Seeds

Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

The Irish Farmers Journal attended the World Seed Congress in Lisbon last week. Gene-editing was a hot topic.

NEWS 27 May 2026

Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

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Crop insurance is subsidised almost everywhere in the world – Jagwani

Crop insurance is subsidised almost everywhere in the world – Jagwani

NEWS 27 May 2026

World seed industry – the facts and figures

World seed industry – the facts and figures

NEWS 26 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

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

NEWS 26 May 2026

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

NEWS 24 May 2026

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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 25 February 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 25 February 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 25 February 2026

Stocks Ag Turbo Jet range gains 1,000l hopper with increased output

Stocks Ag Turbo Jet range gains 1,000l hopper with increased output

Stocks Ag has introduced a new pressurised 1,000l steel hopper for the Turbo Jet and Maxi Jet models.

NEWS 25 February 2026

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

There is lots of work to be done on tillage farms and the weather is broken to try and get it done at present.

HUSBANDRY 25 February 2026

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

You need to know your thousand grain weight if you are ordering seed and when deciding on seed rates.

HUSBANDRY 25 February 2026

Winter barley and wheat area estimated to be up

Winter barley and wheat area estimated to be up

Winter barley and wheat area is estimated up, while the area of winter oats is estimated to have dropped dramatically.

NEWS 25 February 2026

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Understanding your soils: open day at Johnstown Castle

Understanding the soils on your farm is one of the most important investments you can make for the future.

Understanding your soils: open day at Johnstown Castle

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