Tillage
Dairygold grain prices welcomed by IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has welcomed Dairygold’s announcement of grain prices today and stated that the prices show strong...
Harvest 2020
Tillage
Dairygold announces Harvest 2020 grain prices
Dairygold has become the first co-op to announce harvest grain prices for 2020 today (October 14). The Munster-based co-op will...
Tillage
Straw prices: Variation in prices as many store
As is usual, there is a large variation in prices across the country and prices are keenest in the south-east...
Tillage
Spring barley yields above average according to the AHDB
Just small amounts of the harvest in Great Britain remained to be cut as of September 22 as the dry...
Rural Life
Sun, sea and sustainable farming: Final in series of Cork man's quarantine story
An eight-hour drive south-east from Perth lies a farming town called Esperance, in Western Australia. There, one can expect to...
Rural Life
Cork to Oz during the pandemic: 'Harvest 2020 better be worth it'
Would you consider wearing a face mask for nearly 30 hours, then getting a police escort to a hotel in...
Tillage
Chopping straw in difficult harvest conditions
As the harvest drags on for many, straw is becoming difficult to save and while demand is there for straw...
Tillage
Harvest drags on...drier weather in the forecast
As the harvest continues to be delayed, there looks to be drier weather coming towards the weekend. Large amounts of...
Tillage
Harvest update: Improved weather means combines can finally get out into the fields
The good weather seen over the weekend has seen farmers rushing out into fields to begin the harvest – albeit...
Tillage
Straw prices: Unpredictable weather means farmers are still happy to store
The period of unsettled weather over the last two weeks has left farmers struggling with difficult working conditions for the...
Rural Life
How did 'critical' agricultural skills get a Cork man to Oz during a global pandemic?
It might have taken a whole lot of paperwork, nearly 30 hours of wearing a face mask along with a...
Tillage
Covid-19 is still a threat this harvest
Covid-19 remains a threat in our everyday lives and farmers are not exempt from this. As weather improves tillage farms...
Tillage
Assessment needed as harvest conditions deteriorate - IFA
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Tim Cullinan has said that as harvest conditions continue to deteriorate, an...
Tillage
IGGG calls on support for Irish grain in 'brutal' harvest
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has said that there “is a growing sense of frustration and despair” among tillage...
Tillage
Harvest update: Some combines dash to the field
Some combines managed to get out to fields on Sunday (August 23), and while conditions were far from ideal there...
Tillage
Straw prices: Some opting to store while awaiting price settlement
As the broken weather makes for difficult working conditions, straw is proving hard to gather – as are prices. Storms...
Tillage
'The majority of the harvest is still to be cut'
Storm Ellen was not welcomed by anyone and certainly wasn’t welcome at a crucial time on tillage farms. Heavy rain...
Tillage
A millionaire's view of farming...and the harvest
Jeremy Clarkson is new to farming. The TV host is most famously known for a stint on a certain ‘top’...