Current Issues 2026

Update Number 5 2026

Winter Wheat Monitor Crop Details May12^th 2026

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Kildalton	Graham	14^th October	After WOSR	Leaf 1 100%	Septoria @ 10% on leaf 4
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Equipe Champion	1^st October 14^th October	Beans Beet	L1 50%	No rust, septoria on L3 & 4
Oak Park	Graham	13^th October	Beans	L1 70%	No rust, septoria on L 4
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	KWS Equipe Graham LG Rebellion Champion Spearhead RGT Hexton NOS Bullseye KWS Scope	14^th October	Maize	L1 100%(booting) L1 80% L1 100%(booting) L1 60% L1 60% L1 50% L1 70% L1 90%	No rust but plenty of septoria
Athy	Champion Champion Champion	8^th October 15^th October 10^th October	W. Oats F. Beet WOSR	L1 @ 50 % L1 @ 50 % L1 @ 40%	Some yellow rust septoria on L5 No yellow rust but septoria on L5 No rust but septoria on L3 & 4
Kildare	Hexton Graham	28^thSeptember 29^thSeptember	W Oats W Wheat	L1 @ 40% L1 @ 50%	No yellow rust and little septoria on L4
Laois	Graham	15^th October	After WO	L1 @ 50%	Rust on L4, septoria on L3 & 4
Donegal	Extase	15^th October	W Oats	L1 @ 50%	Very Clean
Louth	Hexton Graham	1^st October 8^th October	W. Barley
Wexford South	Hexton	29^th September	WOSR	L1 @ 30%	No Rust Small amount of septoria on L4
Youghal	Rebellion	20th October	WOSR	L1 @ 85%	10 - 15% septoria L4

Nutrient deficiencies 2026

Recent dry weather has increased soil moisture deficits, particularly in the east, and although more unsettled conditions are forecast this week, rainfall is expected to be uneven with many areas remaining relatively dry.

These conditions restrict nutrient movement to roots and increase the risk of nutrient and trace element deficiencies in spring cereal crops, particularly on lighter soils, high pH sites and later-sown crops.

Magnesium (Mg) deficiency symptoms are widespread in rapidly growing crops under stress. Foliar Mg products, such as Epsom salts, may improve crop greening, but yield responses are generally limited except on low Index 1 Mg soils or where deficiencies are severe and persistent.

Manganese (Mn) - remains the deficiency most likely to justify treatment, particularly on high pH, organic or poorly consolidated soils. Prompt foliar Mn application is advised where deficiencies are evident, as delayed applications are less effective.

Manganese deficiency - between wheel tracks

Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) - deficiencies may become evident where dry surface soils are limiting uptake. In this case, granular fertiliser is unlikely to be fully effective without rainfall to move nutrients into the rooting zone, so foliar P or K may help where symptoms are severe.

Over the coming week, growers should continue to monitor crops closely and only treat crops where clear deficiency symptoms are present, as blanket trace element applications rarely provide an economic return. Foliar applications should be made during cooler parts of the day to maximise uptake and reduce scorch risk.

Ultimately, meaningful rainfall would alleviate many of the currently observed deficiencies by restoring nutrient mobility and root uptake. Until then, chelated products may offer more reliable uptake than straight inorganic salts under continued moisture stress.

Update Number 4 2026

Winter Wheat Monitor Crop Details April 14th 2026

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Kildalton	Graham	14^th October	After WOSR	L3 50%	30% septoria on L6
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Equipe Champion	1^st October 14^th October	Beans Beet	L3 40%	No septoria or rust on L4
Oak Park	Graham	13^th October	Beans	L3 20%	Septoria on lower leaves
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	KWS Equipe Graham LG Rebellion Champion Spearhead RGT Hexton NOS Bullseye KWS Scope	14^th October	Maize	L2 peeping L4 70% L2 10% L3 10% L3 5% L3 peeping L3 40% L3 40%	No rust but plenty of septoria
Athy	Champion Champion Champion Fitzroy	8^th October 15^th October 10^th October 10^th October	W. Oats F. Beet WOSR	L4 80% L3 10% L 3 60% L4 80%	No rust but septoria on lower leaves 5% septoria on L4 Septoria no rust
Kildare	Hexton Graham	28^thSeptember 29^thSeptember	W Oats W Wheat	GS 31 L3 50%	Bit of septoria in both crops
Laois	Graham	15^th October	After WO	L3 70%	No disease on L 4
Donegal	Extase	15^th October	W Oats	L3 33%	New leaves clean
Louth	Hexton Graham	1^st October 8^th October	W. Barley	GS 31 GS 30	Septoria on Graham Hexton slow to develop just at the end of tillering
Wexford South	Hexton	29^th September	WOSR	L4 90%	No rust but plenty of Septoria

