Agri-Business
Syngenta Group has announced financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of...
Tillage News
University of Galway and BioAtlantis have joined a European research project to trial technologies to improve crop resilience to drought.
Grass and forage seed specialist Germinal has today (Tuesday, February 4) launched a new range of "climate smart" grass seed products.
N.Ireland
Barenbrug Holding and AFBi today (Thursday, December 19) announced their intention to end their 30-year partnership by late 2026.
The Irish Seed Savers' Association is among 139 groups from 23 European countries calling for urgent improvements to EU seed legislation.
Tillage
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is projecting no shortage in spring barley seed produced by Irish growers for the 2025 season.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is advising organic farmers about their requirements around seed.
13 organisations representing plant breeders around the world are to collaborate in the fight against illegal seed practices.
The conundrum for tillage growers which now arises - do they push ahead with the seed they have already purchased?
According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops’ advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply this year.
Belfast-headquartered seed company, Germinal, has announced the appointment of David Little as agricultural product manager for Ireland.
Minister McConalogue has announced a public consultation on a Regulation on the Production and Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material
The Teagasc/Boortmalt Malting Barley Conference which took place this week in Enniscorthy, Co....
Tillage Technical
Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) president, Tim O’Donovan confirmed at this year's Teagasc Tillage Conference that the cereal seed
The annual Teagasc National Tillage Conference will take place on Wednesday, January 31 at...
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is confirming that significant progress has been made in securing spring cereal seed supply for 2024 .
Teagasc is strongly advising tillage farmers to plan their spring plantings campaigns as a matter of priority as seed becomes scarce.
Tillage farmers have until Friday of this week (January 5 ) to participate in Teagasc's spring cereal planting survey.
Environment
Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett will open a conference this month on diversity in the food system.
Getting seeds down to the right depths is one of the key requirements when it comes to successfully establishing crops of forage maize.
It’s that time of year when cereal growers will start to consider what new seed varieties are available for the season ahead.
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) has formally requested that blackgrass be added to Ireland’s register of 'noxious weeds'.
Rural Life
Irish Seed Savers will host the Annual Community Seed Exchange this coming weekend (Saturday, February 25).
