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Grain Trends: steady markets among tariffs
Siobhán Walsh
Grain markets have been relatively steady given all of the movement in markets in recent times.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Area aid form and maps arrive
The cereals, wheat, barley and oats have all got nitrogen and growth regulator and despite the dry weather have visibly responded to the top dressing.
2 April 2025 Markets
Grain Trends: drop in markets as tariffs await
Grain prices dropped this week, but remain in their recent range. News on tariffs and crop plantings will affect markets in the coming weeks.
Home Farm: spring tillage work continues
We have also bought in some straight potash, following our soil samples showing low K on the silage ground.
2 April 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: dry weather drives progress
The beans are in a full six weeks earlier than last year and there is now nothing left to sow.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Grain Trends: slight recovery in markets this week
Grain prices were looking a little bit more positive this week compared with last, Siobhán Walsh reports.
19 March 2025 Markets
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
Home Farm: Lime levels being counted
We don’t use that much lime, but it’s noticeable that even on just one farm that pH levels vary from one field with a pH of over 7.5 while a small grass paddock was analysed at 5.5.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying
It’s all go in the tillage fields this week as fine weather has taken over the weather charts to give farmers a great chance this spring.
12 March 2025 Husbandry
Grain Trends: drop in markets with uncertainty
Grain prices generally dropped this week, with some uncertainty in the market, writes Siobhán Walsh.
5 March 2025 Markets
Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do
There has been great weather in recent days and it is allowing tillage farmers to get out to the fields to get work done.
5 March 2025 Husbandry
Grain Trends: wheat prices look stable
Wheat prices look relatively stable at present. Oilseed rape prices increased over the last week.
26 February 2025 Markets