Less than 50% of Irish winter barley crop harvested
Cereal grower James English & his son Jimmy, Ballylooby, Cahir, Co Tipperary, made a start harvesting Armadillo six-row winter barley at the end of June. The crop yielded 3.5 tonnes per acre at 19% moisture & bushelled 65kph. Picture: O'Gorman Photography.
Over 50% of winter barley yet to be harvested Over 50% of winter barley yet to be harvested Unseasonably wet weather over recent weeks has posed challenges to tillage farmers trying to complete the harvesting of winter barley crops.
Speaking at the latest National Fodder and Feed Security Committee meeting, Teagasc's head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Michael Hennessey added that less than 20% of the resulting straw crop had been baled.
