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Tillage farmers took advantage of the good weather last week to get crops planted. Rain fell heavier in some areas than others.

Wheat and oilseed prices increased in the last week, with many factors affecting prices across the globe.

Gerald Potterton has a strip-till coming for a demo onto his farm soon.

Brief news snippets from United Arab Emirates, Columbia, Morocco and New Zealand.

The first official harvest prices were announced this week for feed grain. Quinns of Baltinglass was first out of the blocks.

There are farmers trying to harvest crops, bale straw and plant winter cereals in the current mixed weather.

There has been some easing in October price quotes for livestock rations, although price cuts apply mainly to blends with a high cereal content.

We scanned a few cows that showed up doubtful on the collars on Monday, writes Padraig Callanan.