Winter Barley

A burst of growth for beet and maize

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Tyrone and Dublin as temperatures return to normal and harvest nears.

CROPS 1 July 2026

A burst of growth for beet and maize

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Tillage management: weather, winter barley and harvest preparations

Tillage management: weather, winter barley and harvest preparations

HUSBANDRY 1 July 2026

Changes at Department’s crop variety evaluation section

Changes at Department’s crop variety evaluation section

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Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

MARKETS 27 May 2026

From the Tramlines: Crops in, weeds and disease to be kept at bay

From the Tramlines: Crops in, weeds and disease to be kept at bay

From the Tramlines: Crops in, weeds and disease to be kept at bay

FROM THE TRAMLINES 13 May 2026

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Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

Sowing is finishing up, but there is lots to be done in fields across the country. Sprayers are busy at this time of the year.

HUSBANDRY 29 March 2026

Farmer Writes: suckler farmers the backbone of the beef industry

Farmer Writes: suckler farmers the backbone of the beef industry

The suckler men (and women) have persevered and for the past 18 months are receiving decent money for their weanlings.

FARMER WRITES 29 March 2026

Winter wheat yield and area drove 2025’s cereal output lift

Winter wheat yield and area drove 2025’s cereal output lift

New CSO figures confirm an increase in the tillage area planted in 2025, with strong winter planting figures driving the rise.

NEWS 29 March 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage farmers will make use of the dry weather. There’s a lot to catch up on with sowing of all spring crops the priority.

HUSBANDRY 29 March 2026

Winter barley pushing on for growth regulator and fungicides

Winter barley pushing on for growth regulator and fungicides

Winter barley crops are moving through the growth stages fast - some are early varieties and some were sown very early.

HUSBANDRY 29 March 2026

Grain premiums possible with AgNav

Grain premiums possible with AgNav

Don Somers farms in Co Wexford and has been offered payment for carbon on the grain he produces.

NEWS 29 March 2026

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

Some have applied fungicides to crops, while more will be doing it in the coming days and weeks.

NEWS 29 March 2026

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After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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