Barley

Certain varieties suited to wide row spacings

Conor Kehoe reports from Cereals 2026 where Horsch and KWS teamed up to how wide row spacings can be used on-farm.

CROPS 24 June 2026

Certain varieties suited to wide row spacings

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Irish whiskey consultation opens

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Crop area down 2% in 2026, cereals fall significantly

Crop area down 2% in 2026, cereals fall significantly

Crop area down 2% in 2026, cereals fall significantly

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Grain Trends: oilseed back, wheat up again

Grain Trends: oilseed back, wheat up again

Grain Trends: oilseed back, wheat up again

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BYDV and waterlogging hitting spring barley

BYDV and waterlogging hitting spring barley

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Offaly, Laois and Louth, as crops stall in lower temperatures.

CROPS 9 June 2026

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026 took place on Diddly Squat Farm last week and it did not disappoint with plenty of Irish in attendance, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 9 June 2026

Head sprays on wheat as beans flower

Head sprays on wheat as beans flower

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Kildare and Carlow as cool temperatures and wet weather slowed crop growth and made spraying difficult.

CROPS 9 June 2026

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Many spring barley crops are now at the final fungicide stage and in current weather conditions will need an application soon.

HUSBANDRY 9 June 2026

Grain trends: Wheat back, oilseed rape holding

Grain trends: Wheat back, oilseed rape holding

Wheat prices fell back this week, while oilseed markets also fell slightly. It’s all in this week’s grain trends report.

MARKETS 9 June 2026

Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

Winner of the British Grassland Society’s Farmer of the Year Award in 2025, James Henderson recently hosted a farm walk. Cathal Gormley went along.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 June 2026

Malting markets have another difficult year but there is positivity

Malting markets have another difficult year but there is positivity

'Light at the end of the tunnel' as inventories should clear out of malting barley markets.

NEWS 9 June 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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