Oilseed rape

Grain Trends: rapeseed heads over €500/t

Grain prices remain volatile. Oilseed rape prices are similar, but have climbed higher in recent days due to a number of factors.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Grain Trends: rapeseed heads over €500/t

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Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

CROPS 1 April 2026

Grain Trends: markets remain volatile

Grain Trends: markets remain volatile

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Minister Heydon announces €29.1m of payments to tillage farmers

Minister Heydon announces €29.1m of payments to tillage farmers

Minister Heydon announces €29.1m of payments to tillage farmers

NEWS 23 March 2026

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

NEWS 18 March 2026

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Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Carlow and Galway as where farmers are hoping for better weather in the coming week.

CROPS 11 February 2026

Have you clubroot in your oilseed rape?

Have you clubroot in your oilseed rape?

Clubroot can decimate oilseed rape crops, result in massive yield losses and even reseeds with another crop.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

Home Farm: yellow crops and falling beef prices

We put the lightest of the store cattle out for a few hours by day in a dry paddock with a full cover of grass.

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

Weekend weather: mostly dry, with rain on way for Sunday

Weekend weather: mostly dry, with rain on way for Sunday

Met Éireann has forecast a mostly dry weekend, until rain is set to move in on Sunday morning.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Grain Trends: markets slightly more positive

Grain Trends: markets slightly more positive

Markets were positive at times over the last week, but there is no big sign of improvements at the minute.

MARKETS 11 February 2026

Grain Trends: little movement, but offers available

Grain Trends: little movement, but offers available

There were some grain prices on offer to farmers this week, but little news in the markets to drive prices upwards significantly.

MARKETS 11 February 2026

Grain Trends: stable with a lift in oilseeds

Grain Trends: stable with a lift in oilseeds

Grain prices are still hovering around the same levels, but oilseed products have increased in price over the past week.

MARKETS 11 February 2026

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Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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