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The Irish Farmers Journal is dedicated to providing advice and management information to tillage farmers to enhance crop growth and harvests.

Good barley, good weather and a good rotation

Last Friday we visited John Culbert as he harvested winter barley on his farm outside Athy as temperatures hit somewhere around 28°C.

CROPS 15 July 2026
Good barley, good weather and a good rotation
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