Winter Barley Monitor Crops April 14th 2026

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Kildalton	Integral	9^th October	After Oats	GS 37	Clean
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Joyau Orcade	8^th October 11^th October	W Oats W Wheat	GS 30 GS 32	Clean
Oak Park	Cassia Orcade	10^th October	S barley S Oats	GS 31 GS 32	Clean bit
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	Integral KWS Joyau SY Kestrel SY Canyon Orcade KWS Tardis KWS Cassis	8^th October	Winter Wheat	L1 40% L1 30% L2 70% L1 30% L1 20% L2 50% L2 60%	Ryncho in Cassia and Joyau No mildew Some brown rust
Athy	Orcade Joyau Joyau Belfry	5^th October 3^rd October 29^th September 8^thOctober	W Oats W Barley WOSR	GS 32 GS 31 GS 37 GS 32	Clean BYDV Clean Clean
Kildare	Orcade	End Sept	W Wheat	L1 50%	Clean
Laois	Orcade	15/10/25	After SB	GS 32	Clean
Donegal	Cassia	5^th October	W Barley	GS 31	Ryncho on lower leaves
Wexford South	Belfry	14^th October	W Wheat	GS 31	L 3 90% but crop clean

Winter Oats Monitor crops April 14th 2026

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Kildalton	Husky	16^th October	After Winter Wheat	GS 32 +	Clean
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Husky Husky	10^th October 14^thOctober	S Barley S Barley	GS 31 GS 31	No disease
Oak Park	Husky	Mid October	S Barley	GS 31	Very Clean
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	Husky WPB Enya	21^st October	Spring Barley	L1 peeping L1 10%	No mildew or rust
Athy Narraghmore	Enya Husky Husky	10^th October 15^th October 5^th October	Peas S Barley W Wheat	GS 31 GS 31 GS 32	Clean Clean No disease but stress on lower leaves
Laois	Husky	12/10/25	After WB	GS 31	No disease
Donegal	Husky	14^th October	W Barley	GS 30	Clean

Update number 3 2026

Winter wheat monitor crops 2026 March 26th

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Clonmel	Graham	24/10/25	Red Clover	30	Clean
Nenagh	Champion	20/10/25	Winter Oats	30	Low levels Yellow Rust
Mallow	Rebellion			GS 31	Clean
Youghal	Rebellion	20^th October	WOSR	GS 31	Lots of septoria
Midleton	Graham	16^th October	WOSR	GS 30	Some Septoria
Kildalton	Graham	14^th October	After WOSR	GS 31	Low levels of Septoria on lower leaves
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Equipe Champion	1^st October 14^th October	Beans Beet	GS 30 Gs 29/30	Some Septoria on lower leaves No rust
Oak Park	Graham	13^th October	Beans	Almost GS 30	No rust but plenty of Septoria
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	KWS Equipe Graham LG Rebellion Champion Spearhead RGT Hexton NOS Bullseye KWS Scope	14^th October	Maize	GS31 GS24 GS31 GS30 GS29 GS24 GS30 GS25	No Rust Plenty Septoria
Athy	Champion Champion Champion	8^th October 15^th October 10th October	W. Oats F. Beet WOSR	GS 30 GS 30 GS 30	Septoria on lower leaves Clean No rust
Kildare	Hexton Graham	28^thSeptember 29^thSeptember	W Oats W Wheat	GS 30 GS 30	Both relatively clean but septoria on lower leaves
Laois	Graham	15^th October	After WO	GS 29	No Rust
North Dublin	Rebellion	20^th October		GS 30	Advanced but no rust
Donegal	Extase	15^th October	W Oats	GS 30	Septoria on lower leaves
Louth	Hexton Graham	1^st October 8^th October	W. Barley	GS 30 GS 29	Septoria on Graham Hexton Clean
Wexford South	Hexton	29^th September	WOSR	GS 30	High level of septoria

