Tillage
A pre-harvest field walk can help identify a number of factors, which can be used to boost future crop management standards.
Initial winter barley yields are coming in around 3.5t/ac with moisture levels dropping with every hour that passes.
It is now almost certain that varieties of winter wheat that are Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerant will soon be available
There is general agreement amongst agronomists that the recent rains came at the right time for winter wheat crops across the UK.
Harvest 2026
Winter cereal crops are fast ripening with the prospects of combine harvesters rolling soon to become a reality.
Wheat took the brunt of the Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) attacks that impacted on freshly planted winter cereal crops last autumn.
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has had a major impact on a significant range of winter cereal crops: barley, wheat and oats.
Agri-Business
Jack Perry, a PhD student in Teagasc’s Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, has been awarded the 2026 Walsh Scholars Gold Medal.
According to Teagasc, later sown spring barley crops crops this season will move through their growth stages quickly.
Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, believes that cool, dry weather conditions at this time of the year can boost winter cereal yields.
Tillage farmers must totally re-think their management of winter barley crops as they seek to maximise yields.
The latest edition of Teagasc’s ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast focuses on the challenges posed by Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) in 2026.
Seedtech's Tim O’Donovan is confirming the presence of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) in winter cereal crops across the country.
Teagasc’s fourth crop update for the 2025/2026 growing season covers the progress made in terms of spring planting.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that most winter barley crops are looking well
AHDB is confirming that its new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) online tool will be launched at the beginning of September.
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
Opinion
Specific claims on the development of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerance by plant breeding companies actually hold up under trial.
Choclolate Spot is one of the main diseases that can impact significantly on crops of spring beans grown in Ireland.
Autumn herbicide application is the most reliable way to control annual meadow grass (AMG) in winter wheat and barley.
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest for 2025 is now 95% complete. Ground conditions are now extremely poor
Rothamsted scientists have identified a natural, in-built, defence mechanism against Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV).
Teagasc tillage specialists point out that an autumn herbicide application is the most reliable way to control annual meadow grass
