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Maincrop potato harvest in full flow

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Tyrone, and Kilkenny as the rain arrives to halt oilseed rape planting and the last of the harvest.

CROPS 17 September 2025
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Cover crops and a faltering oats market

Cover crops and a faltering oats market
CROPS 30 July 2025
Some spring cereals still to be cut

Some spring cereals still to be cut
CROPS 30 July 2025
Oilseed rape isn’t the risky crop it once was

Oilseed rape isn’t the risky crop it once was
CROPS 30 July 2025
Harvest continues as cover crops go in

Harvest continues as cover crops go in
CROPS 30 July 2025
OSR shines as spring barley surprises

OSR shines as spring barley surprises
CROPS 30 July 2025
Lessons from the 2025 Crop Tour

Lessons from the 2025 Crop Tour
CROPS 30 July 2025
Spring barley harvest under way in July

Spring barley harvest under way in July
CROPS 30 July 2025
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