Winter Barley Monitor crops March 26th

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Clonmel	Orcade	10/10/2025	Winter Wheat	31	Clean
Nenagh	Joyau	28/09/2025	Winter Barley	32	Low levels Rhynco
Mallow	Details to follow
Youghal	Joyau	3rd October	WOSR	GS 31	Brown rust and rhynco
Midleton	Integral Tardis	15^th October	W Barley	GS 30	Some Brown rust
Kildalton	Integral	9^th October	After Oats	GS 31 +	No visible diease
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Joyau Orcade	8^th October 11^th October	W Oats W Wheat	GS 30 GS 30	No disease visible Clean
Oak Park	Cassia Orcade	10^th October	S barley S Oats	GS 29 GS 30	Cassia very clean Orcade - some rust and nodorum
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	Integral KWS Joyau SY Kestrel SY Canyon Orcade KWS Tardis KWS Cassis	8^th October	Winter Wheat	GS31 GS31 GS29 GS31 GS30 GS30 GS29	Rhyncho in Cassia and Joyau No Mildew Some Brown rust
Athy	Orcade Joyau Joyau	5^th October 3^rd October 29^th September	W Oats W Barley WOSR	GS 30 GS 30 GS 30	Clean Backward due to water logging No disease visible
Kildare	Details to follow
Laois	Orcade	15/10/25	After SB	GS 29	No disease Leaf stress
North Dublin	Details to follow
Donegal	Cassia	5^th October	W Barley	GS 29	Relatively clean
Louth	Orcade	24^th September	W Barley	GS 30	Clean
Wexford South	Belfry	14^th October	W Wheat	GS 30	Low level of net blotch

Oats Monitor Crops March 26th

Location	Variety	Drilling date	Rotation	Growth stage	Disease
Clonmel	Huskey	28/10/25	Winter Barley	31	Low levels Mildew
Nenagh	Huskey	05/11/25	Winter Barley	31	Clean
Kildalton	Husky	16^th October	After Winter Wheat	GS 31 +	No visible disease
Kilkenny Ballyragget	Husky Husky	10^th October 14^thOctober	S Barley S Barley	GS 31	Clean Stress blotching on lower leaves
Oak Park	Husky	Mid October	S Barley	GS 30	Clean but some blotching possibly S. Avena
Fermoy DAFM Ballyderown	Husky WPB Enya	21^st October	Spring Barley	GS30 GS30	No Mildew No Crown rust
Athy Narraghmore	Enya Husky Husky	10^th October 15^th October 5^th October	Peas S Barley W Wheat	GS 30 GS 30 GS 30	Very clean Clean Stress blotching on lower leaves
Kildare	Details to follow
Laois	Husky	12/10/25	After WB	30	No disease – V clean
North Dublin	Details to follow
Donegal	Husky	14^th October	W Barley	GS 30	Clean
Louth	Husky	11^th October	W Barley	GS 30	Some blotching

Teagasc Crop Report

Current Issues 2026

Current Issues 2026

Winter Wheat Monitor Crop Details May12^th 2026

Nutrient deficiencies 2026

Winter Wheat Monitor Crop Details April 14th 2026

Winter Barley Monitor Crops April 14th 2026

Winter Oats Monitor crops April 14th 2026

Winter wheat monitor crops 2026 March 26th

Winter Barley Monitor crops March 26th

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Teagasc Crop Report

Current Issues 2026

Current Issues 2026

Winter Wheat Monitor Crop Details May12th 2026

Nutrient deficiencies 2026

Winter Wheat Monitor Crop Details April 14th 2026

Winter Barley Monitor Crops April 14th 2026

Winter Oats Monitor crops April 14th 2026

Winter wheat monitor crops 2026 March 26th

Winter Barley Monitor crops March 26th

Oats Monitor Crops March 26th

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