Tillage
AHDB is projecting an almost 30% increase in the UK’s planted area of oilseed rape for 2025/26, relative to the previous year
Teagasc Oak Park in Co Carlow is the most visited tillage farm in Ireland. The venue hosts numerous open days and discussion groups
Teagasc has just published its 2025 autumn crop planting estimates in tandem with the end-of-season harvest figures.
Teagasc has just published its 2025 Harvest Report, covering all of the combinable crops grown in Ireland, including oilssed rape and beans
The Scottish government has published its first production estimates for Harvest 2025, covering: barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape.
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain and oilseed harvest estimates for England
The prospect of a week’s dry weather coming in will encourage tillage farmers to push ahead with ploughing and ground preparation work now.
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that the total area dedicated to cereals in England has risen
Unexpectedly low straw pries are putting further pressure on tillage incomes at the present time. Reportedly, 4x4 bales are making just €20
A new AHDB report has highlighted the continuing "extreme variability" in 2025 harvest yields across the UK.
Rain is badly needed in many parts of the country to get winter oilseed rape crops through germination over the coming days
Growers in the south east are confirming that the 2025 cereal harvest is now, more or less, completed with good yields secured
August is the month when winter oilseed rape crops can be sown out. Recent years have seen significant improvements in yields achieved
Recent days have seen tillage farmers in the Co Louth area confirming winter oilseed rape yields of 2.35t/ac.
A significant number of tillage farmers may wish to withdraw some fields from the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).
Harvest 2025 is about to get underway again after the heavy rains of recent days brought all field work to a halt in parts of the south
Recent rains have acted to significantly reduce the risk of fires associated with combines harvesting tinder dry crops.
The recent dry weather and the promise of more to come may act to take the edge off maincrop potato yields.
The further we get into the summer, the warmer temperatures will become, and the higher the risk of pests and diseases among crops.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published its latest crop development update.
Oilseed rape is regarded as a go-to break crop within Irish tillage rotations. But like many other brassicas, it can attract numerous pests.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published its latest cereal and oilseed rape crop update for the UK.
The new chair of the Irish Grain Growers Group has set out his intention to work closely with the minister to ensure more support for tillage.
