Tillage
Grain analysis at harvest is a very effective way of determining nutrient deficiencies within crops of all kinds
There will be a modest improvement for cereals in the European Union this year, according to the latest forecast from Copa Cogeca.
Harvest 2025 got underway this week with combines reported operating in parts of Tipperary, Cork and Waterford.
Agri-Business
Brazil is forecast to have a "historic bumper harvest" with grain production estimated at over 328 million tonnes for 2024/2025.
The family behind Ratoath Pumpkin Patch have finalised preparations ahead of their grand opening this weekend (Saturday, October 19).
Tillage News
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat crop since 2018
Ukraine can harvest between 65-69 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds this year, according to the Ukrainian Seeds Association.
Agri Politics
The IFA and the IGGG have issued a joint call for the reversal of a decision to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure
Sheep
The Galway Wool Co-op expects to have in the region of 5,000kgs of heritage Galway Wool for sale at its annual harvest.
Cereal production across the 27 EU member states is predicted to reach 257.3 million tonnes this year, a drop of 4.7% when compared to 2023.
Grasslands and croplands comprised over 67% of Ireland's terrestrial and transitional ecosystems in...
The ICSA has called on Minister McConalogue to "put money on the table" if the decline in the area under tillage is to be reversed.
Machinery
Amongst the avalanche of news emerging from Agritechnica last autumn, upgrades to AGCO's own top...
The total cereal production for harvest 2023 is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, which is down by 492,500t compared to the previous year.
Over 60 volunteers have turned up at a family farm in Cork to help harvest its beetroot crop after an appeal for help on social media.
In 2022, an estimated 270.9 million tonnes of cereals were harvested across the EU representing a 9% decrease in cereal production.
The 2023 potato harvest has been branded as the "worst in recent memory" by the IFA National Potato Committee chair Sean Ryan.
Tillage Technical
Kentucky-based seed provider, Brian Caldbeck is confirming that the maize harvest in the US is now 60% complete.
The grain harvest in Brazil for the 2023/24 season could reach an estimated 288 million tonnes (317.5 million tons), official figures state.
A Fine Gael senator has told the Seanad that a small cohort of tillage farmers will be "destroyed" financially unless they get State support.
Rural Life
Ireland’s agricultural heritage and the fair days of the 19th century will be brought to life at Bunratty Folk Park Traditional Harvest Day.
Brazil has confirmed that the 2022/23 grain harvest has reached a new record at an estimated 293 million tonnes.
The organisers of Electric Picnic have held several meetings with local tillage farmers to address their concerns around next year's harvest.
