Irish Seed Trade

📢 ✅ The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee has approved the NGT compromise text with a strong majority. A key step forward for EU plant breeders & farmers, bringing the regulation closer to adoption. Next steps: Council confirmation and final votes in the coming months. 🌱🌾 Read our press release 📰➡️ tinyurl.com/5favm77p #GrowingTheFuture #NGTs

***TILLAGE FARMERS - SAVE THE DATE!!!*** The National Tillage Conference 2026 takes place on Wednesday, 28 January at 9am in the Lyrath Convention Centre, Kilkenny. Find out more teagasc.ie/tillagemonth

📢📰🌱🌾🌱 A huge achievement for innovation in #plantbreeding! EU Member States endorsed the agreement on #NewGenomicTechniques, supporting innovation, resilient crops and a competitive seed sector. Take a look at the reaction of our Secretary General & CEO, Garlich von Essen ⬇️ Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/yn6dcw5s #GrowingTheFuture #NewGenomicTechniques #seedinnovations

The Farming for Soil Health handbook, which was launched recently, aims to share practical, evidence-based principles on soil health that farmers, growers, and advisors can use to manage their soils more effectively. Find it here bit.ly/3MmsqVX

This pilot scheme is good news for Irish tillage farmers. eu1.hubs.ly/H0qk6gG0

Happy #WorldSoilDay! 🌱🟫🌳🌾🏡 Did you know? Plant breeding helps decrease soil erosion, sequester carbon and improve soil quality by increasing soil organic matter ➡️ tinyurl.com/yte6rcye #PlantBreeding #GrowingTheFuture

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲! Soil and plant health is essential for achieving maximum crop performance in grasslands and cereal crops. Drummonds dedicated team of agronomists are committed to delivering top-quality advice and technical support to enhance soil and plant health. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 & 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝟎𝟒𝟏 𝟗𝟖𝟑𝟖𝟗𝟖𝟔

EU co-legislators reached a deal that enables the development of conventional-like NGT plants, supporting resilient crops and EU competitiveness. 🌱🇪🇺! Framework remains innovation-focused, but added elements will require close assessment. Many thanks to the @eu2025dk Presidency and Rapporteur @jessicapolfjard for their leadership! 👏 Read our press 📄➡️tinyurl.com/584nph3e #GrowingTheFuture #NewGenomicTechniques #NGTs

Climate change, new pests and rising food demand will not wait. NGTs can deliver resilient and sustainable plant varieties, if Europe provides a practical, science-based framework. We join the agri-food chain in calling on policymakers: finalise NGT rules now! ℹ️📄 tinyurl.com/zc58ez86 #GrowingTheFuture #NewGenomicTechniques #foodsecurity

Brussels maintains that, if finalised, the new rules will allow for the development of varieties that are more resilient to climate change and which will require less fertiliser and pesticides. eu1.hubs.ly/H0q9pys0

4 secondary students win crops and agronomy bursaries agriland.ie/farming-news/4…

Hear about two students looking ahead to a future in crops. eu1.hubs.ly/H0q4slb0

𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our friend and colleague Diarmuid Santry on the 11th November. Diarmuid was an integral part of the Drummonds team for the past 35 years and played a leading role in the development and success of our agronomy business. Through his deep knowledge, professionalism and unwavering commitment to Irish agriculture, he earned immense respect from colleagues, customers and peers across the industry. Beyond his professional achievements, Diarmuid will be remembered for his friendship, integrity, kindness and the inspiration he provided to those who had the privilege of working alongside him. We extend our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies to his wife Tara and their sons Quin and Matthew and extended family at this deeply difficult time. As a mark of respect, the Drummonds Drogheda Branch will be closed to customers on Friday 14th November. 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: Reposing at his home (Eircode A92 W6F8) on Thursday from 2pm until 8pm Funeral Mass on Friday 14th November at 11am in St. Mary’s Church, James Street, Drogheda, followed by burial in Monasterboice Cemetery. May Diarmuid rest in peace.

🇬🇧 “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 security = national security 💬 Stronger engagement & understanding are key to future innovation #PlantBreeding #AgInnovation

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.

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

If you’re studying Leaving Cert Ag science… think tillage ! @ucdagfood @setuagriculture @TeagascCrops @AgScience @teagasc

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 👏

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

A massive turn out from the Tillage Sector here in the Kildare tonight.