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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 13 August 2026

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

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Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

NEWS 12 August 2026

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area?

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area?

NEWS 10 August 2026

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

NEWS 5 August 2026

Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

FARMER WRITES 29 July 2026

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Retrofit pre-chop gives old Hesston a fresh edge

Retrofit pre-chop gives old Hesston a fresh edge

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford brothers Eoin and Richard Rochford to find out how they retrofitted a chopper off a New Holland TX 36 combine to a Hesston 4910 large square baler.

FARM MACHINERY 15 July 2026

Extremely early spring barley harvest in dry weather

Extremely early spring barley harvest in dry weather

Winter wheat and winter oilseed rape are being harvested across the country, while the spring barley harvest has also started.

NEWS 15 July 2026

All farmers to be accepted into the Straw Incorporation Measure

All farmers to be accepted into the Straw Incorporation Measure

Farmers applied for the Straw Incorporation Measure at the same time as their BISS applications, but were still waiting on acceptance letters while harvesting crops.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area

We want to hear what farmers are paying and receiving for hay and straw across the country.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Watch: fire services respond to straw bales on fire in Dublin

Watch: fire services respond to straw bales on fire in Dublin

The fire took place in a field near the Hermitage golf course on Sunday.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Lorry load of straw lost in Leitrim fire

Lorry load of straw lost in Leitrim fire

Lorry driver Paddy O’Rourke highlighted the significantly increased risk of fire due to the current hot dry spell.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

Martin Merrick gives advice around managing grass amid the dry weather, completing maintenance work on marginal ground and securing some fodder and bedding amid good supplies on the market.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

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Looking for a reason to get out and explore this August?

National Heritage Week runs from 15-23 August, with over 2,000 events taking place across Ireland. Many are free and family-friendly, making it the perfect opportunity to try something new.

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