N.Ireland
Minister Muir attends NI Ploughing
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir visited the annual NI Ploughing Championships in Gilford, Co. Down in recent...
Arable
Arable
The effect of cultivation systems on soil sampling techniques
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the role of cultivation systems on soil sampling techniques. This reflects the progression...
Arable
Enhanced gene mapping a ‘crucial step’ in tackling crop diseases – researcher
An international team of scientists has developed a new method to improve the accuracy of gene mapping in complex organisms....
Arable
Trials give farmers independent data on biofungicide performance
Independent data on biofungicide performance in crop protection programmes will be available to farmers, as a result of a series...
Agri-Business
Barenbrug breeder has UK and Ireland’s grass needs ‘in sights’
Grass seed producers Barenburg has appointed Dr. Charlotte Jones to the newly created position of senior breeder, who has said...
Arable
AHDB: End in sight for UK Harvest 2025
The Agricultural and Horticultural Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK Harvest 2025 is almost wrapped up in most regions. Considerable...
N.Ireland
Project to test potential yield from blending wheat varieties in field
A new AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of wheat varieties together can deliver better milling crops. The...
N.Ireland
Is demand for precision chopped Spanish straw growing?
Increasing numbers of livestock farmers across the island of Ireland now include precision chopped Spanish straw in the diets fed...
Arable
Defra: Total area dedicated to cereals in England rose in 2025
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the total area dedicated to cereals in England...
Arable
Maize yields to take a hit across many parts of Europe
The European Commission is reporting that hot and dry weather across southern and eastern Europe will severely affect maize yields...
Arable
NI forage maize growers expecting earliest harvest in living memory
There is now an almost universal expectation that forage maize crops in Northern Ireland will be harvested in about a...
Arable
Absence of BYDV ‘reflected in the yields’ for Northern Ireland harvest 2025
The lack of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) infection within winter cereal crops has been as a major boost to...
Arable
Harvest 2025 on the Ards Peninsula delivers high yields
Arable farmers on the Ards Peninsula of Co Down have recorded high yields of both winter wheat and winter barley...
Arable
‘Extreme variability’ in UK harvest 2025 yields – AHDB
UK wheat and oat harvests are now into their ‘closing stages’ at 92% and 89% complete, according to a new...
N.Ireland
Potato markets reportedly reflecting drop in consumer demand
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is reporting that potato markets remain under pressure on the back of slowing consumer demand....
Arable
High global maize yield forecasts putting pressure on grain markets
There is now every possibility that global maize production could reach record heights in 2025. And the US is leading...
Arable
The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals. But, as its...
Arable
AHDB: UK crop production costs look set to rise in 2026
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting a rise in crop production costs in the UK during 2026....
