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Weekend weather: wet, windy and frosty
James Hanly
Met Éireann has forecasted this weekend will be wet with the possibility of hail, sleet and temperatures of -2°C.
5 December 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: profit predictions, carbon-friendly products and payments
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we look at the Teagasc outlook report and hear from Teagasc’s John Spink.
4 December 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
There is still fieldwork to be done, but there is also a need to do up costs and returns estimates for the 2025 season.
Farming in the face of climate change
Teagasc senior researcher Dr Elodie Ruelle recently outlined how Irish farms will cope with a warmer and wetter climate. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
4 December 2024 Climate and environment
Tillage farm incomes to rebound to €42,000 next year
A return to normal weather, boosting yields, is what drove an expected rise in tillage incomes in Teagasc's calculations.
4 December 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: potatoes, harvest yields and winter area
On this week’s podcast, we hear from the National Potato Conference and have all the latest on the new potato blight strain.
28 November 2024 News
Weekend weather: mild with scattered showers
Met Éireann has forecast mild temperatures this weekend, with scattered showers.
28 November 2024 News
Grain Trends: international markets drop this week
Grain prices dropped this week on international markets. Siobhán Walsh reports on some of the latest news affecting grain markets.
27 November 2024 Markets
Climate change will cause increase in grass growth
Grass growth is predicted to decrease in July, August and September for the Midlands and east coast.
27 November 2024 News
'The biggest problem coming for us is the wolf,' says Austrian farmer
“There were no wolves here for 200 years. The iron curtain opened up due to political changes, and since then the wolves are coming from the east." Claire McCormack reports.
27 November 2024 Feature
Storm Bert: 60,000 homes and farms without power as further gusts forecast
Counties in the west and northwest were particularly affected by power outages, but flooding has been reported in counties Cork and Kerry too.
23 November 2024 News
News Podcast: the weather, liver fluke and spuds
On this week’s News Podcast, we discuss a liver fluke warning, future weather patterns and hear about a blight strain which could hit the potato crop.
22 November 2024 News