slurry spreading period
Minister Martin Heydon has promised to continue monitoring the current situation in respect to fertiliser and slurry spreading dates.
Tillage
The use of native grown hybrid rye in pig diets has increased in recent times and quantities available for feeding seem set to increase.
soil health week
Teagasc will host Soil Health Week from tomorrow (Monday) to Friday, September 25, to highlight the importance of healthy soils.
This year’s forage maize harvest could well be one of the earliest on record. In contrast to cereals, maize is a deep rooting crop.
Both the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) have noted the year-on-year increase in 2026 grain prices.
Machinery News
What if a ‘humanoid’ robot could take on the ‘three Ds’ of farm work - dirty, dull and dangerous - in Ireland and beyond?
Early autumn should be used as a priority period to soil test on tillage farms after a difficult growing year, Teagasc has advised.
Video
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UK November 2026 feed wheat future fell by £2.75/t (1.3%) to £209.75 for the trading period that ended: Friday, September 11.
Rural Life
The countdown to the 2026 Ploughing Championships is almost over, with three action-packed days...
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has reiterated its call for greater use of Irish grain in Irish Whiskey.
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is calling on government to commit to a €40M support package for tillage in Budget 2027.
The IWA has said it "heartily welcomes" comments from US President Donald Trump that he will remove tariffs on Irish Whiskey.
Breaks crops, such as spring beans and winter oilseed rape, are now the real financial drivers on Irish tillage farms.
Podcast
In this episode of Farm Conversations, we head to Kilconnor in Co. Carlow to hear about one farmer’s journey into organic farming.
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Following significant preparatory work, Teagasc officially launched its ‘Soil Cycle’ project at the organisation’s 2026 Crops Forum.
UK November 2026 future wheat prices dipped slightly for the trading week that ended on Friday, September 4.
The 2026 Teagasc Crops Forum event was marked by confirmation that the new winter barley planting season is underway.
Flahavan’s has invested €1.8 million in eight new silos, adding 6,800 tonnes of organic oat storage capacity.
Kevin Leahy farms around 350 acres with his father and uncle near Causeway, Co. Kerry, but he says the sector is under growing pressure.
