Winter Wheat

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

Winter barley and wheat area estimated to be up

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Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

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Aiming high on yields and water quality on Wexford farm

Aiming high on yields and water quality on Wexford farm

NEWS 26 November 2025

What this year’s grain prices mean for growers

What this year’s grain prices mean for growers

What this year’s grain prices mean for growers

NEWS 15 October 2025

Planting continues in the fields

Planting continues in the fields

Planting continues in the fields

NEWS 15 October 2025

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Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Autumn residual herbicides remain effective on annual meadow grass, including ALS-resistant populations, but this strategy faces future challenges, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.

CROPS 13 August 2025

Tillage Management: calculating seed rate for winter crops

Tillage Management: calculating seed rate for winter crops

Calculating seed rate is an important job and amounts will change with date of sowing and soil conditions.

HUSBANDRY 13 August 2025

Running out of herbicide options for grass weeds

Running out of herbicide options for grass weeds

Herbicide options for grass weed control are running out and so need to be protected by using them as efficiently as possible.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Tillage Management: rules, regulations and rates

Tillage Management: rules, regulations and rates

There are plenty of rules and regulations to follow on tillage farms and this week we highlight some of those rules.

HUSBANDRY 13 August 2025

Winter wheat list gets major shakeup

Winter wheat list gets major shakeup

The winter wheat list has been due an injection of new varieties and this year has brought them in abundance.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Dempsey at Large: slurry and reseeding

Dempsey at Large: slurry and reseeding

On the cattle side, we continue to sell cattle as they become fit and are tentatively replacing.

VIEWPOINTS 13 August 2025

Cereal harvest begins to wrap up for most farmers

Cereal harvest begins to wrap up for most farmers

The cereal harvest is wrapping up for most farmers across the country and present, much earlier than usual.

NEWS 13 August 2025

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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