Tillage farmers worry about future after heavy rain and a ‘pear-shaped’ 2023

A window is passing for Irish farmers who need to decide whether they risk sowing crops during dry spells

Arable farmer Bobby Miller in a field of Oat in Stradbally Co Laois (Niall Carson/PA)

Irish tillage farmers have raised concerned about the wider impacts of around 10 months of continuous wet weather on their sector.

Regular rainfall since last July has meant that conditions on fields are difficult, if not impossible, for planting barley, oat and bean crops this spring.