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Watch: gate closed on a now promising winter wheat crop

This installment of Yield Watch looks back on the season and how the crop has improved throughout the season through careful management.

NEWS 3 July 2026

Watch: gate closed on a now promising winter wheat crop

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Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

Home farm: new leys versus old pasture

VIEWPOINTS 1 July 2026

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

CROPS 1 July 2026

Counting spores to detect diseases early

Counting spores to detect diseases early

Counting spores to detect diseases early

NEWS 23 June 2026

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

CROPS 21 June 2026

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Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Yellow leaves may not hit your yield very badly, but it looks bad in the fields at the minute and seems to be in most spring barley.

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

New fungicide moving closer to market

New fungicide moving closer to market

A new fungicide in the pipeline for some time looks like it is getting closer to approval here in Ireland and Europe.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026: varieties, plant protection and Diddly Squat soil

Cereals 2026 took place on Diddly Squat Farm last week and it did not disappoint with plenty of Irish in attendance, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Many spring barley crops are now at the final fungicide stage and in current weather conditions will need an application soon.

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Rain forecast this week will be welcomed by crops which have been growing very fast in recent heat.

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

Tillage Podcast: brewery opening, treating grain and tillage support

Tillage Podcast: brewery opening, treating grain and tillage support

On this week’s show, we spoke to guests at the Diageo brewery opening and hear about native grain use lowering the carbon footprint of animal feed.

NEWS 13 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

Farmers have their crops in and have plenty of management to do in the fields, Siobhán Walsh writes.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 13 May 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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