Tillage
Seedtech has issued a crop update from its Co Waterford trials’ site, covering a range of winter cereal and oilseed rape varieties
AHDB is confirming that its new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) online tool will be launched at the beginning of September.
Rothamsted Research is confirming a key breakthrough in developing a ‘gene edited’ barley, which can be specifically used for whole cropping
Agri-Business
The number of cattle in Ireland in June 2025 was 6,904,800 - a fall of 278,300 (-3.9%) when compared with June 2024, CSO said.
The European potato market is under pressure due to a "significant surplus", according to a new report from DCA Market Intelligence.
IGGG has described the government’s fuel measures as “discouraging” to tillage farmers, and suggested options to help the tillage industry.
There has been a strong welcome from the farm organisations for the commencement of the new tillage sustainability payments.
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), the role of calcium is a somewhat overlooked nutrient for tillage crops.
Minister Heydon has announced the start of payments totalling €29.1 million under the new National Tillage Sustainability Support Scheme.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board is to launch a new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) management tool.
Bord Bia is currently seeking auditing and data processing services for a pilot Quality Assurance (QA) scheme for the tillage sector.
The public consultation on the Irish Whiskey Technical File will open in the coming weeks, and will be open for submissions for two months
With land starting to dry out, Teagasc has confirmed eight field work priorities that can be addressed by tillage farmers
Growing capacity in processing "will be a real incentive" for tillage farmers to look at milling wheat as a "greater value-added opportunity".
The Potash Development Association has published a new potato crop nutrition guidance leaflet, which will facilitate UK and Irish growers
Soil testing and analysis rates are on the decline across all of Ireland’s main agricultural land use sectors.
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has noted the strengthening of international grain prices since the start of the war in the Middle East
Fianna Fáil MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has called on the European Commission to provisionally “exempt fertilisers” from its carbon tariff scheme.
Teagasc is confirming that beans represent an extremely attractive spring cropping option for tillage farmers in 2026.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that May-26 UK feed wheat market futures are on the rise.
Winter cereals have, for the most part, stood up well to the recent wet weather with palnt numbers high in many crops.
A recent crop walk hosted by CAFRE on the South Down farm of Shaw Hanna featured a discussion on the key challenge posed by winter barley
Seedtech technical director, Tim O’Donovan, is confirming that international grain prices have started to strengthen.
