Plenty of good information available at the Teagasc Tillage Signpost farm walk on the Stokes farm in South Tipperary earlier today. Irish Farmers' Association

Excellent day today for a visit to the Irish Seed Trade open day at the DAFM trial site in Ballyderowen, Cork. Spring barley looked very promising despite the late planting date. lots of solid varieties to choose from for harvest 2025 Irish Farmers' Association

Dublin IFA held their Summer evening last nigh on the farm of David Rogers in North Dublin. Max Potterton Niamh Brennan from IFA & Conor Condron from Black Silo Consultants addressed the crowd on all things Tillage, Horticulture & Markets. Irish Farmers' Association

Huge turnout for Kildare West Wicklow Irish Farmers' Association who held their Co.Exec on Thomas Tierney's farm TeagascSignpost. Guest speakers were IFA National Chair Kieran McEvoy, IFA Cereals Policy Exec Max Potterton and John Mahon Teagasc John Murphy

"The decision is wrong..." IFA President Francie Gorman reacting to the proposal to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) at the Energy and Farm Diversification Show 2024 Show in Gurteen today.

Along with IGG, we have re-iterated our call on the Minister to reverse his decision on the Straw Incorporation Measure immediately. There have been widespread calls from politicians for it to be re-instated. ifa.ie/farm-sectors/i…

Tillage farmers from Meath IFA Irish Farmers' Association meeting with Minister Helen McEntee and MEP Nina Carberry this morning on the farm of Thomas McKeown. The urgent need for a tillage support payment in Budget 2025 was highlighted given the very low income prospects in the sector this year

Tillage farmers from Kildare IFA met with public representatives for South Kildare on the farm of Robert Chambers outside Athy this afternoon. Support is badly needed in Budget 2025 for tillage farmers given the very poor income prospects in 2024. Irish Farmers' Association

Positive engagement between an Irish Farmers' Association delegation and Darragh O'Brien this morning. The announcement to defer RZLT to allow the exclusion of farmers is a step forward

Appreciate the engagement this morning Darragh O'Brien. It was good to have the opportunity to discuss the income pressure being faced by tillage farmers both in the Fingal area and nationally.

Tillage farmers and IFA officers met with public representatives from east and west Cork to discuss the IFA pre-budget proposal for the tillage sector. Thanks to @voteTimLombard James O'Connor TD @davidstantontd for their engagement yesterday. Irish Farmers' Association

Great afternoon discussing tillage and many aspects of Irish farming with a group from the CREA association in Cordoba in Argentina on the farm of Tom and Geraldine Short in Co. Wicklow. Irish Farmers' Association

What a lovely sunny month of October we've had in the east of the country. Just 44mm of rain, autumn 🍂 my favourite season by far when it's drier.

Some highlights from the Farming & Food Conference in the Curragh Racecourse today. Thanks to all who attended. #BackFarming

The National Potato Conferecne is underway in the CityNorth Hotel Gormanston. The morning session looking to future trends for the sector. Irish Farmers' Association Teagasc Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board

It'll take a fair low-loader to move this Komatsu (80t) out of the centre of Brussels when the job is done.

With 13.5mm looks like the driest March since 1990 at Dublin Airport, based on Met Eireann 1850-2010 dataset.

IFA Policy Executive Max Potterton was part of the Tillage Industry Ireland delegation along with IFA Director of European Affairs Liam MacHale that held a meeting with COPA’s Senior Policy Advisor Dominique Dejonckheere to discuss tariffs on fertilisers and legislation on new

Tillage Industry Ireland's delegation along with IFA European Policy Executive Noel Banville met with DG Agri's Justyna Wróbel (Arable Crops) and Laurent Mercier to discuss the EU Cereals sector with a particular focus on challenges for Irish tillage farmers.

A remarkable weather statistic for Shannon