Tillage
Alltech: European Harvest analysis shows rising mycotoxin risks
Biotechnology company, Alltech, has released the complete Alltech 2024 European Harvest Analysis report which show rising mycotoxin risks. The comprehensive...
Harvest 2024
Tillage
Tillage: Harvest Report 2024 confirms total cereals output
Teagasc’s Harvest Report 2024 confirms a total cereals output of 1.9mt. This figure is similar to 2023 and 0.3mt below...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Tillage
Spring bean harvest 2024 proves to be a challenge
Teagasc has confirmed that the 2024 spring bean harvest is proving to be a significant challenge for many growers. Tillage...
Tillage
Budget 2025: Tillage sector expects strong govt message
Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) chair, Bobby Miller, is expecting a strong government message for tillage farmers in Budget 2025....
Tillage
Tillage: Planting winter cereal crops
With the end of the 2024 grain harvest now in sight, growers will be turning their thoughts to the planting...
Tillage
UK cereals harvest update amid sliding grain prices
According to the Andersons Centre, the UK cereals harvest continues apace against the backdrop of sliding grain prices. The value...
Tillage
Harvest 2024 produces increased cereal yields
Cereal yields are increasing noticeably as the harvest progresses, according to Teagasc specialist, Shay Phelan. “The winter grain harvest is...
Tillage
Further declines in European harvest yields predicted
Projected harvest yields at European level have been revised downwards for almost all combinable crops with weather extremes cited as...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Tillage
North-south divide continues to define Harvest 2024
Harvest 2024 has transformed into a story of polar opposite fortunes with farmers in southern counties faring much better than...
Agri-Business
ACA wants core funding from government for services
The Agricultural Consultants’ Association (ACA) is calling on the government to provide core funding in recognition of the services the...
Tillage
Tillage: Malting barley harvest is now underway
Boortmalt has confirmed that approximately 10% of the Irish malting barley acreage has now been cut, with the equivalent figure...
Tillage
Hope that malting barley will save some of Harvest 2024
Many spring cereal crops, particularly malting barley, could well be the much-needed success story of the 2024 harvest. March sown...
N.Ireland
AHDB publishes second harvest update for 2024
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published its second harvest update for 2024. It reflects the impact...
Tillage
Grain growers' Budget submission under review by govt
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Department of Finance have confirmed receipt of the Irish Grain...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Tillage
Stop-start nature of the 2024 harvest set to continue
Combines were rolling in the south-east of the country earlier this week as the stop-start nature of the 2024 harvest...
Tillage News
Smallest feed wheat crop in EU since 2018 on the horizon
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat...
N.Ireland
Winter OSR and barley harvest almost wrapped up in NI
The winter oilseed rape (OSR) and barley harvest is almost completed across most of Northern Ireland, according to Christopher Gill,...
Tillage
Europe’s grain prices may suffer due to poor harvest
Normally a poor harvest across the European Union (EU) would be compensated for by a strengthening of grain prices. But...