Irish Seed Trade
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The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) represents multipliers, producers and distributors of certified seed in Ireland.
Ireland
Joined March 2015
🇬🇧 “To some people, it’s only a bit of seed…” Robin Wood (@_seedinnovation & @Elsomsseeds) at #Euroseeds2025: 🌾 Breeders invest 25% of turnover in R&D — we must communicate that better 🧬 Precision breeding starts in 🇬🇧 Nov 2025 — huge opportunity for UK-EU alignment 🌍 Food
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We are at Euroseeds to hear all the latest innovation & support European alignment with the UK - there is strength in working within the same standards.
🇬🇧🇪🇺 “We’re entering a new phase — turning Brexit challenges into alignment opportunities.” — Hugo Popplewell @DefraGovUK at #Euroseeds2025 📊 57% of UK agri-food exports go to the EU 📉 Trade down 21% since 2019 🤝 SPS negotiations ongoing 🌾 Shared area to cover plant health,
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Spring like conditions! Planting very early generation wheat lines to screen for their resistance to Septoria. Close on 2000 separate lines sown today. Hopefully this will result in increased genetic disease resistance across wheat varieties in years to come. 🌾🌞🇮🇪@Goldcrop
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If you’re studying Leaving Cert Ag science… think tillage ! @ucdagfood @setuagriculture @TeagascCrops @AgScience @teagasc
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Liffey Mills Group Sales Manager Willie Boland speaks all things Nutrition & Native Grain Inputs today on the farm of LM customer John Barry who is a Teagasc Future Beef participant 👏
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As sowing approaches make sure you keep the official seed labels for records whether it’s a seed crop, a protein aid crop or grain assurance have them handy! @Goldcrop @seedtechnology @DrummondsAgri @REDMILLSHorse
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A massive turn out from the Tillage Sector here in the Kildare tonight.
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The 2026 Irish Winter Barley Recommended List has been published! Great to see BYDV Tolerant INTEGRAL move to fully recommended and KWS TARDIS still producing the goods! 🌾🇮🇪🌾 link here 👉🏻 https://t.co/QF7Dieudcs
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Source your seed for ACRES and Farming for Water from one of our members providing seed free of grass weeds @Goldcrop @Germinal_Ire
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Only sow cover crop seed which is labelled as Higher Voluntary Standard on your farm… Monitoring and managing risks of grass weeds
agriland.ie
In light of recent developments in grass weeds, it is now essential for farmers to be very vigilant to their possible presence in their crops
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Oilseed rape acreage looks set to increase this year as seed sales increase. https://t.co/iobLnvfxJN
farmersjournal.ie
Oilseed rape area is set to rise this season as conditions are ideal for planting after the early harvest.
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Dry spells or downpours - weeds don’t wait. 🌦️ @WeedSciJohn from @ADASGroup talks about post-harvest grass weed management, come rain or shine. 👀 Watch now
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A gorgeous day for harvesting the @Goldcrop winter barley variety trials at Shanagarry. Here’s hoping that we find a few future winners for Irish growers 🌞🌾🌞
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Enter by 15th July @BrettBrothersKK @drummonds @goldcrop @TirlanFarmLife @REDMILLSHorse @seedtechnology
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Do you know your Grassweeds? Make sure you know how to identify them and take action - enter our competition https://t.co/QAPqFAZpuT
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A massive crowd turned out yesterday to hear the independent evaluation of varieties for our main tillage crops from @agriculture_ie experts. Evaluation is a min 3 year process to make it to a recommended list
Big turnout for our Crops Open Day. It was fantastic to see so many interested to learn more about our latest trials and crop varieties. @IrishSeedTrade
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As the end of the season for most cereal and break crops approaches, @TeagascCrops Specialist, Shay Phelan reminds us that there is still one very important chore to complete over the coming weeks – walking crops to identify problem weeds: https://t.co/gs2tKbhBKF
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Call in to visit stand C26 and enter our competition to win €1000 of Irish Certified Seed
The Crops and Technology Open Day is taking place on Wednesday next, 25 June in Oak Park. On this week’s episode of #TheTillageEdge podcast, Dr Ewen Mullins & Dermot Forristal, @TeagascCrops preview the event. Listen in https://t.co/vSX3mqN9dV
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An educational outing for those attending @seedtechnology trials open days with all the variety information, Neil Fuller on soil moisture capacity and @TeagascCrops on grass weeds.
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A hugely enjoyable few days learning from @John_Dunne_ @TeagascCrops @Goldcrop @allohexaploid @LimagrainWheat and celebrating 40 years of Goldcrop’s business growth and commitment to Irish Agriculture
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