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Farm Tech Talk: live exports blow, price bonuses for organic lamb and drought

The Farm Tech Talk Team discusses drought, organic lamb prices and a new blow to the live export trade in this week's episode.

NEWS 14 August 2026

Farm Tech Talk: live exports blow, price bonuses for organic lamb and drought

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Safety must remain a priority as drought intensifies farmers’ workload

Safety must remain a priority as drought intensifies farmers’ workload

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Farm leaders to meet minister ahead of make or break few weeks for winter feed

Farm leaders to meet minister ahead of make or break few weeks for winter feed

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Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

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Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

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Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Milk production is down 10% in some areas, with crop yields down from 20-70%.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

Potato yields are expected to be well back following months of dry weather and irrigation, but IFA potato chair Jason O'Leary has stressed there will be enough potatoes to supply the Irish market.

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Drought forces farmers into winter mode

Drought forces farmers into winter mode

Farmers are being forced to feed silage and concentrates, sell stock earlier and eat into winter fodder reserves, as prolonged dry weather takes its toll

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One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

One wheat variety was my 2026 harvest star - another a 'bloody disgrace'

Gerald Potterton is happy with this year's wheat harvest, while his five-year average yield remains the same at 4t/acre.

FARMER WRITES 12 August 2026

'The Blonde went looking for a bull - and brought everyone with her'

'The Blonde went looking for a bull - and brought everyone with her'

Thankfully luck was on my side and I pulled up to secure the gate just in time to ruin their adventuring for the evening.

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Vet explains what could be behind coughing calves this summer

Vet explains what could be behind coughing calves this summer

Heat stress doesn't cause a cough directly, but a panting herd has less in the tank immunologically.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Kerry mart suspends live weighing until rain returns

Kerry mart suspends live weighing until rain returns

While there was a sprinkling of rain in south Kerry on Wednesday morning, persisting drought conditions in their eastern customer base has led Iveragh Mart to temporarily suspend live sheep weighing.

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