Tillage
Watch: How is the 2024 potato harvest going?
The 2024 potato harvest continues apace with most growers hoping to have field work wrapped up before the middle of...
Potato Harvest
Agri-Business
Grimme's revamped Toppa range operates across 8 rows
With the latest Toppa series, Grimme believes that it is bringing a new generation of haulm toppers into the market....
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Tillage
TD urges supports for potato growers in 'potential harvest wipe-out'
A TD has called for support measures to be put in place for potato growers who face the prospect of...
Tillage
Growers say potato storage costs have more than doubled
Potato storage costs have more than doubled, year-on-year, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). According to IFA Potato Committee...
Agri-Business
Mixed potato yields haven't affected growth of Irish crisp company
This year’s potato yields have been mixed and many potatoes coming out of the ground contain a high dry matter...
Agri-Business
National Potato Day: 'The Rooster variety transformed potato farming'
Today (Friday, October 1) is Bord Bia’s National Potato Day, the annual celebration of one of Ireland’s favourite vegetables –...
Tillage
Potato prices: Area planted to Queens has increased
Demand is increasing in some markets according to this week’s Potato Market Report from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). The...
Agri-Business
5% of potato crop still to be dug
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) estimates that 5% of the potato crop across the country remains in the ground. That...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Tillage
Less than 20% of potato crop left to be harvested
This week, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) estimates that 15-20% of the potato harvest is yet to be completed. The...
Tillage
Minister called on to reintroduce crop loss support measures
Minister Michael Creed is being called on to reintroduce support measures relating to crop loss during inclement weather, to assist...
Tillage
Concerns mount for potato harvest as weather woes continue
There is a severe risk that much of the potato crop will not be harvested if the wet weather continues,...
Tillage
'Trying year' for potatoes with supply predictions 'on knife-edge'
Reduced areas planted and reduced yields have led to what look like tightened supplies of potatoes this year – though...
Tillage
Potato harvest comes to a close with yields back 'close to 10%'
The potato harvest is more or less complete for another year and yields are expected to be back close to...
Tillage
Late main crop potato harvest now on the cards
Ground conditions are holding up, so far, for potato growers in the North Dublin area, according to Derek Keogh, Farm...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
