Winter wheat

Winter wheat variety choice is improving

The choice of varieties in winter wheat continues to improve and there are some good options available to growers.

VARIETIES 11 July 2026

Winter wheat variety choice is improving

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84% of winter barley seed now virus tolerant; wheat in trial

84% of winter barley seed now virus tolerant; wheat in trial

VARIETIES 7 July 2026

Watch: gate closed on a now promising winter wheat crop

Watch: gate closed on a now promising winter wheat crop

NEWS 3 July 2026

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

VIEWPOINTS 1 July 2026

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

CROPS 1 July 2026

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Counting spores to detect diseases early

Counting spores to detect diseases early

Collecting pathogen spores to detect diseases before they are visible could soon be a reality. Conor Kehoe reports from Cereals 2026.

NEWS 31 May 2026

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds are worse this season in many places, as farmers did not get out on crops after sowing with a herbicide and this needs to change.

CROPS 31 May 2026

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Yellow leaves may not hit your yield very badly, but it looks bad in the fields at the minute and seems to be in most spring barley.

HUSBANDRY 31 May 2026

New fungicide moving closer to market

New fungicide moving closer to market

A new fungicide in the pipeline for some time looks like it is getting closer to approval here in Ireland and Europe.

NEWS 31 May 2026

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026 took place on Diddly Squat Farm last week and it did not disappoint with plenty of Irish in attendance, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 31 May 2026

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 31 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 31 May 2026

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