Barley

Straw becoming key AD feedstock in Europe

If the tillage industry is looking for new opportunities to safeguard its future, straw to biogas could be one.

RENEWABLES 15 July 2026

Straw becoming key AD feedstock in Europe

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Grain Trends: prices lift this week

Grain Trends: prices lift this week

MARKETS 15 July 2026

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

FARMER WRITES 15 July 2026

My Farming Week: Patrick Hickey, Ardee, Co Louth

My Farming Week: Patrick Hickey, Ardee, Co Louth

My Farming Week: Patrick Hickey, Ardee, Co Louth

NEWS 15 July 2026

Mixed yields as harvest continues

Mixed yields as harvest continues

Mixed yields as harvest continues

NEWS 15 July 2026

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Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Offaly, Laois and Louth, where the harvest has begun and maize is flying in the hot weather.

CROPS 8 July 2026

Good barley, good weather and a good rotation

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 8 July 2026

Watch: harvesting winter barley in the heatwave

Watch: harvesting winter barley in the heatwave

Watch this tillage farmer cutting winter barley in Athy last Friday in the heatwave. Moisture contents were low, but conditions were good.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Farmers are harvesting oats with no idea if they can chop straw under SIM

Farmers are harvesting oats with no idea if they can chop straw under SIM

Farmers across the country are continuing to harvest crops, but have no idea if they will be paid under the Straw Incorporation Measure or not.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Choose native oats instead of imported palm kernel – IFA

Choose native oats instead of imported palm kernel – IFA

The IFA has asked livestock farmers to choose Irish grain if they are buffer feeding or feeding more concentrates in the current dry weather conditions.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Winter barley market is highly competitive

Winter barley market is highly competitive

Winter barley varieties are reaching high standards and there is plenty of choice for growers.

VARIETIES 8 July 2026

Planet leaves trials lists, but newer and improved varieties come to market

Planet leaves trials lists, but newer and improved varieties come to market

Planet was a game-changer in spring barley varieties and the Irish seed trade continue to bring new and improved varieties to market. They are detailed in this year’s varieties focus.

VARIETIES 8 July 2026

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