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Tillage
Grain Trends: drop in markets as tariffs await
Siobhán Walsh
Grain prices dropped this week, but remain in their recent range. News on tariffs and crop plantings will affect markets in the coming weeks.
2 April 2025 News
What’s the plan for disease control in 2025?
Crop management will vary throughout the season, but having guidelines in place for disease control is important.
2 April 2025 Husbandry
Tillage Management: nitrogen, winter cereals and break crops
The weather continues to be dry at present and is allowing farmers to get jobs done in good conditions.
Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March
While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.
26 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Grain Trends: steady markets as production estimated up
Grain markets are fairly steady at present. This week, world grain production was estimated up.
26 March 2025 Markets
From the Tramlines: all systems go in dry weather
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Wexford, and Donegal who are very busy in the fields planting spring crops.
19 March 2025 Crops
Beans and oats sold out as planting continues
Tillage farmers are busy planting spring crops across the country and in the main have now moved onto spring barley crops.
19 March 2025 News
Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies
Good weather means a spring in the step of farmers planting crops, but the markets are not as bright as the weather, with tariffs (yet again) a threat.
15 March 2025 Opinion
Malting price offer made by Boortmalt
Boortmalt had told farmers at a meeting on Monday night that the company expected to announce a price this week.
14 March 2025 News
Grain Trends: markets steady or down
Grain markets generally moved down over the last week or were steady. Tariffs and reports affected the market.
12 March 2025 Markets
Growers question sustainability of malting varieties
Malting barley growers expressed frustration at the varieties they have to grow for malting barley at Monday's meeting.
12 March 2025 News
Are traditional malting growers being left behind?
Figures from Boortmalt’s sustainability programme look like there is a move to bigger growers.
12 March 2025 News