Harvesting

Home Farm: maintenance and giving it all back

For farming it’s a hectic time of the year. Over the last few days, taking heed of the approaching storm warning, we moved in on the oilseed rape.

VIEWPOINTS 6 August 2025

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Watch: this week in photos as harvesting and farming events take place

Watch: this week in photos as harvesting and farming events take place

NEWS 3 August 2025

Watch: harvesting winter wheat in Co Dublin on day five of Crop Tour

Watch: harvesting winter wheat in Co Dublin on day five of Crop Tour

NEWS 1 August 2025

Watch: looking for big yields in Wee County on day four of Crop Tour

Watch: looking for big yields in Wee County on day four of Crop Tour

Watch: looking for big yields in Wee County on day four of Crop Tour

NEWS 31 July 2025

Farmer Writes: time to consign the reaper as we know it to history

Farmer Writes: time to consign the reaper as we know it to history

Farmer Writes: time to consign the reaper as we know it to history

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

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Gardening with Kitty: the magic of cover crops

Gardening with Kitty: the magic of cover crops

Sow green manures to build fertility and feed the soil between crops to boost garden health, writes Kitty Scully.

GARDENING 11 June 2025

Minister urges forest owners to seek advice before selling windblown timber

Minister urges forest owners to seek advice before selling windblown timber

"It cannot be overstated how important health and safety and indemnity and insurance issues are in harvesting and sale of windblown trees".

FORESTRY 11 June 2025

A century of harvest to be marked on Sunday

A century of harvest to be marked on Sunday

Months of planning mean millenia of harvesting will be on view in Wexford this weekend

NEWS 11 June 2025

Stars align for winter barley in 2025 harvest

Stars align for winter barley in 2025 harvest

With harvest only beginning, prices for green barley are still to materialise and there is little information on straw prices so far.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 June 2025

Finnish timber firm ceases agreement with LJR Forestry

Finnish timber firm ceases agreement with LJR Forestry

Fornello Oy was a major partner of LJR Forestry, but the Finnish firm confirmed to the Irish Farmers Journal that this is no longer the case.

NEWS 11 June 2025

Coillte to harvest windblown trees by end of 2026

Coillte to harvest windblown trees by end of 2026

Coillte is on schedule to restore and replant the company's 14,500ha of windblown forests while Irish sawmills have moved 80% of all harvesting to the windblown areas.

FORESTRY 11 June 2025

John Deere unveils new F8 and F9 foragers

John Deere unveils new F8 and F9 foragers

With more power, an improved driving experience, advanced automation and more precision farming technology, John Deere has launched its new F8 and F9 self-propelled forage harvesters.

FARM MACHINERY 11 June 2025

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China delivering for Irish agri-food exports

Suki Wu tells Phelim O’Neill how the stars aligned for her to be part of the drive to grow Irish food and drink exports to China for over a decade and it’s not finished yet.

China delivering for Irish agri-food exports

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