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How Kildare father and son built a growing winter feed business on tillage farm

Alistair Chambers catches up with Kildare father and son duo John and Jack Fennin who have established a beet, maize, wholecrop and straw winter-feed business.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

How Kildare father and son built a growing winter feed business on tillage farm

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Chickpeas reach the combine as tillage farmers work between the showers

Chickpeas reach the combine as tillage farmers work between the showers

CROPS 30 September 2026

Tillage management: Watching the weather to plant winter crops

Tillage management: Watching the weather to plant winter crops

HUSBANDRY 30 September 2026

Research reveals 1.6 billion crop fields worldwide

Research reveals 1.6 billion crop fields worldwide

Research reveals 1.6 billion crop fields worldwide

NEWS 29 September 2026

Dublin beans surprise at 2t/ac as Cork grower waits to finish harvest

Dublin beans surprise at 2t/ac as Cork grower waits to finish harvest

Dublin beans surprise at 2t/ac as Cork grower waits to finish harvest

CROPS 23 September 2026

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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 16 September 2026

Check cost of merchant credit, Bank of Ireland head of agriculture says

Check cost of merchant credit, Bank of Ireland head of agriculture says

A farmer should know the cost of merchant credit before they plant their crops.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Tillage Day agenda announced for 2026

Tillage Day agenda announced for 2026

The agenda is packed with farmers, agronomists and members of the tillage industry.

NEWS 16 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 16 September 2026

Tillage Podcast: budget, digesters and oilseed rape at the Ploughing

Tillage Podcast: budget, digesters and oilseed rape at the Ploughing

This week’s Tillage Podcast was recorded at the National Ploughing Championships on Tuesday.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Tillage Management: rye, seed orders and beetles

Tillage Management: rye, seed orders and beetles

Tillage farmers have plenty of work to be doing from spraying for beetles to ordering seed and preparing land for rye.

HUSBANDRY 16 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

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Why Fergal Hanrahan invests in quality milk replacer for his beef calves

For farmer Fergal Hanrahan, successful calf rearing comes down to getting the basics right from day one.

Why Fergal Hanrahan invests in quality milk replacer for his beef calves

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