and early beans

HUSBANDRY 12 August 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

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

NEWS 29 July 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

HUSBANDRY 22 July 2026

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Home Farm: an extraordinary week

Home Farm: an extraordinary week

The long-standing Cassia as a variety confirmed what the Department trials told us a few weeks ago - that it is becoming outclassed and presumably should not be grown without a specific contract.

VIEWPOINTS 24 June 2026

Good barley, good weather and a good rotation

Good barley, good weather and a good rotation

Last Friday, we visited John Culbert as he harvested winter barley on his farm outside Athy, as temperatures hit somewhere around 28°C.

CROPS 24 June 2026

Hammer to break into beans market

Hammer to break into beans market

Hammer is the newest variety of beans to enter the Irish market. It comes from the same breeder as Lynx.

VARIETIES 24 June 2026

From the Tramlines: crops ripen quickly in fine weather

From the Tramlines: crops ripen quickly in fine weather

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Carlow and Galway as the fine weather returns in time for harvest.

CROPS 24 June 2026

Harvest report: winter barley yields mixed

Harvest report: winter barley yields mixed

The winter barley harvest is well under way this week and moisture contents have dropped rapidly in the heat this week.

NEWS 24 June 2026

A burst of growth for beet and maize

A burst of growth for beet and maize

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Tyrone and Dublin as temperatures return to normal and harvest nears.

CROPS 24 June 2026

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

At this time of the year tillage farmers could be out walking crops and examining fields and decisions.

HUSBANDRY 24 June 2026

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