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Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March
Gerald Potterton
While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.
23 March 2025 News
Ticking the boxes: tillage jobs for the coming weeks
Here are some crops from the southeast last week and some tips on what to have on the to-do list.
19 March 2025 Husbandry
Tillage management: sunshine, dry ground and spring cropping
A lot of work has been completed on tillage farms across the country in the past few weeks in very good weather conditions.
No adjustments to Tirlán malting contracts
Tirlán growers can be reassured that malting contracts remain stable, as the Malting Company of Ireland continues with expansion plans.
16 February 2025 News
Wexford family wins Tirlán grain award
A Wexford family are the overall winners of the Tirlán grain award. In total, 14 farmers received grain awards at the ceremony held in the Guinness Storehouse.
12 February 2025 News
Kerry had highest spring barley yield in Ireland in 2024
Kerry farmers had some impressive spring barley and oats yields in 2024 according to Teagasc figures.
19 January 2025 News
Two new varieties of spring oats make the cut
Two new varieties have made the spring oats list from the Department of Agriculture, which was published on Friday 10 January.
11 January 2025 Crops
Home Farm: slurry additives
Whether grazing so late in the year was the right decision, I am not sure.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
Oats still not in the parlour
The Dealer was interested recently in a court case involving the word “milk” to describe oat drinks.
1 January 2025 Dealer
UK cereal supplies tight, exports to decline
A large amount of cereals are imported from Northern Ireland and Britain into Ireland, but production is down.
3 December 2024 News
Flahavan’s hosts annual organic oat growers conference
The sold-out event brought together 180 organic farmers, those in conversion and others interested in organic farming from across the country.
22 November 2024 News
Teagasc estimates 1.9m tonnes of cereals produced
Teagasc outlined extremely wet months of weather in October, November, February, March and April as one of the major factors affecting planting and crop yields.
22 November 2024 News