2021 is shaping up to be an interesting year for the Irish tillage industry.

With strengthened international grain markets, reasonable winter and spring crop conditions and a soon-to-be-introduced straw incorporation measure, the prospects for the remainder of the season are good.

Earlier this month, Andy Doyle spoke to Seedtech’s Tim O’Donovan about the future of Irish tillage industry.

An extract from the interview was broadcast on the Irish Farmers Journal's weekly podcast.

Below is the link to the interview in its entirety.

The interview is broad and wide-ranging covering the current prospects of the tillage industry, markets, Farm to Fork, future crop types, native proteins, organics, environment and future of the sector.

Listen here: