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Weekend weather: fine weather to continue

The high pressure system is set to continue into the weekend and next week, bringing mainly dry and mild weather, with spells of sunshine and some isolated showers.

NEWS 24 April 2026

Weekend weather: fine weather to continue

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Tillage Podcast: feeding crops, spring sowing and minding plants

Tillage Podcast: feeding crops, spring sowing and minding plants

NEWS 23 April 2026

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

CROPS 22 April 2026

Grain Trends: markets remain stable, oilseed up again

Grain Trends: markets remain stable, oilseed up again

Grain Trends: markets remain stable, oilseed up again

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Keeping the countryside healthy

Keeping the countryside healthy

Keeping the countryside healthy

DEALER 22 April 2026

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Spraying, sowing barley, maize and harvesting rye

Spraying, sowing barley, maize and harvesting rye

It’s all go for the farmers on the From the Tramlines page this week as they get crops planted, harvested and sprayed.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 15 April 2026

Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

Sun shines for crops to go in, crop derogation applied for

Good weather has arrived and is badly needed on tillage farms to allow land to dry out and to get spring crops planted.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage farmers will make use of the dry weather. There’s a lot to catch up on with sowing of all spring crops the priority.

HUSBANDRY 15 April 2026

Gene-edited crops get closer to market

Gene-edited crops get closer to market

The European Council has passed the regulation and it now needs to go to the European Parliament.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to the correct leaves is a key part of disease prevention and control programmes.

CROPS 15 April 2026

Winter barley pushing on for growth regulator and fungicides

Winter barley pushing on for growth regulator and fungicides

Winter barley crops are moving through the growth stages fast - some are early varieties and some were sown very early.

HUSBANDRY 15 April 2026

From the Tramlines: oilseed rape in flower as sowing stalled

From the Tramlines: oilseed rape in flower as sowing stalled

Sowing isn’t started or stalled this week for our From the Tramlines farmers, but winter crops are up to date, writes Siobhán Walsh.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 15 April 2026

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