Tillage
Further declines in European harvest yields predicted
Projected harvest yields at European level have been revised downwards for almost all combinable crops with weather extremes cited as...
Barley
Tillage News
Smallest feed wheat crop in EU since 2018 on the horizon
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat...
Tillage
Tillage: Wheat production could be the real winner in 2025
Wheat production, milling and feed options, could be the number one cereal cropping option across the UK in 2024/25. This...
Tillage
UK crop performance levels remain extremely varied
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a wide variation in UK crop performance levels. This is the...
Tillage
Winter crop conditions see improvement across UK - AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter crop conditions remain poor across the UK on a...
Tillage
Tillage: AHDB survey results reveal downfalls in key areas
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the results of its Planting and Variety Survey. For England,...
Tillage
Tillage: AHDB predicts large decline in EU grain yields
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is predicting a significant decline in EU grain yields, relative to forecasts made...
Opinion
Opinion: Will the weather play ball as Midsummer’s Day looms?
Midsummer’s Day is almost with us and a good week’s weather right now could do Irish agriculture a power of...
Tillage
Tillage: Heightened threat of take-all in barley crops
A new agronomy guide from BASF is confirming the heightened risk of take-all in winter barley crops, if they follow...
Tillage News
Wexford farmer wins Guinness Regenerative Barley Awards
Tillage farmer Nicky Keane from Broadway, Co. Wexford has been named winner of the Guinness Ireland Regenerative Barley Awards 2023....
Tillage News
Bayer planning to launch bioinsecticide for arable crops
Bayer has today (Tuesday, April 23) unveiled plans to launch its first bioinsecticide product for arable crops. The life sciences...
Tillage
Latest AHDB crop update reveals troubling figures
The latest UK crop update from the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) paints a very downbeat perspective regarding the...
Tillage
Milestone marked in re-emergence of craft of coopering
The first Irish-made casks in over 60 years in Ireland were recently coopered and made at Dair Nua Cooperage in...
Tillage
Opportunity beckons for Ireland’s malting barley growers
The past fortnight has seen both Diageo and Boortmalt confirming their growing commitment to Ireland’s malting barley sector. The backdrop...
Tillage
Tillage update: Some farmers face bare patches in fields
Teagasc advisors are indicating that most tillage farmers will stick with the winter crops that they already have in the...
Tillage Technical
Trials confirm benefits of crop biostimulant
Trials carried out by agri-science and technology company, Syngenta have confirmed that a biostimulant it produces can deliver savings of...
Tillage
Malting barley premiums continue to strengthen in UK
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that malting barley premiums continue to rise in the UK. For...
N.Ireland
AHDB: New Recommended Lists of cereals varieties
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the online edition of its Recommended Lists (RL) of cereal...