Tillage
Planting winter barley remains an option. in Northern Ireland, according to crops' specialist, Leigh McClean.
Forestry
Changing the mindset of farmers will be key to developing vibrant forestry and woodland development sectors into the future.
Ireland’s grain harvest could fall to below 2 million tonnes in 2026, according to the results of a survey.
Opinion
If growers were looking for the odd omen or two, pointing in the direction of a good 2026/2027 tillage year: then they have found them.
N.Ireland
Shortening the production and processing chain will be key in delivering sustainability across the farming and food sectors.
Grass
AFBI is confirming that it will continue to have full use of the grass genetics developed over recent years.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that grain prices have hardly changed over recent days
The 2026 forage maize harvest is now complete with only very small parcels of land left to be cut in parts of the country.
Boortmalt is confirming that the company will not be making any additional payments for 2026 Irish malting barley crops
The days of the tillage sector living from hand to mouth are over. Too much political capital was wasted in the run-up to Budget 2027.
Recent analysis has confirmed the beneficial economics of potash within farm production system despite the recent hike in fertiliser prices.
Winter cereal crops – wheat, barley, oats and rye - planted out during September have emerged strongly and continue to grow-on well.
For the most part, winter oilseed rape crops sown out during the month of August, have emerged with tremendous vigour.
Agri-Business
There is growing evidence that digital and social media services are helping to better inform the general public about modern farming systems.
Forage maize crops harvested over recent days on the South Antrim dairy farm of Robert Duncan have yielded up to 18t/ac on fresh weight basis.
Malting barley growers need an extra€50/t on top of the figures listed in the recently published harvest 2026 price schedules.
A major meeting of malting barley growers will take place next Monday, (October 12) to discuss urgent issues affecting the sector.
Brussels’ Joint Research Centre (JRC) has confirmed the scale of the crop losses incurred across Europe in the wake of the recent drought.
The Irish Grain Growers Group has called again on agriculture minister, Martin Heydon, to deliver for the tillage sector in Budget 2027.
The forecast drop in temperature for later this week will help to reduce the threat of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV)
Budget 2027 will represent a watershed moment for Irish agriculture: an industry that is under a lot of economic pressure.
Given the continuing pressure on margins, some tillage farmers might be thinking of taking a phosphate and potash holiday in 2026/27.
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has introduced a new approach to its forage maize descriptive lists.
Brussels is planning to increase Europe’s indigenous protein crop supply over the coming years to make livestock production more sustainable.
