Goldcrop

The Irish Farmers Journal and Goldcrop have teamed up to find the best harvest photo for 2024. The winner will receive €1,000 worth of Goldcrop seed.

There is little change to spring wheat varieties being grown for seed this year. One stands out on KPH levels.

New winter barley varieties nearly have to carry protection against barley yellow dwarf virus as well as high yield and good grain quality.

A total of eight winter wheat varieties are available for seed in the coming season. Graham, KWS DAwsum and Champion are the three main varieties.

With 14 varieties of spring barley in seed production farmers are spoiled for choice for the 2025 season.

There is a bit more variety in the spring beans seed area this year with some good varieties coming down the line.

There are two new oat varieties available this year. WPB Enya for both winter and spring seed and Titant for spring seed.

Varieties are the first line of defence when it comes to disease control and yield. They need to be chosen carefully.