Spring barley

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage farmers are busy at present from harvesting and baling to planting catch crops in some places after rain arrived.

HUSBANDRY 5 August 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

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Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

NEWS 5 August 2026

The impact of moisture content on grain weight and income

The impact of moisture content on grain weight and income

CROPS 5 August 2026

The impact of moisture content on grain weight and income

The impact of moisture content on grain weight and income

The impact of moisture content on grain weight and income

CROPS 2 August 2026

Tillage Podcast: on the combine in Tipperary as grain prices fall

Tillage Podcast: on the combine in Tipperary as grain prices fall

Tillage Podcast: on the combine in Tipperary as grain prices fall

NEWS 30 July 2026

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Earliest spring barley harvest ever on this Tipperary Farm

Earliest spring barley harvest ever on this Tipperary Farm

Ger O’Meara was harvesting his spring barley exactly four months after sowing on 20 July as the heatwave brought in crops.

CROPS 15 July 2026

Early harvest continues with wheat, rye and spring barley

Early harvest continues with wheat, rye and spring barley

The early harvest is continuing across the country with winter wheat, winter rye and spring barley all being harvested.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Tillage management: harvest continues, planning underway for next season

Tillage management: harvest continues, planning underway for next season

Harvest continues, but farmers do have to make decisions now that will affect what they grow in 2027 and need to be thinking of their cropping plan.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Reminder: trailer numbers mandatory for 2026 harvest

Reminder: trailer numbers mandatory for 2026 harvest

If you are drawing grain this harvest and are part of the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme, then you need trailer numbers on your grain trailers.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

On this week’s management notes we look at beet and beans, as well as catch crop planting deadlines.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Extremely early spring barley harvest in dry weather

Extremely early spring barley harvest in dry weather

Winter wheat and winter oilseed rape are being harvested across the country, while the spring barley harvest has also started.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

The onset of harvest today is positively boring towards this carry on, but chances are your ancestors were at it centuries ago.

FARMER WRITES 15 July 2026

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