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A collection of our latest farming news, views and analysis on the Tillage sector.

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Budget concerns for non-Vat registered farmers
ICOS has raised concerns regarding the reduction of the flat-rate farmers' Vat top-up from 5.1% to 4.5% will create an imbalance for non-Vat registered farmers

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Oats: A crop with more value than the market realises
Oats: A crop with more value than the market realises
Oats continues to be one of Ireland’s most dependable tillage crops, writes Teagasc crops specialist Ciaran Collins, but is it time the market responded to the benefits?

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Flahavan’s announces oat growers of the year for 2025
Flahavan’s announces oat growers of the year for 2025
This year’s awards honoured excellence across two categories: Conventional Oat Growers and Organic Oat Growers

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Rows of young plug plants growing in a field
Organic farming scheme now open for applications
Agriculture minister Martin Heydon said funding of €58.6m was allocated in the budget to support organic farmers

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

Ireland flag on bar chart concept with decreasing values, concept of economic crisis, politics conflicts, war concept with flag
Milk and crop prices have dropped by more than 11% in the past year, CSO reports
Both milk and crop prices have seen significant drops of over 11% in the Agricultural Output Price Index for September 2025, published by the CSO

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

First Horticulture Forum meeting launches new schemes for 2026
First Horticulture Forum meeting launches new schemes for 2026
Horticulture minister Michael Healy-Rae chaired the first Horticulture Industry Forum growers meeting since its establishment in 2014, launching the new 2026 horticultural schemes

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

EU adopts proposal to exempt small farmers from crop diversification and rotation rules
EU adopts proposal to exempt small farmers from crop diversification and rotation rules
Small tillage farmers with holdings below 30ha will be exempt from GAEC 7 regulations in 2026, following an approved proposal to the CAP simplification package

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Tom Barry: How 2025’s dry season reshaped tillage outcomes
Tom Barry: How 2025’s dry season reshaped tillage outcomes
This year will live long in my memory as a very dry year, punctuated with occasional rainfall, writes North Cork tillage farmer Tom Barry

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Irish tillage farming
New Nitrates Action Plan proposes to drop shallow cultivation for tillage farms
IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy said tillage farmers would welcome the proposals to drop shallow cultivation

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Male farmer with short brown hair,walking in the direction to his tractor,standing next to his agricultural field in the evening
Sowing mental wellbeing in farming
UCD’s Agri Mental Health Group hopes to put farmers' mental health to the forefront of the conversation, working on driving research and awareness

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Signpost: Using precision technology to improve water quality
Signpost: Using precision technology to improve water quality
How a tillage farmer improved water quality on his farm

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

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New NFS Farm Enterprise Data Dashboards launched
Teagasc has launched their new NFS Farm Enterprise Data Dashboard along with the finalised publication of the 2024 National Farm Survey

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Aerial view of a tractor in the moment of sowing
Soil fertility actions continue after fertiliser deadline
After the fertiliser deadline, potash can also still be spread

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

A close-up of barley kernels, ready for malting and brewing
Barley growers warn of crisis as Boortmalt prices fall to five-year low
IFA grain chairman Kieran McEvoy said growers were 'desperately low in confidence' at the moment

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Paula Hynes: Maize season makes me wish our contractor had airplanes
Paula Hynes: Maize season makes me wish our contractor had airplanes
While I'm glad Ryanair was not given the task of planting and harvesting our maize, given the delayed flights we have recently experienced, I know our contractors CCS would have as usual given an efficient service

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

Bumper crowd at tillage sector crisis meeting sends 'clear message' to minister
Bumper crowd at tillage sector crisis meeting sends 'clear message' to minister
Speaking to the Irish Examiner at the National Ploughing Championships, Bobby Miller from the Irish Grain Growers Group said tillage farmers visiting the organisation's stand were in poor morale

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Nitrogen Fertilizer
National Fertiliser Database opens for 2025
Farmers and other fertiliser users and operators can now declare the closing stock of fertiliser held on their farms and premises

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Trial results bring promise, but grain prices drag down Darren's returns
Trial results bring promise, but grain prices drag down Darren's returns
Walking the fields, everything looked promising. But once I sat down to do the accounts, it felt like the reward wasn’t there, writes Darren Allen from Ballymaloe Farm

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Combine Harvester in Barley Field during Harvest
Agriculture minister to address tillage crisis meeting
Irish Farmers' Association president Francie Gorman said: 'The situation in the tillage sector has reached a crisis point.'

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Teagasc Crops Forum set for Naas in September
Teagasc Crops Forum set for Naas in September
The annual Teagasc Crops Forum will take place on Wednesday, September 10, in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Corral of Grass fed beef cattle steers at the markets for sale
Cattle output price up 43.6% in June, according to CSO
In the CSO's latest release, it was revealed that cattle experienced the most significant increase in the Agricultural Output Index

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

combine harvester harvesting cereals, sky with beautiful clouds
Upgrading, outsourcing, or repairing — the combine dilemma for growers
There are few options to purchase modest-sized, good-quality machines, with the availability of second-hand combines from the UK much lower than in previous years

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Close up of seedlings in crop field
Catch crop scheme offers up to €229/ha to tillage farmers
The minimum eligible area is 0.5 hectares, while the maximum area for payment is 40 hectares

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Tom Barry: ‘Respectable’ harvest won’t make up for lowest grain prices in 40 years
Tom Barry: ‘Respectable’ harvest won’t make up for lowest grain prices in 40 years
Despite favourable conditions, tillage farmers face economic and regulatory headwinds, writes North Cork tillage farmer Tom Barry

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

Scientists to launch mobile app to detect potato blight at early stages
Scientists to launch mobile app to detect potato blight at early stages
Project aims to develop a mobile phone app that uses artificial intelligence to provide early warnings of diseases in potatoes

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

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