Seeds

Getting on top of weed control in new swards

Brendan Horan outlines some recommendations for weed control when establishing new swards.

RESEEDING 2 August 2026

Getting on top of weed control in new swards

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Cover crops: rules, regs and seed

Cover crops: rules, regs and seed

CROPS 22 July 2026

Changes at Department’s crop variety evaluation section

Changes at Department’s crop variety evaluation section

NEWS 30 June 2026

Education programme and subsidy scheme needed

Education programme and subsidy scheme needed

Education programme and subsidy scheme needed

LETTERS 17 June 2026

Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

NEWS 27 May 2026

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Crop insurance is subsidised almost everywhere in the world – Jagwani

Crop insurance is subsidised almost everywhere in the world – Jagwani

It looks like crop insurance and using new and improved varieties will become standard practice to access fund in the future.

NEWS 13 May 2026

World seed industry – the facts and figures

World seed industry – the facts and figures

Here are some of the figures on seed from the World Seed Congress from varieties to research and investment.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Watch: seed congress - where some 8.8m tonnes of seed are traded

Watch: seed congress - where some 8.8m tonnes of seed are traded

The World Seed Congress is held by the International Seed Federation and this year it took place in Lisbon, Portugal.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Dr Edwini Kessie is the director of agriculture and commodities at the World Trade Organisation. He wants to see technology embraced and available to all.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Tillage podcast: French perspective, a world of seed and trade deals

Tillage podcast: French perspective, a world of seed and trade deals

On this week’s show, we get a French farmer and grain analyst's perspective, talk to an Irish man at the World Seed Congress and hear from a US grain trading expert.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Call for EU investment in food security

Call for EU investment in food security

The Portuguese Minister of Agriculture has said that the EU’s research budget must invest in seed and food security.

NEWS 13 May 2026

New generation Aerosem M one-pass from Pöttinger

New generation Aerosem M one-pass from Pöttinger

Pöttinger has introduced a new generation Aerosem M mounted one-pass seed drill, available in single or double hopper configurations, with or without precision maize seeding capabilities.

NEWS 13 May 2026

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