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Baling straw before the 'Beast from the East' in Co. Kildare
Baling straw in February isn’t the norm. However, many tillage farmers were wrapping up the 2017 harvest at the weekend....
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Harvest 2017 - the facts and the figures
Cereal production, in Ireland, for 2017 was up on last year at 2.3 million tonnes, as spring barley reached record...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
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Storm-battered maize proving difficult to harvest
Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc in maize fields across the country on Monday (October 16). Farmers and contractors were expecting big...
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€133/t barley price for non-members of Glanbia; transport allowance changes afoot
Growers who supplied cereals, oilseed rape and pulses to Glanbia this harvest and who are not members of the co-op...
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€147/t for green barley: Glanbia sets its grain prices
Glanbia announced its 2017 grain prices today (Thursday, October 12). The feed barley price announced is €147/t, while feed wheat...
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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...
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Maize crops have 'jumped out of the ground' since June
After a slow start up to June 1, maize crops have caught up now having “jumped out of the ground”, according...
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Oilseed rape - one of the better stories so far this harvest
With winter barley yields back 10-15% nationally, it has been a difficult start to the harvest. Grain merchants across the...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
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Video: 4,000ac Murragh Farm hitting yields of 4.5t/ac
The harvesting of winter barley was coming to an end on Murragh Farm in Oldtown, Co. Dublin earlier this week. The...
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Video: Winter barley harvest wraps up in north Co. Dublin
Just 20km north of the capital, Derek Keeling and his father Derek senior farm 350ha in Oldtown, Co. Dublin. Derek...
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'Feed barley price of €160/t needed'
Feed barley needs to be at a base price of €160/t and wheat €15-18/t above that, according to the Irish Grain Growers...
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Winter barley yields lower than expected
Harvest 2017 is well underway in some parts of the country, with crops ripening up to a week earlier than...
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Early harvest on the cards, as combines begin to roll
The harvesting of winter barley has kicked into gear and farmers, particularly in the south, are expecting crops to ripen...