Tillage
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming a deterioration in winter cereal crop scores across the UK.
Production of the three main cereals grown in Ireland - wheat, barley, and oats - jumped by 299,000 tonnes last year to 2.311 million tonnes.
Teagasc tillage specialists are confirming that winter wheat and oats will need a lot of attention over the coming days
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that most winter barley crops are looking well
Seedtech has issued a crop update from its Co Waterford trials’ site, covering a range of winter cereal and oilseed rape varieties
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that most winter cereal crops are looking very well
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.
Teagasc is confirming that volunteer cereals are now coming through recently planted winter oilseed rape crops
Harvest 2025 in Ireland has been described as a 'mixed bag' across the country by Teagasc tillage specialists.
Harvest 2025 is about to get underway again after the heavy rains of recent days brought all field work to a halt in parts of the south
The arrival of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerance is fast changing the landscape of winter barley production in Ireland
Recent rains have acted to significantly reduce the risk of fires associated with combines harvesting tinder dry crops.
The recent dry weather and the promise of more to come may act to take the edge off maincrop potato yields.
Teagasc’s latest crop report makes for positive reading where both winter and spring cereals are concerned.
All winter cereals are looking well and are moving through their growth stages at a pretty fair lick at present.
Teagasc is confirming that some winter barley crops are now coming under moisture stress, particularly those sown-out in light soils.
Teagasc is confirming that winter cereals are well established this season thanks to earlier sowing and good growth up to this point.
There is a general consensus that most crops of winter cereals and oilseed rape are entering the spring of 2025 in tremendous shape.
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat drilling is almost complete in England...
Dairy
While grass is the predominant crop on the Co Down dairy farm of Philip Tinsley, winter oats are the cereal crop of choice
Teagasc is estimating a 60,000ha winter wheat planting area for the 2024/25 season. And it’s a figure that could still be surpassed.
