National Ploughing Championships

Is it really possible to convert my tractor to electric?

Cork-based company Hibra Design turned heads at this year’s National Ploughing Championships when it debuted an electric powered John Deere tractor, but is this an option for farmers, asks Stephen Rob

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 18 October 2025

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Ploughing community deeply saddened by death of aspiring young ploughman

Ploughing community deeply saddened by death of aspiring young ploughman

NEWS 15 October 2025

Gavin withdraws from presidential race

Gavin withdraws from presidential race

NEWS 5 October 2025

Ploughing 2026 to return to Screggan

Ploughing 2026 to return to Screggan

Ploughing 2026 to return to Screggan

NEWS 5 October 2025

Tillage Podcast: Tirlán on markets, Irish grain and future of tillage

Tillage Podcast: Tirlán on markets, Irish grain and future of tillage

Tillage Podcast: Tirlán on markets, Irish grain and future of tillage

NEWS 2 October 2025

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Humphreys leads with farmer vote

Humphreys leads with farmer vote

Heather Humphreys out in front, but farmers vote split between Catherine Connolly and Jim Gavin.

NEWS 24 September 2025

John Dollard laid to rest

John Dollard laid to rest

A farmer himself, John Dollard also stewarded at GAA matches at O’Moore Park and Croke Park and at many local events in the county.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Tillage Podcast: main crops we grow are not most profitable ones

Tillage Podcast: main crops we grow are not most profitable ones

On this week’s podcast, Dr Fiona Thorne goes through the figures on crop margins and explains how the most profitable crops are the ones with the lowest demand.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Listen: The state of solar PV on livestock farms

Listen: The state of solar PV on livestock farms

Stephen Robb catches up with Darren Buckley, Commercial Director at Alternative Energy Ireland, at the National Ploughing Championships to discuss the state of play for solar PV on Irish farms.

RENEWABLES 24 September 2025

Macra at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships

Macra at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships

Ploughing 2025 was a celebration of people, policy and plenty of craic, writes Macra national president Josephine O'Neill .

NEWS 24 September 2025

New metal, technology and innovation lights up 2025 Ploughing

New metal, technology and innovation lights up 2025 Ploughing

Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take a look at some of the new machine launches, and new technolgy, innovation and electrification of machinery on show at last week's Ploughing in Tullamore.

NEWS 24 September 2025

State must funds succession - Sinn Féin

State must funds succession - Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin, has questioned whether Government will implement the succession proposals from the Commission on Generational Renewal.

NEWS 24 September 2025

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MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

The Teagasc pig conference earlier this month was an excellent event, well attended by farmers and most I spoke to afterwards wanted to talk about worms,” said Aidan Byrne, MSD Animal Health.

MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

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