Tillage
With spring cereal harvest underway Teagasc is encouraging organic tillage farmers to consider the advantages of saving their own seed.
Environment
German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, Bayer, have today announced the opening of its new maize seed facility in Zambia.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is advising organic farmers about their requirements around seed.
Opinion
There’s no doubt that Irish companies did a tremendous job in sourcing imported seed varieties in time for the 2024 planting season.
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is confirming that significant progress has been made in securing spring cereal seed supply for 2024 .
The European Union (EU) looks set to recognise and endorse the use of new plant breeding technologies as a matter of some priority.
Tillage News
Teagasc tillage specialists are predicting a rise in Ireland’s cereal acreage and questions arise as to whether there will be enough certified seed to meet demand.
Irish certified seed is a high-quality product. Donal Fitzgerald, Goldcrop, explained what makes...
Tim O'Donovan and Donal Fitzgerald highlighted the excellent seed certification programme in Ireland and the importance of variety testing.
The Irish Seed Trade Association will host three 'Promoting Excellence Seminars' next week in Co. Carlow, Co. Tipperary and Co. Meath.
The first of the weed grasses present in cereals had to originate somewhere, according to Barry O'Reilly of the Department of Agriculture.
