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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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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

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Potatoes nearly ready as cover crops go in

Potatoes nearly ready as cover crops go in

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Maize harvest coming into view

Maize harvest coming into view

Maize harvest coming into view

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Rain welcomed for OSR and cover crops

Rain welcomed for OSR and cover crops

Rain welcomed for OSR and cover crops

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Cutting beans and planting oilseed rape

Cutting beans and planting oilseed rape

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Dublin, Tyrone and Cork where the harvest is wrapping up and fields remain very dry.

CROPS 15 July 2026

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Tipperary and Donegal where the cereal harvest has wrapped up for many.

CROPS 15 July 2026

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Louth, Offaly and Laois as the winter wheat harvest wraps up and the drought delays forage crop planting.

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Drought hitting crops on light land

Drought hitting crops on light land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Carlow, Galway and Kildare where the effects of the drought and waterlogging last spring are showing up in grain yields.

CROPS 15 July 2026

Impressive oilseed rape and a GPS theft

Impressive oilseed rape and a GPS theft

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Dublin, Cork and Tyrone, as the harvest progresses in dry conditions.

CROPS 15 July 2026

Mixed grain yields in drought conditions

Mixed grain yields in drought conditions

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Tipperary and Wexford as winter crops go under the knife.

CROPS 15 July 2026

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Offaly, Laois and Louth, where the harvest has begun and maize is flying in the hot weather.

CROPS 15 July 2026

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