Tillage News
Copa-Cogeca calls for CAP flexibility over cereal harvest concerns
Copa-Cogeca is calling on the EU Commission for flexibility in the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) this year...
Cereal Harvest
Tillage
EU cereal harvest drops due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop of total EU cereal production, estimated at 8% below the last...
Tillage
Cereal crops: What tonnage is now needed to break-even?
The announcement of Dairygold’s increased cereal prices last week, has brought some positivity to the tillage sector. While grain prices...
Tillage
'Straw is gold dust' - demand sees prices rise to €30/bale
Straw, particularly in the west of Ireland, is in serious demand. 4X4 bales of barley straw are being delivered in...
National Ploughing Championships
Bad weather halts harvest once again
By Siobhan Walsh The rain broke on day two of the ‘Ploughing’ in Tullamore and, while most people in Screggan...
Tillage
Another year of global cereal abundance on the cards
European cereal production is expected to be below average for another year, according to the summer short-term outlook report published by...
Tillage
'Tillage farmers will have to deal with the burden of a bad harvest'
Tillage farmers who have cereal crops yet to be harvested, which are badly lodged and sprouting, may have to desiccate them...