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Teagle straw blower feeding and bedding 500 animals in Tipperary

Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Tipperary man Luke Williamson who made a move to his first straw blower in 2018, and today, simply couldn’t be without the machine.

NEWS 8 October 2025

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Budget 2026: tillage sector to get €30m in support

Budget 2026: tillage sector to get €30m in support

NEWS 8 October 2025

Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

Hard to think of a better harvest than 2025

FARMER WRITES 10 September 2025

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

CROPS 3 September 2025

Farmer Writes: a welcome sup of rain

Farmer Writes: a welcome sup of rain

Farmer Writes: a welcome sup of rain

FARMER WRITES 27 August 2025

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€3,000 worth of straw destroyed in Tipperary field fire

€3,000 worth of straw destroyed in Tipperary field fire

In the region of 100 bales of straw worth €3,000 were destroyed in the blaze which took almost four hours to extinguish.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Farm Tech Talk: beef welfare scheme, TAMS, planning permission and straw prices

Farm Tech Talk: beef welfare scheme, TAMS, planning permission and straw prices

Tune into this week's Farm Tech Talk for the latest from Adam Woods, Martin Merrick, Siobhán Walsh and Stephen Robb.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Straw prices steady as harvest races along

Straw prices steady as harvest races along

While demand for straw is is back and supply is up on last year, tillage farmers are resisting lower prices.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Home Farm: Wheat harvest complete

Home Farm: Wheat harvest complete

The convoy of combine, chaser bin and lorries arrived to harvest and take away the gluten free oats

VIEWPOINTS 13 August 2025

Farmer Writes: a steam rally and my earliest-ever harvest

Farmer Writes: a steam rally and my earliest-ever harvest

The fixational monitoring of the dew or showers on the radar is gone for another year.

FARMER WRITES 13 August 2025

Straw prices ease as harvest progresses

Straw prices ease as harvest progresses

Local growers indicate that straw is testing as low as 9% moisture and top-quality straw is being baled across the board.

NORTHERN IRELAND 13 August 2025

Farmer Writes: more crosses than a convent

Farmer Writes: more crosses than a convent

Standing at the gate looking over one group of our cows, it got me thinking about how our herd has changed over the years.

FARMER WRITES 13 August 2025

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