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  • Tillage: Latest crop update for 2025/2026 season
  • Winter oilseed rape and spring planting priorities
  • Tillage: Last push to maximise performance of winter cereal crops

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Tillage: Latest crop update for 2025/2026 season

Teagasc’s fourth crop update for the 2025/2026 growing season covers the progress made in terms of spring planting plus the condition of winter cereals and oilseed rape planted las...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Winter oilseed rape and spring planting priorities

A significant number of winter oilseed rape crops are now in full flower around the country, according to Teagasc. However, a wide range in the growth stages achieved has been note...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Tillage: Last push to maximise performance of winter cereal crops

This week will provide tillage farmers with the opportunity to complete their disease control programmes on winter cereal crops. Where winter wheat is concerned, septoria will be t...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Immediate management priorities for wheat and winter oats

Teagasc tillage specialists are confirming that winter wheat and oats will need a lot of attention over the coming days as crops try to build a big and disease-free canopy to catch...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Managing spring barley to deliver optimal levels of crop performance

Later-sown spring barley crops this season will move through their growth stages quickly, according to Teagasc. As a result, early weed control is essential to prevent competition...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Winter wheat: Considerable variation in crop development

Teagasc advisers are indicating that winter wheat crops are currently progressing through stem extension, with most ranging between Growth Stage (GS) 31 and GS32. However, there is...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Teagasc confirms dates and location of spring crop walks

Teagasc has confirmed the dates and locations for a series of spring crop walks, which will take place until mid-May at different locations around the country. Teagasc said that sp...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Tillage: Recent rains will have eased nutrient stress levels in crops

According to Teagasc, the recent rains that have fallen across all tillage areas will have acted to reduce nutrient stress levels in crops. But growers must continue to actively mo...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Area of forage maize grown in Ireland expected to grow again

A late start to the spring planting season is expected to encourage further growth in the area of forage maize grown in Ireland. To produce a good crop, plants need to grow very ra...

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agriland.ie /2 days ago

Maize and potato drilling advancing across Europe

The planting of spring crops is now, more or less, finished across Europe, the European Commission has confirmed. Full details are contained within the latest issue of the JRC MARS...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Critical week for securing optimal disease control in winter crops – agronomist

Securing optimal disease control in winter crops at this stage in the growing season is critical in determining their final yield potential. And according to Teagasc tillage specia...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Teagasc updates growers on apple research

Apple growers and others from the horticulture sector visited Teagasc’s experimental orchard to learn about ongoing research. In order to help strengthen national production, Teaga...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Is forage maize a good spring cropping option on arable farms?

Co. Down arable farmer, Allan Chambers, dedicates one third of his 360ac farm to forage maize production on an annual basis. It is the only ‘spring crop’ grown within the business....

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

New PCR test to target herbicide resistance in wild oat populations

Teagasc is to launch a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to help identify wild oat populations that are herbicide resistant. Just over 170 instances of wild oat resistance have...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

What role will new genetics play in future Irish cereal production?

Agronomists are confirming the role that new genetics has played in driving forward the prospects for cereal production. According to Drummonds’ Brian Reilly, this is a reality tha...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Winter barley: Crop management update

April is an extremely important period of the growing season from a winter barley crop management perspective, specifically where plant nutrition, disease control and plant growth...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Teagasc meets EU stakeholders on plant-based protein

Teagasc has taken part in a meeting with stakeholders in the EU on increasing self-sufficiency in protein, which discussed the increased share of plant-based protein in diets. Teag...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Trace element deficiencies now evident in many spring cereal crops

Teagasc is confirming that trace element deficiencies are impacting severely on spring cereal crop performance with the issue particularly of note in the midlands and north Leinste...

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agriland.ie /5 days ago

Around 55,000ac of planted maize recorded for 2026

It has been confirmed that the area of planted maize recorded in Ireland this year has come in at around 55,000ac. “This is about 10% up on 2025,” added Maizetech’s John Foley. “Th...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

Tillage farmers urged to plan for earlier winter barley harvests

Tillage farmers must totally re-think their management of winter barley crops as they seek to maximise yields. And these changes must reflect the improved plant genetics they are w...

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

Winter cereals drive 15% surge in Ireland’s 2025 harvest

Production of the three main cereals grown in Ireland – wheat, barley, and oats – jumped by 299,000 tonnes last year to 2.311 million tonnes. New figures released today (Friday, Ma...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Tillage farmers warned of potential impact of BYDV on harvest 2026

Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has had a major impact on a significant range of winter cereal crops: barley, wheat and oats, according to a Teagasc tillage specialist. This in tu...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Precision bred crop production takes major step forward

Rothamsted Research has drilled the first crop in the UK to receive a Precision Bred Organism (PBO) Release Notice. The development marks a significant milestone for field-based ge...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

The challenge posed by Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in 2026

The latest edition of Teagasc’s ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast focuses on the challenges posed by Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) in 2026. The spring planting season is now in full swing...

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