Opinion
Irish agriculture is so dependent on the weather
Earlier this week I heard of a potato grower in Co. Antrim who has lost almost 100ac of crop to...
Opinion
Earlier this week I heard of a potato grower in Co. Antrim who has lost almost 100ac of crop to...
Rural Life
An estimated 6,000t of baled straw went up in flames in the UK recently, with three fire crews called in to...
Tillage
After a relatively good start, the majority of combines have ceased working in recent days – at least for the...
Tillage
John Stokes operates a tillage farming business in north Cork alongside his brother Willie and his nephew Mark. The Stokes...
Tillage
As the harvest progresses, oaten and wheaten straw has now come on the scene. Merchants around the country are reporting...
Tillage
Prices for 4X4 round bales of straw are ranging from €10 to €15/bale across the country, a review of DoneDeal has shown....
Tillage
The harvesting of winter barley was coming to an end on Murragh Farm in Oldtown, Co. Dublin earlier this week. The...
Tillage
Just 20km north of the capital, Derek Keeling and his father Derek senior farm 350ha in Oldtown, Co. Dublin. Derek...
Rural Life
A trailer that was loaded with large square bales of straw overturned this morning, July 17, at a roundabout in...
Tillage
Straw prices are now averaging slightly less than €25 for a 4X4 round bale, a review of advertisements on Donedeal has...
Tillage
Straw prices have edged closer to the €30/bale mark over the past few weeks a review of advertisements on Donedeal...
Tillage
Straw prices have increased recently, just as the calving season begins to get underway, with prices now averaging €25/bale. This...
Tillage
As we start the New Year straw prices continue to remain strong with 4X4 round bales making close to €20/bale...
Tillage
Straw is still in demand across the country with prices remaining close to an average of €20 for a 4X4 round bale....
Tillage
The potential is there to worsen the Blackgrass problem in Ireland if straw is imported from the UK, according to...
Tillage
Straw prices remain close to an average of €20/bale across the country, as buyers continue to buy up stock for...
Tillage
The straw market has hardened as prices average between €18-20/bale nationwide, according to a spokesperson for the Irish Grain Growers...
Beef
Arrangements should be made now to import straw from either France or the UK to help livestock farmers in the...