Machinery
The tractor registration figures for the whole of 2023 are not yet available from the Central...
Tillage
The Teagasc 2023 Harvest Report confirms the impact of the poor weather and ground conditions on crops over the past 12 months.
Progress made in terms of the Potato Harvest 2023 remains very slow, according to Teagasc crops specialist, Shay Phelan.
Irish Farmers Association (IFA) grain committee chairman, Kieran McEvoy, has welcomed the €7 million tillage support funding.
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.
The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast addresses the impact of the very wet, autumn season on tillage farms in the UK.
Tillage News
Newtowncunningham drystock and tillage farmer, Peter Lynch, will host a crop walk on Thursday next (16 November).
Minister McConalogue has said that any effort to introduce crop insurance for tillage farmers is "primarily a matter for the tillage sector".
N.Ireland
Between 55 and 60% of Northern Ireland’s 2023 potato crop is still in the ground: for the most part, rotting in the drills.
A rescue package for tillage farmers has been called for by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) chair, Gavin Carberry.
The current edition of the Tillage Edge podcast reviews the year that was at the Teagasc Oak Park farm in Co Carlow.
Teagasc and the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) are indicating that up to 100 farmers around the country still have 2023 barley crops to cut
Representatives of the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) will meet agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue, in Dublin on Wednesday.
Tirlán has announced grain prices for Harvest 2023, with a headline price for green feed barley of...
The IGGG has reacted angrily to the details of a financial aid package for tillage farmers and horticulture growers.
Dairygold has confirmed its prices for 2023 harvest cereals, following a meeting of its board yesterday (Tuesday, October 3).
A package of financial aid for farmers in the tillage sector could be on the way, following a very challenging harvest in 2023.
Minister McConalogue has been called on to act quickly on the actions identified in the interim report of the Food Vision Tillage Group.
Grain growers have called for an exceptional payment after what they called "one of the most challenging seasons in living memory".
Boortmalt has confirmed that it will continue its dialogue with the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to discuss a range of issues
Carol Nolan has written to the ministers for agriculture and transport to support a request for an exemption to certain driver rules.
The IFA and hauliers are seeking an exemption from rules relating to resting times for drivers involved in grain haulage.
Tillage Technical
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, the winter wheat harvest in Great Britain is starting to pick up pace.
