Tillage
Teagasc advisors are indicating that significant numbers of winter wheat crops are currently progressing through stem extension
Teagasc’s fourth crop update for the 2025/2026 growing season covers the progress made in terms of spring planting.
ACRES
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a deadline reminder to farmers who are participating in ACRES.
Environment
The scaling up of a fibre crop industry would be "dependent on numerous factors", Minister Martin Heydon has said.
N.Ireland
Agriculture in Northern Ireland is confronting a set of new challenges, which continue to evolve at an ever quickening pace.
Grass
Fertiliser is available, "subject to local delivery constraints" but supply of urea-based products is limited, Minister Heydon has indicated.
Teagasc has confirmed the dates and locations for a series of spring crop walks, which will take...
Teagasc is currently highlighting the myriad benefits that can be accrued by the spreading of lime to agricultural land
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
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have developed wheat with dramatically reduced levels of asparagine, using gene editing techniques.
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.
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A combination of factors are fast aligning, which will see the Irish forage maize area planted out in 2026 reach record levels.
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has said there is "round-the-clock" availability of high quality, native cereals.
There is a growing train of thought to the effect that international grain markets could start to take off over the coming month or so
Social media and digital food trends are "influencing growing interest in potatoes", according to Bord Bia's horticulture team.
Rural Life
Grassroots sustainable farming organisation Talamh Beo has called for special supports for Irish farmers supplying domestic markets.
A late start to the spring planting season is expected to encourage further growth in the area of forage maize grown in Ireland.
Agri-Business
One million tonnes of fertiliser are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf, with Australia holding no large-scale strategic reserves
