Agri-Business
Eurostat: EU agricultural prices down in Q1 2024
Agricultural prices in the European Union for both outputs and inputs not related to investment declined in the first quarter...
Cereals
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports grew 4% in March
EU agri-food exports reached €20.1 billion in March 2024, marking a 4% month-on-month increase. The European Commission also reported a...
Tillage
Grasslands and croplands provided 36m tonnes of crops in 2022
Grasslands and croplands comprised over 67% of Ireland’s terrestrial and transitional ecosystems in 2018 according to the latest publication of...
Tillage
Herbicide-resistant meadow grasses pose threat to weed control
Herbicide resistant meadow grasses could pose a threat to future weed control, according to Teagasc research scientist, Vijaya Bhaskar. In...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable...
Tillage
Cereal production down 21% in 2023 - CSO
The production of the thee main cereals in Ireland – wheat, barley and oats – decreased by more than one...
Agri-Business
CSO: €310m in food and live animal exports to GB in February
The value of total food and live animal exports to Great Britain (GB) in February 2024 was €310 million, according...
Tillage
Report: Land under cereals fell by 16,300ha over 12 month period
The overall area under cereals fell by 16,300ha to 272,400ha in the 12 month period from June 2022 to June...
Opinion
Opinion: Clock ticking on Food Vision Tillage Group report
The final report from the Food Vision Tillage Group was expected to be published well before St. Patrick’s Day. Since...
Tillage
Making best use of nitrogen on winter crops
Teagasc is categorising its recommendations regarding nitrogen which is applied to winter crops in ways that reflect current plant numbers....
Tillage
Lower cereal quotations pulling down food prices globally
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international cereal quotations...
Tillage
Tillage: Reducing threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at ways of reducing the threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops....
Tillage
Teagasc: Net margin for cereals expected to increase by €370/ha
Teagasc have estimated that net margins for cereals are expected to increase by €370/ha in 2024 compared to 2023, due...
Tillage
Winter cereals 2023 - time to take stock
According to Teagasc tillage advisors, not enough winter cereals have been drilled up to the present time. Farmers across the...
Tillage News
Kerry company part of €4.9m EU project on climate-resilient cereals
A Kerry-based company is among an international consortium working on a €4.9 million EU project aiming to create climate-resilient cereals....
Tillage Technical
Tillage: The role for pre-emergence herbicides
Pre-emergence herbicides have been shown to be more effective in controlling many problem grass weeds such as bromes, blackgrass and...
Tillage
Dairygold confirms prices for 2023 harvest cereals
Dairygold has confirmed its prices for 2023 harvest cereals, following a meeting of its board yesterday (Tuesday, October 3). The...
Tillage
Choosing the right winter cereal varieties for your business
Teagasc has said that variety selection is a very important decision for winter cereal growers. Tillage specialist, Ciaran Collins said:...