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Combatting Italian ryegrass – without spraying

The Irish Farmers Journal visited the Agrii Italian ryegrass trial site in June to get an insight into the challenges and best practices when controlling the weed.

CROPS 8 October 2025

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No room for shortcuts with glyphosate

No room for shortcuts with glyphosate

CROPS 8 October 2025

From The Tramlines: planting resumes after storm Amy

From The Tramlines: planting resumes after storm Amy

CROPS 8 October 2025

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

CROPS 1 October 2025

From the Tramlines: planting of winter barley begins

From the Tramlines: planting of winter barley begins

From the Tramlines: planting of winter barley begins

CROPS 1 October 2025

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From the Tramline: Winter rye going in for grain and forage

From the Tramline: Winter rye going in for grain and forage

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Tipperary, Wexford, and Offaly as cover crops motor on and winter rye is planted.

CROPS 27 August 2025

Maincrop potato harvest in full flow

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 27 August 2025

From the Tramlines: spring beans harvest a mixed bag

From the Tramlines: spring beans harvest a mixed bag

This week , Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Waterford, Meath and Laois as spring beans are harvested and oilseed rape is planted.

CROPS 27 August 2025

Homegrown protein with a difference

Homegrown protein with a difference

A company in Co Meath is looking to revolutionise how farmers produce feed for their animals, Conor Kehoe reports.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 27 August 2025

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye has grown in popularity on farms. It is another option to spread workload, but you need a market for it.

CROPS 27 August 2025

Sowing oilseed rape and cutting beans

Sowing oilseed rape and cutting beans

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Waterford and Cork, where winter oilseed rape planting is under way.

CROPS 27 August 2025

Cover crops and a faltering oats market

Cover crops and a faltering oats market

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Offaly, Tipperary, and Wexford where the harvest has wrapped up, but attention is already turning to harvest 2026.

CROPS 27 August 2025

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CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

CAP Network Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is hosting a conference on Agri Bioeconomy Value Chains & Business Models in Ireland.

CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

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