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Looking for alternatives to sugar cane 2021-05-31

Weekend weather: mild conditions to return in coming days 2021-05-28

Farming business targets a zero-waste bioeconomy 2021-05-28

SHARING OPTIONS: Growers have applied to chop over 38,000ha of cereal straw under the new straw incorporation measure. Final application figures for the straw incorporation measure (SIM) show that 1,961 farmers applied to chop 38,712ha of a combination of oat, wheat, barley and oilseed rape straw. This is just under the 40,000ha threshold for the scheme and equates to a support of about €8.9m for tillage farmers. The numbers indicate that about one-third ...

Grain Trends: forward prices continue to slip 2021-05-26

SHARING OPTIONS: There is an urgency now to get spring crops sprayed for weeds, disease and possibly growth regulation. Enough rain now: While rain was needed in May, most tillage regions have now received well above their monthly long term average, some are almost twofold and this is causing difficulties in getting work done. Most spring crops have recovered well from the early dryness, but some still show yellow patches in fields, which may be more to do...

Scattered showers with a chance of sunshine over the weekend. \ CJ Nash Friday will start off cloudy with showery spells, however it will brighten up in the afternoon and evening with some sunshine, Met Éireann has said. There may be some further rain falling in Munster and Leinster, with the most rainfall occuring in the south and west. Some localised flooding may occur in these areas. Highest temperatures will range between 11°C to 15°C, with coolest temperatures being felt in the north. S...

Forward grain price up on the back of a stronger market 2021-05-20

SHARING OPTIONS: The Irish Farmers Journal broke the news last week that the weed Blackgrass, had been found in wildflower seed sold by companies. / Donal OLeary   What’s on the menu for crunch CAP talks? Barry Cassidy and Phelim O’Neill preview the upcoming CAP ‘jumbo’ talks where the reform might finally conclude. Wildflower seed contaminated with blackgrass Stephen Robb talks to the Irish Farmers Journal’s Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh about t...

Listen: blackgrass in wildflower seed mixes – what we know so far 2021-05-19