N.Ireland
Changing weather patterns continue to impact on grain futures
Improvements in weather patterns across the world’s most important grain producing regions is impacting on the tone of future markets...
Maize
Arable
Tillage: UK maize imports heading for record levels
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that maize imports into the UK are heading for record levels....
Arable
October sees world grain prices starting to rally
The Agricultural and Horticultural Supply Board (AHDB) has confirmed a rally in world grain prices over recent days. Depending on...
Agri-Business
Port of Liverpool welcomes UK’s largest maize shipment
The Port of Liverpool has welcomed the UK’s largest shipment of feed maize, reinforcing its critical role in supporting the...
N.Ireland
Tillage: Wheat prices look strong for the moment
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board has confirmed that wheat prices are being supported in the market at the present...
N.Ireland
Smallest feed wheat crop in EU since 2018 on the horizon
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat...
N.Ireland
UK livestock farmers warned about fungi in grain
Livestock farmers in the UK are being urged by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to be familiar with...
Agri-Business
Isle of Wight farm walk to discuss undersowing maize trial
An Isle of Wight summer farm walk, taking place next month, will discuss intercropping and undersowing maize on the island....
N.Ireland
Very little tillage ground left fallow in 2024
Despite predictions to the contrary made some weeks ago, very little tillage ground has been left fallow in Ireland this...
N.Ireland
Spring planting now well underway in south Antrim
The 2024 spring planting and grass-cutting season is now well underway in the south Antrim area, according to one agricultural...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher...
Environment
How irrigation is sustaining agriculture in Spain
Irrigation has been the determining factor in the success of harvesting crops in the region of Aragón in northeastern Spain...
Arable
Fodder beet: One of the few good news stories for tillage in 2023
Teagasc is confirming that 2023 will be a good year for Irish fodder beet growers. This is assuming that they...
Arable
Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?
A trial carried out at Severn Trent’s biogas farm in Nottingham in the UK has confirmed that it is feasible...
Arable
US tillage farming ‘performing well’, despite recent challenges
Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over...
Environment
Farmers in Devon/Cornwall should consider moving away from maize - EA
The Environment Agency has recommended that farmers in Devon and Cornwall consider growing crops other than maize in the future....
Agri-Business
Big maize yields must be protected to reach full potential
Big yields are forecast for this year’s maize crop and farmers must plan and prepare to capitalise on this to...
