N.Ireland
Winter wheat crops well advanced in Co. Down
Members of a CAFRE Business Sustainability Group (BSG) had the recent opportunity of walking winter wheat and barley crops in...
winter wheat
Arable
Research underway to tackle threat posed by new strains of yellow rust
A newly identified strain of yellow rust is threatening winter wheat crops, prompting a rapid and coordinated research response in...
Arable
Winter cereal crops get off to strong start across the UK
Most winter cereal crops are looking very well at the present time across the UK, according to the Agricultural and...
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
AHDB reviews yellow rust resistance ratings
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has carried out a ‘root and branch’ review of yellow rust resistance ratings...
N.Ireland
Second wheat yields averaging 3.5t/ac in Northern Ireland
Growers in Northern Ireland are confirming second wheat yields in the region of 3.5t/ac at around 16% moisture. Merchants accepting...
N.Ireland
Dry spring ‘likely to have caused damage’ to UK cereal crops – AHDB
The condition of many UK cereal crops unsurprisingly worsened considerably throughout May as the dry weather continued for much of...
N.Ireland
NI cereal crops have ‘tremendous yield potential’ right now – agronomist
Cereal crops growing in Northern Ireland have never looked better, according to Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens. He told Agriland:...
Arable
Crop management update: the busiest time of the year has arrived
Tillage farmers are entering the business time of the year, with key crop management decisions required for both winter and...
Arable
Keeping winter wheat crops disease-free
This is the time when management steps taken by tillage farmers will determine the disease status of winter wheat crops....
N.Ireland
Winter wheat and barley receive first nitrogen in Downpatrick
Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming that his winter wheat and barley crops have received their first nitrogen...
N.Ireland
Wheat crops in Co. Down receive first nitrogen
Co. Down contractor, Andrew Gibson, has put first nitrogen applications on some winter wheat crops over recent days. “The crops...
N.Ireland
Rhynchosporium now present in winter barley crops
High levels of rhynchosporium are now evident in a significant number of winter barley crops, according to Co. Down agronomist,...
N.Ireland
Planting updates for GB: Winter wheat, barley and oats
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), winter wheat drilling is almost complete in England, Scotland and Wales. The...
N.Ireland
Winter OSR and barley harvest almost wrapped up in NI
The winter oilseed rape (OSR) and barley harvest is almost completed across most of Northern Ireland, according to Christopher Gill,...
N.Ireland
Winter barley coming in at 4.8t/ac in Co. Down
East Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming a yield of 4.8t/ac from the first of his 2024 winter...
