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.
Irish merchants are confirming that tillage farmers have switched their seed procurement priorities from winter oilseed rape to hybrid rye.
Take-all, not barley yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), had the greatest impact on Irish winter barley grain yields recorded during Harvest 2026
There is every prospect of Ireland’s winter oilseed rape planted area increasing again in 2026/27, such is the demand for seed
Irish tillage farmers have grown enhanced acreages of hybrid rye in recent years, a trend likely to be maintained in 2026/2027.
Agri-Business
Goldcrop is highlighting the significant potential for winter hybrid rye and triticale in Irish tillage rotations,
Prof. Frank O’Mara, has given the strongest hint yet that the details of the new, €30 million tillage aid scheme will be announced shortly.
The weather over the next few days will determine if tillage farmers in Northern Ireland will further commit to the autumn planting season
Co Down-based agronomist, Richard Owens, is confirming that the autumn planting of cereal crops is well underway in Northern Ireland.
Recent weeks have seen Teagasc tillage specialists amplify the quality attributes of Irish grain across a wide range of sectors
There is a growing expectation that the area of hybrid rye grown as a 2025/26 winter crop in Ireland will increase.
According to Teagasc research officer, Dr Richie Hackett, hybrid rye crops offer high yield potential for the future under Irish conditions.
Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial a recent tillage conference heard as Dr. Tim O’Donovan, gave an agronomy update
Hybrid rye is being mooted by some as a winter cereal crop option with significant potential for the 2023/24 season.
Tillage Focus
The increasing break crop area available to Irish cereal growers this autumn should act to boost grain yields in 2024.
