Tillage
Could 2017 be a year of record cereal yields?
Record yields of winter wheat and barley could become a reality in 2017, according to Teagasc’s Head of Crops’ Knowledge...
Tillage
Record yields of winter wheat and barley could become a reality in 2017, according to Teagasc’s Head of Crops’ Knowledge...
N.Ireland
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Tillage
A good cold snap will help slow down growth rates in all winter sown cereals, according to Teagasc tillage advisor...
Tillage
Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesman Charlie McConalogue has accused the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed of abandoning those cereal growers who...
Tillage
Tillage farmers who have cereal crops yet to be harvested, which are badly lodged and sprouting, may have to desiccate them...
Tillage
The area of potatoes planted in Ireland is up 2.8% year-on-year, from 8,500ha to 8,800ha, the latest figures (for June...
Tillage
Ireland is not the only country this summer to witness a disappointing harvest with yields across the continent hit by bad weather....
Tillage
Ireland’s cereal sector is in danger of falling into terminal decline unless immediate and decisive action is taken to reverse the...
Tillage
A significant area of potatoes is yet to be planted, according to Teagasc’s latest crop update. It says while good...
Tillage
Unless there is a dramatic turn-around in grain prices, many tillage farmers would be better off leaving land fallow or growing...
Agri-Business
World food prices hit a seven-year low in August 2015, down 5.2% from July 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)...
Tillage
The first of the weed grasses present in Irish cereals could have occurred as a result of imported seed, according...
Environment
With 90% of Irish soils having sub optimal fertility (pH, Phosphorous (P) or Potassium (K)), Teagasc has recommended September as...
Environment
Soil samples analysed by Teagasc show that 90% of Irish soils tested have sub optimal soil fertility levels (pH, Phosphorous...
Dairy
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
Tillage
There are good prospects for the 2015/2016 world cereal harvest, the European Commission has said in its Short-term Outlook. Recent...