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Grain Growers' group demands a seat at malting barley negotiations
The Irish Grain Growers’ group is demanding a seat at the negotiating table when it comes to settling malting barley...
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Bayer appoints new head of its Irish and UK crop science division
While breaking the 20t/ha yield barrier with wheat may not be achievable within the next five years or so, significant...
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Record Australian barley harvest on the cards
Australian barley exports are likely to reach their highest level on record in 2016/17, according to USDA sources Barley production...
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Field trials for GM wheat plants get green light in the UK
Rothamsted Research is to undertake field trials in the UK, which will assess the ability of GM wheat cultivars to...
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New molecule could boost wheat yields by 20%
UK scientists have created a synthetic molecule that when applied to crops, has been shown to increase the size and...
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New Syngenta fungicide receives early approval for use in Ireland
Elatus Era, a new SDHI fungicide from Syngenta, based on the novel active ingredient Solantenol in co-formulation with prothioconazole, has been registered in...
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Why farmers should keep to a maximum speed of 10km/hr when spraying crops
Keeping to a maximum speed of 10km/hr and maintaining a boom height of 50cm to 75cm when spraying crops was...
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Brome grass becoming a 'major grassland weed problem' on tillage farms
Brome grass, in all its manifestations, is becoming a major grassland weed problem on tillage farms throughout the island of...
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Straw prices continue to average close to €20/bale
As we start the New Year straw prices continue to remain strong with 4X4 round bales making close to €20/bale...
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World grain production to reach record highs in 2016/2017
World grain production is expected to reach record highs of 2,084m tonne during the 2016/2017 harvesting year, according to the...
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Poor weather conditions take a toll on EU cereal harvest
Adverse weather conditions has seen the quantity of cereal available for use in Europe fall below the five-year average, according...
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Grazing winter oats – a US perspective
Dairy farmers in the US state of Wisconsin are being encouraged to sow winter oats in early August and then...
N.Ireland
Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
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Straw market hardens as prices average €18-20/bale nationwide
The straw market has hardened as prices average between €18-20/bale nationwide, according to a spokesperson for the Irish Grain Growers...
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Call for tillage farmers to have the option of stacking entitlements
Grain growers who have lost land courtesy of leasing arrangements that have not been renewed should be allowed to stack...
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Bales of straw costing as much as bales of hay and silage
Round bales (4X4) of straw can cost the same as a bale of hay or silage in some parts of...
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Irish potatoes could be exported to UK and Europe over the coming days
Rumours are circulating that a boat is being organised to export Irish potatoes to either the UK or mainland Europe...
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Glanbia and Dairygold release harvest 2016 grain prices
Both Glanbia and Dairygold have finalised their 2016 grain prices this week for their suppliers. Glanbia has taken in over 190,000t of...
