Winter oats
Andy Doyle on 17 Nov 2021
Winter cereal area sees slight increase
A possible increase in home saved seed following the good harvest makes it more difficult to get a good handle on the winter crop area planted.
Andy Doyle on 20 Oct 2021
Tillage Management: conditions remain good for autumn planting
Ground conditions may remain good enough to get more winter planting done across much of the country.
Andy Doyle on 15 Sep 2021
One new wheat and only three oats on 2022 recommended lists
The 2022 winter wheat recommended list has a number of changes to the character evaluations of individual varieties which are very important.
Andy Doyle on 08 Sep 2021
Two new recommended barleys and one wheat
The 2022 recommended lists of winter cereals contain two new winter barley varieties and one new winter wheat.
Gerald Potterton on 04 Aug 2021
Farmer Writes: straw isn't a cheap byproduct of cereal production
Unfortunately, some straw buyers denigrate it as a cheap byproduct of cereal production which, of course, it’s not, writes Gerald Potterton.
Siobhán Walsh on 04 Aug 2021
My Farming Week: Robert Milne, Ballymorgan, Co Wexford
Robert Milne has been busy this week cutting oats and oilseed rape with spring barley also ready to go in Co Wexford.
Andy Doyle on 21 Jul 2021
Favourable start to winter barley harvest
Winter barley yields are generally better than last year, but there is considerable variability between regions.
Andy Doyle on 02 Jun 2021
Oat crops damaged by the harsh spring
A proportion of winter oat crops have suffered significant damage as a consequence of the very harsh spring weather conditions.
Andy Doyle on 28 Oct 2020
Tillage management: still lots of time for planting on good land
There is still plenty time to get winter planting completed, providing ground conditions are suitable.
Andy Doyle on 28 Oct 2020
Around 85% of intended winter crops in the ground
Winter crop planting progress has been relatively good this year, despite frequent broken weather impacting on ground conditions.
Gerald Potterton on 14 Oct 2020
Farmer Writes: I'm not ready to be put out to grass
Retire at 60? Not a chance. Gerald Potterton says he'll retire when his only set of wheels are on a Zimmer frame.
Andy Doyle on 30 Sep 2020
Growers' choices for autumn varieties
Former ‘From the Tramlines’ growers discuss their winter crop planting progress and variety choices with Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle.
Andy Doyle on 23 Sep 2020
One new wheat and several rating changes on 2021 recommended lists
Altered disease and straw ratings were among the main changes to the 2020 wheat and oat recommended lists.
Photo Desk on 09 Aug 2020
This week in photos: harvesting winter oats and sorting sheep for the mart
Our top farming photos from the past week include farmers harvesting winter oats, checking on yearling bulls, preparing sheep for the mart and the 33rd Tullow Sheep Breeders show and sale.
Pat O'Toole on 29 Jul 2020
Changeable weathers slows progress in tillage fields
A weather-affected week has seen the winter barley harvest stall.
Gerald Potterton on 22 Jul 2020
Farmer Writes: a Guinness-fuelled ramble through the Burren
Gerald Potterton returned to Co Clare recently and rambled through the Burren in search of a cairn.
Photo Desk on 03 Nov 2019
This week in photos: annual Burren Winterage Cattle Drive
Our top farming photos from the past week include drilling Isabel winter oats in Waterford, tagging Texel cross ewe lambs in Galway and visiting Tom Clair's famous quad heifer calves have all calved.
Andy Doyle on 25 Sep 2019
Four new varieties recommended for 2020
The recently published winter cereal recommend lists for 2020 contain four new provisionally recommended varieties – two two-row barleys plus one wheat and one oat variety.
Andy Doyle on 18 Sep 2019
New varieties recommended for all winter cereals
Four new varieties enter the 2020 recommended list, two barleys, one wheat and one oat variety.
John Sleigh on 21 Aug 2019
Weather hitting the Scottish harvest
Wet weather is affecting arable farmers' ability to get the harvest in across Scotland.