Tillage
Looking back on sunnier times, AgriLand has decided on the winners of its Harvest Photo Competition 2019.
Teagasc has announced its provisional harvest report for 2019. Cereal production was estimated to have increased by 15% from 2018.
Last week, Teagasc announced that it estimates this year's cereal harvest at 2.1 million tonnes. That's 200,000t below the five-year average.
AgriLand received a flood of entries for the Harvest Photo Competition over the weekend as tillage farmers made use of the good weather.
This week saw a steady flow of entries to the photo competition. From Co. Limerick to Co. Louth, we received shots of the action.
Reports over the past number of weeks on corn plantings and crop condition from the USDA have baffled farmers and grain markets.
Yesterday, August 19, AgriLand met Clive Carter in a field of winter oats which he has been waiting to cut for the past two weeks.
Straw prices seem to be finding a floor, as the wet weather is having a serious effect on harvest progress.
A steep used in the malting process partially collapsed on Tuesday, July 30, at the Boortmalt site in Athy, Co. Kildare.
The wet weather of the recent days has put a stop to harvest progress. This may have an impact on quality and cutting as time moves on.
There doesn't look to be any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for grain producers this season, despite what the above image may suggest.
The week to come doesn't look like it will provide much dry weather and, as a result, the harvest has come to a halt.
The winter barley harvest is drawing to a close in many parts of the country. Harvesting of winter oats and oilseed rape has also kicked off.
Entries are flying in for AgriLand's harvest photo competition so far. Readers have been busy harvesting, baling and snapping.
Straw prices are a bit of a mystery, but many farmers are still aiming to get from €18/bale to €20/bale for 4X4 bales of winter barley straw.
AgriLand spoke to Kevin Egan, an agronomist with Liffey Mills – based in Athy – to see how the harvest is progressing.
The heavy rain at the weekend brought combines to a halt. AgriLand will report further on straw prices when it actually starts to move.
Young tillage farmers are scarce on the ground; Eoin Lyons was harvesting winter barley when AgriLand visited last Monday, July 15.
AgriLand readers have been busy sending in their harvest pictures. Check out how to enter...in this article.
It will come as no surprise that wheat production is set to increase from last year in Europe and the Baltic regions.
Combines were rolling in high numbers early this week. An area where a significant amount of barley has been cut is south Kilkenny and Tipperary.
The harvest is in full swing in parts of the country. Farmers in south Tipperary and Kilkenny have been keeping on top of early-sown crops.
The harvest price will remain a mystery for many weeks to come by the look of things and this might be for the better.
