Winter cereals

Planting continues in the fields

Farmers are taking out crops and planting winter cereals at present as dry weather has made the job much easier in recent weeks.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Planting continues in the fields

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Slugs can take out whole fields of rye

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Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

There is a lot of planning to do at the minute on tillage farms from ordering seed to filling in declaration forms.

HUSBANDRY 28 May 2025

Tillage Management: rye, oats, markets and rules

Tillage Management: rye, oats, markets and rules

Better weather looks to be on the way and is needed for harvesting and planting. In the meantime, farmers are planning for winter cereals.

HUSBANDRY 28 May 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 28 May 2025

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye: you need a market before you plant it

Rye has grown in popularity on farms. It is another option to spread workload, but you need a market for it.

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Letters: making sense of the nitrates expert group

Letters: making sense of the nitrates expert group

'A reduction in straw will mean an increase in slurry, making anaerobic digester plants more economical.' - Liam Dunne, Bray House, Athy, Co Kildare.

LETTERS 28 May 2025

Teagasc Crops Forum set for September

Teagasc Crops Forum set for September

The tillage event will take place on 10 September in Naas, Co Kildare.

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Feeding 5,000 cattle on Meath finishing unit

Feeding 5,000 cattle on Meath finishing unit

Teagasc hosted a farm walk last week at Teagasc, Grange and Kepak’s finishing unit in Clonee. Adam Woods writes.

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