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Grain Trends: markets steady or down
Siobhán Walsh
Grain markets generally moved down over the last week or were steady. Tariffs and reports affected the market.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Lime levels being counted
We don’t use that much lime, but it’s noticeable that even on just one farm that pH levels vary from one field with a pH of over 7.5 while a small grass paddock was analysed at 5.5.
12 March 2025 Husbandry
Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying
It’s all go in the tillage fields this week as fine weather has taken over the weather charts to give farmers a great chance this spring.
Grain Trends: drop in markets with uncertainty
Grain prices generally dropped this week, with some uncertainty in the market, writes Siobhán Walsh.
5 March 2025 Markets
Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do
There has been great weather in recent days and it is allowing tillage farmers to get out to the fields to get work done.
5 March 2025 Husbandry
Grain Trends: wheat prices look stable
Wheat prices look relatively stable at present. Oilseed rape prices increased over the last week.
26 February 2025 Markets
University of Galway and BioAtlantis join EU project on drought solutions
EpiSeedLink, funded under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe, is a four-year project exploring new methods to improve how farmed crops can survive prolonged dry spells.
20 February 2025 Climate and environment
Tillage management: fertiliser, weeds and payments
There are many jobs to be done on tillage farms and if rain stays away it might allow some of this work to get underway.
19 February 2025 Husbandry
Save on nitrogen with oilseed rape
Farmers with oilseed rape crops can make significant savings by measuring the green area index of those crops, writes Siobhán Walsh.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Grain Trends: steady wheat and barley prices
This week, wheat and barley prices remain stable, while there has been a price offer for malting barley.
12 February 2025 Husbandry
Grain Trends: taxes and weather hit markets
There are a lot of factors affecting grain and oilseed rape markets at present. Some of those factors are outlined in this week’s Grain Trends report.
29 January 2025 Markets
Grain Trends: positive start to 2025
There has been a positive start to 2025 in grain markets, which have seen prices lift in recent weeks.
8 January 2025 Markets