CropsPoor yields, not prices, squeezed Irish tillage margins in 2026, Teagasc says
Teagasc's first look at harvest 2026 finds drought-hit yields did most damage to tillage margins, even though Irish grain prices rose about 20 euro a tonne.
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First Irish harvest price out: Centenary Thurles offers €225/t for feed barley
Centenary Thurles has set Harvest 2026 prices of €225/t for feed barley, €237/t for feed wheat and €220/t for oats, a year-on-year rise that the IFA and the Irish Grain Growers' Group say still falls short of soaring input costs on tillage farms.
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Do not till just because it is autumn: Iowa State's seven questions for growers
Long-term Iowa State University trials found no soybean yield difference between tillage systems, and the university's checklist asks farmers to name the problem tillage will solve before they start.