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Tillage
Kerry had highest spring barley yield in Ireland in 2024
Siobhán Walsh
Kerry farmers had some impressive spring barley and oats yields in 2024 according to Teagasc figures.
11 January 2025 Crops
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.
8 January 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: slurry additives
Whether grazing so late in the year was the right decision, I am not sure.
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
Difficult to translate low-carbon grain into financial return
Barry Larkin of Acorn Independent Merchants said rewarding grain growers for top-quality grain with a low carbon footprint is not an easy nut to crack.
13 November 2024 News
Premium crops, rotations and planting winter crops in Waterford
Premium crops are a very important part of this tillage farm business in Co Waterford.
12 November 2024 News
My Farming Week: Eoghan O’Sullivan, Soloheadbeg, Co Tipperary
Organic oat grower and suckler farmer Eoghan O’Sullivan recently won the Flahavan's organic oat grower of the year award.
6 November 2024 News
Waterford family wins Flahavan's oat grower of the year award
The announcement was made by Flahavan’s after an independent judging process by agronomist and cereals specialist Ciaran Collins.
31 October 2024 News
Home Farm: Sowing the last of the autumn crops
While this autumn has been a huge improvement in being able to get crops established, it had been an expensive summer.
23 October 2024 Viewpoints