Blackgrass

Open letter to Minister Heydon

Bluetongue spread and straw imports – John Kelleher, Mallow, Co Cork

LETTERS 11 February 2026

Open letter to Minister Heydon

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Blackgrass and its unlikely sources prove costly

Blackgrass and its unlikely sources prove costly

CROPS 4 February 2026

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, storm Chandre and Bord Bia fallout

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, storm Chandre and Bord Bia fallout

PODCAST 30 January 2026

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

CROPS 21 January 2026

Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

NEWS 20 January 2026

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Tillage Podcast: glyphosate, shocking imports and all from Croptec Show

Tillage Podcast: glyphosate, shocking imports and all from Croptec Show

This week’s show features an interview with UK researcher John Cussans, who cannot believe that straw is being imported into Ireland from Lincolnshire.

NEWS 21 December 2025

Editorial: no need for straw imports

Editorial: no need for straw imports

We do not have herbicides to fully control blackgrass or other grass weeds, and we do not have economical methods of control.

VIEWPOINTS 21 December 2025

Top 10 tips for positivity in tillage in 2026

Top 10 tips for positivity in tillage in 2026

Tillage might be tough at the minute, but we have to try and make changes to improve farm incomes.

NEWS 21 December 2025

Tillage Management: cover crop management from 1 January

Tillage Management: cover crop management from 1 January

Many farmers may have cover crops for the first time this year. This week’s notes have some information on what to do in January.

HUSBANDRY 21 December 2025

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

2025 has been a difficult year for tillage farmers. Here are some of the big stories from the year gone by.

NEWS 21 December 2025

Listen: Farm Tech Talk 2025 review of the year

Listen: Farm Tech Talk 2025 review of the year

Listen as the Irish Farmers Journal team recounts the highs and lows of the year gone by and predicts what might happen in 2026.

NEWS 21 December 2025

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

The draft plant health and biosecurity strategy consultation is now open and could look at biosecurity issues around weeds.

NEWS 21 December 2025

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Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) today issued a reminder to food and beverage producers across Ireland to complete its survey.

Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

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