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Winter Cereal Varieties: “The Right Thing to Do is Still the Right Thing to Do”

Arable Seeds
As the dust settles on what was my 20th harvest, the mind begins to digest what was observed in 2026 while looking ahead to the next growing season. This week, a winter cereal grower commented to me that he wasn’t sure if he had learned…
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7 September 2026
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Clover: Ireland’s homegrown answer to rising fertiliser costs – RTE Interview

Forage Seed, Press Release, Red Clover, White Clover
Imported fertiliser is getting more expensive and harder to source. Clover is a homegrown answer. This morning our Grass and Forage Development Manager, Dr Patrick Cashman, joined RTE's David McCullagh Show to talk about the…
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18 June 2026
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LG Armada

LG Armada: The Highest Yielding Winter Oilseed Rape Variety on the DAFM 2027 Recommended List

Arable Seeds, Oilseed Rape
  The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has this week published its new Recommended List for Winter Oilseed Rape, covering varieties recommended for sowing in autumn 2026. For Irish growers and agronomists planning…
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6 June 2026
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VistaMilk, Goldcrop and FBA Laboratories launch new research collaboration to advance rapid feed nutritive value analysis for Irish pastures and silages

VistaMilk, Goldcrop and FBA Laboratories launch new research collaboration

Grassland, Press Release, Research
  The project aims to deliver rapid, accurate feed nutritive value analysis to support data-driven decision-making across Ireland’s pasture-based livestock sector. A key output will be the integration of advanced forage analysis…
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19 February 2026
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No.1 Recommended Grass & Clover Varieties for 2026

Forage Seed, Pasture Profit Index, White Clover
Banbridge, Clodagh and Dungloe The Pasture Profit Index (PPI) for 2026 has now been released, confirming the top-performing grass and clover varieties for Irish farming systems. For 2026, Banbridge, Clodagh and Dungloe rank as the No.1 recommended…
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29 January 2026
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Winter Barley Trial Plots at Shanagarry

Winter Barley – “Better to be looking at it than looking for it….

Arable Seeds, Winter Barley
  As we move into February, the noticeable increase in daylight hours is welcomed by all of us. The plants in the fields are also beginning to respond and are benefitting from increased sunlight, temperature and drying opportunities. This…
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13 February 2025
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Goldcrop Maize and Beet | Technical Seminars | 2024

Maize and Beet | Technical Seminars | 2024

Beet, Maize
We would be delighted if you could join us for Goldcrop’s Maize and Beet Technical Seminar’s 2024, in Cork or Louth. Crops on both sites are looking excellent this year so we hope you can join. If you would like to forward this invite to…
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17 September 2024
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Sticking With The Plan!

Winter Oilseed Rape – Sticking With The Plan!

Arable Seeds, Winter Oilseed Rape
As a farmer, I am quite a fan of rotation. However, we were not always using rotation on our farm and up until 2007, our rotation (or lack of!) consisted of continuous spring barley. While the spring barley cropping was relatively simple,…
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10 September 2024
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Slug damage in Winter Hybrid Rye – Not all varieties are Equal!

Top Tips, Arable Seeds
  Winter Hybrid Rye has demonstrated itself as a high yielding crop that can fit in a rotation as either a first cereal after a break crop or following a cereal crop where it’s strong resistance to the Take-All fungus can allow it…
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27 February 2024
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