Tillage
The coming weeks will provide a key window to control problem weeds that could otherwise create headaches in autumn-drilled cereal crops.
Pig/Poultry
The amount of phosphorus finishing pigs require in their diets is the subject of research underway in Northern Ireland.
Grass
One very significant impact of the 2026 drought now becoming apparent is the significant growth of dock populations in all grassland areas.
Sheep
Research is confirming that sheep play a key role in helping to maximise the resource represented by hill farming systems.
Teagasc has confirmed that pesticide usage within the tillage sector is not impacting on Irish water quality.
Beef
The benefits of managing hill farms proactively have been confirmed by research and development work carried out in Northern Ireland.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that international wheat prices continue to gain momentum.
Irish merchants are confirming that tillage farmers have switched their seed procurement priorities from winter oilseed rape to hybrid rye.
Take-all, not barley yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), had the greatest impact on Irish winter barley grain yields recorded during Harvest 2026
International wool prices have fallen back slightly from the highs recorded at the end of June this year, though demand remains sustainable.
Harvest 2026 is now almost complete in the UK, the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed.
Opinion
Yes, the autumn has arrived, and for many farmers it will be the busiest time of what has been a very challenging year.
Water scarcity could triple international wheat prices during the period ahead, a new international study has concluded.
High levels of mycotoxins could be a key characteristic of grass silage crops made in Ireland this year, according to animal nutritionists.
N.Ireland
A new generation of young women are making their mark in a very positive way, both at farm level and within the agri-business sector.
sheepdog trials
Four days of competition near the Co. Tyrone village of Stewartstown will determine the outcome of the 2026 Irish National Sheepdog Trials.
Recent rains have helped improve planting conditions significantly, according to Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan.
There is every prospect of Ireland’s winter oilseed rape planted area increasing again in 2026/27, such is the demand for seed
Research is confirming that clubroot thrives in a low pH environment. The 2025/26 season has seen a flare-up of the disease
September is just around the corner and with it comes the preparations required for the autumn planting season of 2026.
The breakeven price for Irish cereals in the wake of Harvest 2026 will be €230/t, according to the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG).
Heineken has recently unveiled plans to support large scale regenerative farming practises, targeting malting barley growers in the UK.
UK wheat prices were up £2/t in the latest trading round, further consolidating the upward trend in grain prices recorded over recent weeks.
A number of high profile Aberdeen-Angus breeders have taken the decision to re-introduce older bloodlines within there herds.
