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Inside the 3,000ac Canadian farm sowing 38 acres an hour

Conor Kehoe reports on a visit to a 3,000ac family farm in Alberta, Canada back in May.

CROPS 19 August 2026

Inside the 3,000ac Canadian farm sowing 38 acres an hour

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Drought and costs hitting Canadian farms

Drought and costs hitting Canadian farms

CROPS 19 August 2026

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

HUSBANDRY 19 August 2026

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

CROPS 19 August 2026

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

NEWS 18 August 2026

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Sector 'at risk' as growers will need financial aid to grow crops in 2027 - IFA

Sector 'at risk' as growers will need financial aid to grow crops in 2027 - IFA

The IFA has said that many growers will not be in a position to grow crops next year with no financial aid as a result of the depressed grain yields this year.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Test your weeds for herbicide resistance for free

Test your weeds for herbicide resistance for free

This year is the last year that farmers will be able to send their weed samples off for free testing without a referral.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Farmer Writes: cows on full winter rations in England

Farmer Writes: cows on full winter rations in England

We are on full winter rations again and looking to buy silage rather than wait for the chance of a late cut.

FARMER WRITES 12 August 2026

Watch: harvesting the crop we followed all year

Watch: harvesting the crop we followed all year

The latest installment of Yield Watch catches up with Isaac and George as they harvest the crop we have been following all year.

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

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

The Straw Incorporation Measure has been hugely successful for tillage farmers, but where does the budget lie with one year to go in the measure asks Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 12 August 2026

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

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