Tillage
Teagasc advisors are indicating that significant numbers of winter wheat crops are currently progressing through stem extension
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association has said preparing for the EU Deforestation Regulation feel "almost like Groundhog Day".
Increasingly, regulatory frameworks and targets will define the future shape of agriculture throughout the UK.
Teagasc’s fourth crop update for the 2025/2026 growing season covers the progress made in terms of spring planting.
Opinion
The need for the farming and food sector to attract large numbers of our brightest and best young people is obvious.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) leads to a significant build up of environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms.
A new report confirms a clear link between bovine tuberculosis (bTB) outbreaks and increasing stress levels within farm families
Agriculture in Northern Ireland is confronting a set of new challenges, which continue to evolve at an ever quickening pace.
Teagasc is currently highlighting the myriad benefits that can be accrued by the spreading of lime to agricultural land
A significant numbers of farmers are now choosing new grass varieties on the basis on their disease resistance potential.
AgriSearch hosted the first UK Dairy Carbon Network (UK-DCN) farm walk to be held in Northern Ireland earlier this week.
Teagasc is confirming that a significant number of winter oilseed rape crops are now in full flower around the country
April is an extremely important period of the growing season from a winter barley crop management perspective
Teagasc tillage specialists are confirming that winter wheat and oats will need a lot of attention over the coming days
There has been a broad welcome from within Ireland’s tillage sector for the fuel support measures announced by the government
Met Éireann is indicating that a return to more normal weather could be coming our way over the next fortnight.
It is now evident that issues of food and energy security will be long term political and economic priorities
Potatoes, can be included in the diet of people with diabetes : on the basis that certain nutritional criteria are met
There is strong evidence that plant active sulphur should be included in all crop and grassland fertiliser programmes.
In March 2020, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) launched a key forestry development project.
Agri-Business
A senior Andersons Centre senior researcher is confirming that the recent strengthening of fertiliser prices could boost world grain markets.
A combination of factors are fast aligning, which will see the Irish forage maize area planted out in 2026 reach record levels.
Beef
The environmental impact of Northern Ireland’s Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme up to this point has been questioned by TUV.
Sheep
Better co-ordinating Ireland’s wool output on an all-island basis could represent a win: win scenario for Irish sheep farmers.
