Tillage farming

News Crops Husbandry Markets Soils

Tillage support packages 'must be delivered and extended'

The tillage sector is producing top-class Irish grain but competes with producers internationally who do not face the same level of regulation, audits and standards, Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere has said.

NEWS 11 August 2026

Tillage support packages 'must be delivered and extended'

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Beet needs boron and fungicide after dry weather

Beet needs boron and fungicide after dry weather

CROPS 11 August 2026

Flahavan's workers to vote on strike action over pay deal

Flahavan's workers to vote on strike action over pay deal

NEWS 10 August 2026

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

HUSBANDRY 9 August 2026

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

CROPS 7 August 2026

ADVERTISEMENT

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Tillage Podcast: getting the most from catch and fodder crops

Tillage Podcast: getting the most from catch and fodder crops

On this week’s show, we chat to catch crops expert Dave Barry, who has all the details you need for planting in the coming weeks.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Catch crops: when to sow, what to plant and how to get them established

Catch crops: when to sow, what to plant and how to get them established

After the dry spell, the harvest is under control in many parts of the country. With farmers turning their attention to sowing catch crops, Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at the establishment methods.

FARM MACHINERY 5 August 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage farmers are busy at present from harvesting and baling to planting catch crops in some places after rain arrived.

HUSBANDRY 5 August 2026

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

The harvest continued in recent days as farmers cut crops ahead of the showers and worked to bale straw in good conditions.

NEWS 5 August 2026

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 5 August 2026

Three-week delay costs 2t/ha loss in dry matter

Three-week delay costs 2t/ha loss in dry matter

Catch crops can return benefits for water and soil quality. Neilus Noonan Slaney, catchment co-ordinator at the Better Farming for Water Programme, tells us how farmers in Co Wexford are getting on.

CROPS 5 August 2026

Grain Trends: markets fall with oil and sellers

Grain Trends: markets fall with oil and sellers

Grain markets fell this week, as traders took profits and oil prices fell, while crops were reported to be in good condition in the US.

MARKETS 5 August 2026

SPONSORED

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.

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

LOAD MORE STORIES