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Chickpeas reach the combine as tillage farmers work between the showers

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Carlow and Kildare as the last of the crops are cut and the first of the winter cereals go in between the showers.

CROPS 30 September 2026

Chickpeas reach the combine as tillage farmers work between the showers

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Flahavan’s reveals new €1.8m facility to increase organic oat intake

Flahavan’s reveals new €1.8m facility to increase organic oat intake

NEWS 10 September 2026

Maize harvest coming into view

Maize harvest coming into view

CROPS 9 September 2026

No demand for fake milk at ASA

No demand for fake milk at ASA

No demand for fake milk at ASA

DEALER 9 September 2026

Winter oats recommended list is steady

Winter oats recommended list is steady

Winter oats recommended list is steady

CROPS 3 September 2026

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Tillage Podcast: harvest estimates, potato management and imported oats

Tillage Podcast: harvest estimates, potato management and imported oats

On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we go through the harvest estimates report, have interviews from the Haggard Stores potato open day and much more.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Exclusive: 2026 cereal production down slightly

Exclusive: 2026 cereal production down slightly

Cereal production is down this year, some crops really disappointed farmers, while others surprised in a short growing season, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Harvest yields take a hit due to hot weather

Harvest yields take a hit due to hot weather

The heatwave and hot weather is likely to have hit cereal yields this harvest, according to a survey by the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Tillage farmers insulted and disappointed by 'oat feed' imports

Tillage farmers insulted and disappointed by 'oat feed' imports

Tillage farmers are hugely disappointed to learn that oat feed - understood to be made up of waste from oat milling - is being fed to Irish animals.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Oat 'feed' imported as 50,000t of Irish crop sit in store

Oat 'feed' imported as 50,000t of Irish crop sit in store

Irish oats sit in store, while an oat waste product is being imported into the country to be fed to animals.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

This week’s show is busy with a harvest report and also features information on oilseed rape varieties.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Harvest in full gear for spring barley

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

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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