Harvesting

As the 2024 beet harvest is about to commence, Stephen Robb looks at the prospects for the crop.

The EPA has visited a number of bogs where peat extraction activities were considered to be significant and of a commercial nature.

Our top farming photos from the past week include Blackface and Wicklow Cheviot sheep sales, eventful marts such as the one in Cashel, or barley and maize harvesting across the country.

October is the month for clearing beds and planting winter hardy crops to provide some early harvest, writes Kitty Scully.

Claire McCormack caught up with Padraig Noonan of Cork based Noonan Agri Contractors to find out more about the ins and outs of running a modern contracting business in 2024

Donal Whelan outlines the benefits of the ITGA template tree sales agreement for growers and the need to plan for forest certification.

Weeks behind with harvest, it’s been a high-pressure year for Footprint Farmer Gareth Culligan in Co Louth.

Good old spring barley, I thought to myself from the combine seat, it’s an unlikely saviour, but it will be the crop of the harvest, writes Gerald Potterton.