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Tillage
Grain Trends: Matif below €230/t with generally good crop reports forecast
Siobhán Walsh
Crop reports are generally good and, at present, supply does not look like an issue in grain markets. Prices moved down again over the last few days.
24 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Falling grain prices put pressure on feed mills
Grain markets continue to trend downwards, leaving feed mills under pressure to cut ration prices.
24 May 2023 News
Profits steady at Flahavan’s
Steady profits at the Flahavan's holding company in 2022.
The Home Farm: herd test
Matt Dempsey describes the herd test process on his farm.
17 May 2023 Viewpoints
Watch: combination Kverneland sprayer works well on hilly Tyrone tillage farm
Peter Thomas Keaveney visited grain grower and contractor Trevor Black, to find out how his Kverneland spraying outfit has performed after its first three seasons working on the hills of Tyrone.
17 May 2023 Farm machinery
Tillage acreage falling due to costs and nitrates changes - IFA
The IFA has pointed to high input costs and tighter nitrates rules as the drivers of an anticipated tillage area decline.
15 May 2023 News
90% of consumers choose to buy locally produced food - survey
Consumers are seeking out locally produced products, with more than half of consumers expecting to buy locally produced products in the next six months.
12 May 2023 News
Tillage group to have plenty of livestock farmers
The Food Vision tillage group is meeting on Thursday 11 May at the Department of Agriculture’s Campus in Backweston, Co Kildare.
10 May 2023 News
Grain farmers facing financial crisis
At current harvest prices, Irish grain growers are facing an income crisis, with some farmers set to lose money before land rental costs are accounted for.
10 May 2023 News
Tillage Podcast: 8,000ha less tillage in 2023 as planting continues into May
This week’s show looks at estimated crop area and production figures for 2023 and, of course, there is an update on fieldwork and planting progress.
4 May 2023 News
Four EU countries agree to let Ukrainian grain through as funds approved
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are to lift any bans on Ukrainian grain after the European Commission.
3 May 2023 News
Rations set for a £40/t price cut
After an expensive winter feeding period, feed prices are set to fall in NI.
26 April 2023 Northern Ireland