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Prices in the 'doldrums' – but attractive grain needs to be valued

Director of Teagasc Frank O’Mara opened the Teagasc National Tillage Conference acknowledging that the sector is in trouble, but noting Irish grain is hugely attractive.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Prices in the 'doldrums' – but attractive grain needs to be valued

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Malting meeting called for Laois growers

Malting meeting called for Laois growers

NEWS 27 January 2026

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Do you want to be part of the tillage pages and podcasts?

NEWS 27 January 2026

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

NEWS 25 January 2026

Tillage Podcast: malting barley and drones that sow and spray

Tillage Podcast: malting barley and drones that sow and spray

Tillage Podcast: malting barley and drones that sow and spray

NEWS 22 January 2026

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Laois growers ‘left high and dry’ by loss of malting barley contracts for 2026

Laois growers ‘left high and dry’ by loss of malting barley contracts for 2026

Malting barley will not be assembled in Stradbally Co Laois in 2026 for the first time in over 150 years.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Barley price declines as the price of a pint goes up

Barley price declines as the price of a pint goes up

The price of a tonne of malting barley has been declining since a peak in 2022. Meanwhile the price of a pint has increased.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

The weather has left land wet this week and so fieldwork will not be carried out for another while.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

Action is needed quickly on legislation to prevent the importation of weed seeds in straw and other products coming into the country.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

Vigilance is key, as Teagasc’s Vijaya Bhaskar highlights the first detection of ALS-resistant rye brome in Irish tillage and stresses the need for close monitoring.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Tillage Podcast: glyphosate, shocking imports and all from Croptec Show

Tillage Podcast: glyphosate, shocking imports and all from Croptec Show

This week’s show features an interview with UK researcher John Cussans, who cannot believe that straw is being imported into Ireland from Lincolnshire.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Over 650,000t of Mercosur feed imported

Over 650,000t of Mercosur feed imported

Grain and feed from Mercosur countries continues to be imported into Ireland at high levels according to data from the CSO.

NEWS 14 January 2026

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Cavan SFM Show brings the industry’s top machinery under one roof

The Cavan Spring Farm Machinery Show takes place on 4 and 5 February at the Cavan Equestrian Centre, offering farmers a first look at the machines and technology driving the season ahead.

Cavan SFM Show brings the industry’s top machinery under one roof

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