Machinery
530hp, 4-row giant: Grimme wheels out its biggest potato harvester yet
Grimme has launched what it describes as “its biggest ever self-propelled potato harvester” onto the market. With no less than...
Potatoes
N.Ireland
Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Arable
Irish potatoes could be exported to UK and Europe over the coming days
Rumours are circulating that a boat is being organised to export Irish potatoes to either the UK or mainland Europe...
Arable
Late main crop potato harvest now on the cards
Ground conditions are holding up, so far, for potato growers in the North Dublin area, according to Derek Keogh, Farm...
Arable
Potato plantings increase 2.8% after record low area in 2015
The area of potatoes planted in Ireland is up 2.8% year-on-year, from 8,500ha to 8,800ha, the latest figures (for June...
Arable
Winter barley production increases on 2014 levels - CSO
Winter barley production in Ireland continues to grow, with the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing that...
Rural Life
Video: The potato harvest came to an end in Kildare recently
The O’Gorman Brothers recently finished harvesting potatoes in Co. Kildare and Martin Coogan was there to film the harvest with...
Arable
'Irish and UK potato yield to be above 5-year average'
The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to...
