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Down to the crunch: Is there a market for Irish grains in snack production?
Value-added grains and products – such as bread, biscuits and crackers – are needed to improve the profitability of the...
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2018 winter cereal recommended lists are out
By Siobhan Walsh The winter cereal recommended lists for 2018 were published last week by the Department of Agriculture, Food...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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Organic gluten-free oats enterprise developed by Laois farmer
Organic gluten-free oats became an addition to a Laois farmer’s enterprise, after his daughter posed a question. Kevin Scully from...
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Irish cereal production dropped by 12.3% in 2016
Overall production of wheat, oats and barley in Ireland decreased by 12.3% in 2016, the latest figures from the Central...
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'Now is the time to treat barley and oat crops for mildew'
Heavy infestations of mildew are apparent in a significant number of barley, oat and wheat crops at the present time, according...
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Grazing winter oats – a US perspective
Dairy farmers in the US state of Wisconsin are being encouraged to sow winter oats in early August and then...
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Crows destroy 30ac of oats, wild bird cover crops to blame says farmer
Crows have destroyed 30ac of oats on one Co. Galway farmer and he has put the problem down to the increasing...
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Watch great drone footage as gluten-free oat harvest comes to a close
Glanbia recently got some excellent drone footage of the gluten-free oat harvest. According to Rob O’Keeffe of Glanbia the gluten-free...
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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...
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Why spring beans are key on rugby star Rory Best's 1,200-acre farm
Spring beans work tremendously well as a break within a tillage rotation, according to Irish rugby star Rory Best. The...
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'There will be no short cuts on winter wheat this year'
Winter wheat crops are approaching their flag leaf spray, David Leahy Agronomist with Glanbia says. This year programmes have been...
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UK farmers have another bumper oat crop
Although down 14% from last year, the 2014 UK oat crop is still 20% above the average for 2008-2012, according...
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Reduced plantings of wheat, oats and oilseeds in the UK next year
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Early Bird Survey of UK tillage farmers’ planting intentions for 2015, a reduction...