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Tillage Management: parking the sprayer and making the most of the dry weather

Tillage farmers are making the most of the drier weather in recent weeks and getting on top of the work in the fields.

HUSBANDRY 11 November 2026

Tillage Management: parking the sprayer and making the most of the dry weather

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Get a price before you sow with anaerobic digesters

Get a price before you sow with anaerobic digesters

CROPS 11 November 2026

Teagasc harvest report shows 11% fall in cereal production

Teagasc harvest report shows 11% fall in cereal production

Teagasc harvest report shows 11% fall in cereal production

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Should whole crop count under grass-fed standard?

Should whole crop count under grass-fed standard?

Should whole crop count under grass-fed standard?

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Cereal area falls 6.8% as oat sowing drops 29%, CSO figures show

Cereal area falls 6.8% as oat sowing drops 29%, CSO figures show

An increase in the area of non-cereal crops planted could not fully offset the large decrease in cereals.

NEWS 9 November 2026

Exclusive: Tipperary Fresh expands into Tesco

Exclusive: Tipperary Fresh expands into Tesco

Tipperary Fresh milk will make its way on to Tesco shelves in the coming weeks. The product is produced by farmers within 12km of Thurles town.

NEWS 8 November 2026

Tillage Day 2026: research sparks lively debate over use of Irish grain

Tillage Day 2026: research sparks lively debate over use of Irish grain

Debate centred on costs and how much grain dairy farmers should use in their cows' diet.

NEWS 5 November 2026

EU-UK pesticide talks offer hope of more options for Irish growers

EU-UK pesticide talks offer hope of more options for Irish growers

EU-UK pesticide talks could give Irish tillage farmers more crop protection options as EU approvals stall, with over 90 substances lost in seven years and food security a growing concern.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Tillage Podcast: highlights from Tillage Day 2026

Tillage Podcast: highlights from Tillage Day 2026

Tillage Day 2026 is organised by the Irish Farmers Journal and supported by the Irish Seed Trade Association.

NEWS 5 November 2026

'Young people not eating the same amount of potatoes we did' - Hoey

'Young people not eating the same amount of potatoes we did' - Hoey

We’re all on the conveyor belt, and the people that are falling off were eating the larger tonnages of spuds, Michael Hoey of Country Crest told attendees at Tillage Day 2026.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Tillage management: spraying, aphids and fertiliser

Tillage management: spraying, aphids and fertiliser

The dry weather has provided more opportunities to catch up on spraying than usual, which is good for grass weed control and possibly BYDV.

HUSBANDRY 4 November 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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