# After precision drilling, count the plants: how Irish tillage farmers check winter cereal establishment

> Agronomists advise Irish tillage farmers to walk winter cereal crops in late October and early November and count plants per square metre using a quadrat, pipe ring or metre stick. Winter cereals were drilled in good conditions between late September and mid-October and establishment has generally been excellent.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:41:30.233Z
- Category: weather · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78028-after-precision-drilling-count-the-plants-how-irish-tillage-farmers-check
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Establishment counts guide seed rate decisions for next season, which affects Irish feed grain (wheat and barley) supply. The article describes routine agronomy with no new supply shock, so price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-30 | [France: Farmers step up winter barley sowing - beverage-world.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44480-france-farmers-step-up-winter-barley-sowing-beverage-world-com.md) | +9.3% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | +0.7% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-24 | [Winter crops generally well established - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21892-winter-crops-generally-well-established-joint-research-centre.md) | +0.9% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-21 | [Farming News - Rabobank: Weather event among threats to global food price stability in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67910-farming-news-rabobank-weather-event-among-threats-to-global-food-price.md) | -0.0% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-24 | [English Portal - Towards a better understanding of the impact of extreme climate events on wheat yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64980-english-portal-towards-a-better-understanding-of-the-impact-of-extreme-climate.md) | +3.4% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/count-cereal-plant-establishment-after-drilling

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