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Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

The gate is closed on Isaac Wheelock's winter wheat and last week we traveled to assess the progress, as the crop soaked in the sunshine.

CROPS 1 July 2026

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

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Changes at Department’s crop variety evaluation section

Changes at Department’s crop variety evaluation section

NEWS 30 June 2026

Tillage podcast: new varieties in Cork, crops in Down and a new fungicide

Tillage podcast: new varieties in Cork, crops in Down and a new fungicide

NEWS 18 June 2026

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

NEWS 14 June 2026

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

HUSBANDRY 31 May 2026

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Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

Gene-editing, new technologies and the consumer

The Irish Farmers Journal attended the World Seed Congress in Lisbon last week. Gene-editing was a hot topic.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Crop insurance is subsidised almost everywhere in the world – Jagwani

Crop insurance is subsidised almost everywhere in the world – Jagwani

It looks like crop insurance and using new and improved varieties will become standard practice to access fund in the future.

NEWS 21 April 2026

World seed industry – the facts and figures

World seed industry – the facts and figures

Here are some of the figures on seed from the World Seed Congress from varieties to research and investment.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Watch: seed congress - where some 8.8m tonnes of seed are traded

Watch: seed congress - where some 8.8m tonnes of seed are traded

The World Seed Congress is held by the International Seed Federation and this year it took place in Lisbon, Portugal.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Call for EU investment in food security

Call for EU investment in food security

The Portuguese Minister of Agriculture has said that the EU’s research budget must invest in seed and food security.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Bowl of porridge could pack more protein than eggs for breakfast - study

Bowl of porridge could pack more protein than eggs for breakfast - study

New research from Teagasc and UCC has found that your morning bowl of porridge could pack more protein than an egg-based breakfast - it all comes down to the variety of oats the farmer chooses.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Gene-edited crops get closer to market

Gene-edited crops get closer to market

The European Council has passed the regulation and it now needs to go to the European Parliament.

NEWS 21 April 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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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