Tillage
There will be a modest improvement for cereals in the European Union this year, according to the latest forecast from Copa Cogeca.
Copa Cogeca has said that a new EU strategy for protein crops has "never been more urgent", in the wake of geopolitical and trade tensions.
Tillage News
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.
Teagasc is committed to developing value-added opportunities for protein crops, including peas and beans, grown in Ireland.
Agri-Business
Ireland has the lowest number of registered protein crops such as chickpeas, lentils and faba beans, according to the Valpro path project.
Replacing 30% of meat with plant protein could offset almost all global aviation emissions, a new report has found.
Agri Politics
MEPs voted in favour of the European Protein Strategy presented today (Thursday, October 19) in the European Parliament
In a vote today (Tuesday, September 19) in the European Parliament, MEPs called for an increase of protein production in the EU.
According to Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran Collins, adding value to crops is the way forward for Irish tillage farmers.
According to Teagasc’s Sinéad Fitzsimons, faba beans will be one of the crops that can drive the development of the plant protein sector.
The human demand for plant proteins continues to grow. And Irish farmers can help meet this burgeoning need.
Tillage Technical
According to Teagasc, the demand for plant protein crops is increasing exponentially. And it is a trend that is very likely to grow.
A recent edition of the Tillage Edge podcast focused on the potential to grow protein crops in Ireland; this brings beans into sharp focus.
Drummonds cereal seeds manager Brendan Reilly buys into the principle that the Irish tillage sector can, and must, be expanded.
Teagasc is predicting a very strong focus being placed on spring planting opportunities by Irish tillage farmers in 2023.
The Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) will encourage farmers to sow additional tillage crops in 2022 on land that was in grass last year
An ambitious plan has been launched by the agriculture minister to double the production of indigenous protein crops in Ireland by 2030
N.Ireland
Payments for Northern Ireland's pilot protein crops scheme are set to begin next week. The...
95 Northern Ireland farmers have planted protein crops this year as part of the pilot protein crops scheme to reduce the region's reliance on imported soya.
The practicalities of growing protein crops are set to come under debate as part of an event informing farmers about a new department-run scheme.
Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the introduction of a pilot payment scheme for protein crops will begin in time for the 2021 scheme year.
Dairygold has almost doubled the area of beans planted by its growers. The co-operative has been promoting protein with fixed prices.
The EU must do its utmost to improve protein crop production at farm level and diversify imports, the EU Agriculture Committee has said.
