Tillage
Seedtech has issued a crop update from its Co Waterford trials’ site, covering a range of winter cereal and oilseed rape varieties
With land starting to dry out, Teagasc has confirmed eight field work priorities that can be addressed by tillage farmers
Winter cereals have, for the most part, stood up well to the recent wet weather with palnt numbers high in many crops.
Grass
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has just published a technical update reviewing how clover yields in grass swards can be optimised
Courtesy of its first Crop Report of 2026, Teagasc is confirming that winter oilseed rape is a valuable inclusion within most crop rotations
Teagasc is confirming that winter oilseed rape crops have wintered well. Plant numbers are good in most crops
Crops of winter wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape, established at Kildalton Agricultural College last autumn, are in excellent condition.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a slight strengthening in global wheat markets
Crop scientists at Rothamsted Research have found that an olive oil extract slows down the processes by which insecticide resistance builds
Teagasc is confirming that harvest yields in 2025 came back to levels that would be deemed more normal in terms of their overall value.
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has launched its 2026/2027 recommended lists of cereals and oilseeds online.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is projecting a significant fall-off in demand for malting barley.
The area of winter oilseed rape has planted in Ireland over recent weeks increased to approximately 16,000-17,000ha, according to Teagasc.
Irish Seed Trade Association president, Tim O’Donovan, is indicating that the autumn planting season could continue until early December
AHDB is projecting an almost 30% increase in the UK’s planted area of oilseed rape for 2025/26, relative to the previous year
Teagasc Oak Park in Co Carlow is the most visited tillage farm in Ireland. The venue hosts numerous open days and discussion groups
Teagasc has just published its 2025 autumn crop planting estimates in tandem with the end-of-season harvest figures.
Teagasc has just published its 2025 Harvest Report, covering all of the combinable crops grown in Ireland, including oilssed rape and beans
The Scottish government has published its first production estimates for Harvest 2025, covering: barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape.
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain and oilseed harvest estimates for England
The prospect of a week’s dry weather coming in will encourage tillage farmers to push ahead with ploughing and ground preparation work now.
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that the total area dedicated to cereals in England has risen
Unexpectedly low straw pries are putting further pressure on tillage incomes at the present time. Reportedly, 4x4 bales are making just €20
