Tillage
Seedtech has issued a crop update from its Co Waterford trials’ site, covering a range of winter cereal and oilseed rape varieties
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
Teagasc has issued its first crop report of the year. It highlights the continuing impact of the very wet start to 2026
Preventing winter barley crops from succumbing to the threat of manganese deficiency is now a field work priority.
Winter oilseed rape ticked all the boxes in 2025, according to Goldcrop cereal variety manager, John Dunne.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that most winter cereal crops are looking very well
The weather over the next few days will determine if tillage farmers in Northern Ireland will further commit to the autumn planting season
The last week has seen the winter planting season get underway in earnest: ground conditions remain excellent.
Both potato and cereal growers are confirming that the heavy rains preceding the recent Storm Amy have brought field work to a halt
Co Down-based agronomist, Richard Owens, is confirming that the autumn planting of cereal crops is well underway in Northern Ireland.
Provisional estimates for June 2025 show a 2.2% rise in the area under total cereals, bringing the total to 267,700ha.
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has highlighted the superior quality of Irish grains and oilseeds
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 growing threat of changeable weather over the coming days may push tillage farmers in the direction of planting winter barley
Rather than growing crops on a speculative basis, Teagasc is strongly urging tillage farmers to sit down and compile a strategic plan
The last decade has seen the area dedicated to the production of winter rye increase at an exponential rate
Teagasc is highlighting the key autumn planting priorities that should be established on tillage farms over the coming weeks.
Teagasc is confirming that volunteer cereals are now coming through recently planted winter oilseed rape crops
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has published the list of recommended winter oat varieties for the 2025/26 season.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has published its 2026 recommended list of winter barley varieties.
The lack of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) infection within winter cereal crops has been confirmed as a major boost to Harvest 2025
N.Ireland
Arable farmers on the Ards Peninsula of Co Down are confirming extremely high yields of both winter wheat and winter barley
A new AHDB report has highlighted the continuing "extreme variability" in 2025 harvest yields across the UK.
