Spring barley

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

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

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More new spring barley varieties on the way

More new spring barley varieties on the way

VARIETIES 8 July 2026

100-day spring barley being grown in Co Louth

100-day spring barley being grown in Co Louth

VARIETIES 5 July 2026

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

HUSBANDRY 17 June 2026

Tillage Podcast: Cereals at Diddly Squat and crops in the northeast

Tillage Podcast: Cereals at Diddly Squat and crops in the northeast

Tillage Podcast: Cereals at Diddly Squat and crops in the northeast

NEWS 11 June 2026

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Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Many spring barley crops are now at the final fungicide stage and in current weather conditions will need an application soon.

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

Tillage Management: wheat, beet and barley

Tillage Management: wheat, beet and barley

The sunshine last week has sent crops flying through the growth stages. When the rains Stops the sprayers will be out.

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Rain forecast this week will be welcomed by crops which have been growing very fast in recent heat.

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

Complex resistance evolving in wild oats to ACCase and ALS herbicides

Complex resistance evolving in wild oats to ACCase and ALS herbicides

Wild oats are the most widespread and competitive cereal grass weed in Ireland. Increasing resistance trends in submitted samples cannot be overlooked, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.

CROPS 13 May 2026

Weekend weather: mixed and cool, with temperatures to pick up next week

Weekend weather: mixed and cool, with temperatures to pick up next week

Met Éireann has forecast mixed weather for the weekend, with scattered showers, some sunny and dry spells and cool temperatures.

NEWS 13 May 2026

From the Tramlines: Crops in, weeds and disease to be kept at bay

From the Tramlines: Crops in, weeds and disease to be kept at bay

Farmers have their crops in and have plenty of management to do in the fields, Siobhán Walsh writes.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 13 May 2026

Accompany the agronomist: super crops in Cork with great potential

Accompany the agronomist: super crops in Cork with great potential

Crops have great potential in Cork, both winter and spring. Last week the Irish Farmers Journal walked some of those crops with Dairygold’s Liam Leahy.

CROPS 13 May 2026

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