The spring barley harvest kicked off while we were filming day two of the Irish Farmers Journal’s Crop Tour in Co Wexford.

We caught up with Cooney Furlong agronomist George Blackburn and James Irish of BASF to chat the season so far, yield estimates, crop management and challenges.

You can view the video below.

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The Irish Farmers Journal’s Crop Tour is supported by BASF’s campaign Farming the Biggest Job on Earth.

You can view the day one video here.