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Tillage Podcast: profit predictions, carbon-friendly products and payments
Siobhán Walsh
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we look at the Teagasc outlook report and hear from Teagasc’s John Spink.
4 December 2024 Markets
Grain Trends: rapeseed takes a jump
Oilseed rape prices increased significantly this week. Wheat prices recovered slightly from a drop last week.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Livestock ration prices hold in December
There is no movement on December price quotes for livestock rations in Northern Ireland.
Farmers meet Boortmalt on carbon payment pilot
Boortmalt met with farmers this week to discuss a pilot programme to pay farmers for reducing carbon emissions.
4 December 2024 News
Adapting farming to climate change
Ciarán Collins, Elodie Ruelle and Niall Farrelly of Teagasc outline some strategies to make crop and grass production, as well as forestry, more resilient to climate change.
4 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Visiting one of the largest mills in the world
ADM in Decatur, Illinois, is home to the largest corn wet mill in the world, which the Irish Farmers Journal visited.
4 December 2024 News
UK cereal supplies tight, exports to decline
A large amount of cereals are imported from Northern Ireland and Britain into Ireland, but production is down.
3 December 2024 News
Grain Trends: international markets drop this week
Grain prices dropped this week on international markets. Siobhán Walsh reports on some of the latest news affecting grain markets.
27 November 2024 Markets
Tillage Podcast: blackgrass control in UK, nutrition and Tipperary milk
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we talk blackgrass control in the UK, plant nutrition and value-added products.
21 November 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: reporting from Tillage Day '24
On this week's show, we are reporting from Tillage Day 2024, which took place last week.
14 November 2024 News
Boortmalt to expand Minch Malt in Athy
IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy said the announcement by Boortmalt is a positive story for the tillage sector.
14 November 2024 News
Difficult to translate low-carbon grain into financial return
Barry Larkin of Acorn Independent Merchants said rewarding grain growers for top-quality grain with a low carbon footprint is not an easy nut to crack.
13 November 2024 News