
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
There is now an almost universal expectation that forage maize crops in Northern Ireland will be harvested in about a...
Arable
The lack of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) infection within winter cereal crops has been as a major boost to...
Arable
Arable farmers on the Ards Peninsula of Co Down have recorded high yields of both winter wheat and winter barley...
Arable
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has carried out a ‘root and branch’ review of yellow rust resistance ratings...
N.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
The condition of many UK cereal crops unsurprisingly worsened considerably throughout May as the dry weather continued for much of...
N.Ireland
Cereal crops growing in Northern Ireland have never looked better, according to Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens. He told Agriland:...
Arable
Tillage farmers are entering the business time of the year, with key crop management decisions required for both winter and...
Arable
This is the time when management steps taken by tillage farmers will determine the disease status of winter wheat crops....
N.Ireland
Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming that his winter wheat and barley crops have received their first nitrogen...
N.Ireland
Co. Down contractor, Andrew Gibson, has put first nitrogen applications on some winter wheat crops over recent days. “The crops...
N.Ireland
High levels of rhynchosporium are now evident in a significant number of winter barley crops, according to Co. Down agronomist,...
N.Ireland
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), winter wheat drilling is almost complete in England, Scotland and Wales. The...
N.Ireland
The winter oilseed rape (OSR) and barley harvest is almost completed across most of Northern Ireland, according to Christopher Gill,...
N.Ireland
East Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming a yield of 4.8t/ac from the first of his 2024 winter...
N.Ireland
Co. Armagh cereal grower, Tim McClelland, is maintaining an effective crop rotation by focusing on winter crops only. McClelland said:...
Arable
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter wheat crops are in a very poor state across...
N.Ireland
The most recent update from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed another drop in winter wheat crop...