Growers could plant more efficient varieties of potatoes, but the consumer is not looking for them, an agronomist told the national potato conference.
D'Unbelievables star Jon Kenny's funeral mass took place in Patrickswell, Co Limerick, on Tuesday.
An event focussed on NI farming was held in Brussels last week. Peter McCann reports
Attendees of the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Day in Kildare on Thursday heard how the ongoing loss of key sprays and chemistry in the sector is having an impact on costs.
This week’s show covers potatoes, Tillage Day and blackgrass control in the UK, as well as all the tillage news.
The potato harvest is set to be reduced by 15-20% this year as a challenging year takes its toll, write James Hanley and Stephen Robb.
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Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett announced the opening of the 2025 scheme.
The herbicide is currently used for pre- and post-emergence spraying. French farmers have condemned the move.
The North Co Dublin operation has been in partnership with Tesco for 28 years and this new contract will run until September 2027.