Siobhan Walsh, Author at Agriland.ie

Siobhan Walsh

Siobhán Walsh is from a tillage and beef farm in county Laois. She recently completed a PhD, investigating soil nitrogen supply from Irish tillage land, from UCD, having previously completed a masters in crop science and degree in Animal and Crop Production. The qualified pesticide advisor also worked as a part-time sports reporter for almost seven years with The Laois Nationalist and completed an internship with the Irish Farmers Journal.

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‘€200/t minimum for Irish grain’

‘€200/t minimum for Irish grain’

July 13, 2018

The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has called on grain merchants to offer a minimum of €200/t for Irish feed grain this harvest,…

3 spring barley varieties coming from Seedtech

3 spring barley varieties coming from Seedtech

July 11, 2018

Seedtech’s hybrid barley varieties are often the talking point of the company’s open day. But, at this year’s event, it was winter wheat…

New varieties look like a good ‘Prospect’

New varieties look like a good ‘Prospect’

July 9, 2018

The Goldcrop open day provided a great opportunity to take a peak at varieties for next year’s season. Some of the varieties which…

Rye is the talked about crop of the season

Rye is the talked about crop of the season

July 8, 2018

It seems like any open day AgriLand attends lately has a crop of rye growing at it. There was even a tasting of…

Tillage focus: Precision the name of the game in north Dublin

Tillage focus: Precision the name of the game in north Dublin

July 8, 2018

A lot of people think of technology when they hear the word precision, but GPS and N-sensors aren’t the only methods of precision…

Department open day highlights top standards of Irish crops and seed

Department open day highlights top standards of Irish crops and seed

July 7, 2018

347 crop varieties – 175 cereal; 105 grass and clover; 25 winter oilseed rape; 20 forage maize; 14 potato; and eight spring bean…

Grain price: Wheat increasing all week

Grain price: Wheat increasing all week

July 7, 2018

Grain price continued to rise this week. This is on the back of severe drought and lower yields in some of the main…

Don’t ignore black grass…control it

Don’t ignore black grass…control it

July 6, 2018

Black grass is becoming more and more prevalent in Ireland. Control of this invasive weed should be a top priority for all farmers.…

Tillage focus: Harvest kicks off in Co. Kilkenny

Tillage focus: Harvest kicks off in Co. Kilkenny

July 5, 2018

Combines began to roll all over the country this week, as the harvest gets into full swing approximately two weeks earlier than usual.…

Drought continues to cause concern for tillage farmers

Drought continues to cause concern for tillage farmers

July 3, 2018

Drought conditions continue to have a serious effect on tillage crops across the country. Winter barley crops are set to come in thick…

New malting barley price deal between Boortmalt and IFA

New malting barley price deal between Boortmalt and IFA

July 2, 2018

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has concluded negotiations with Boortmalt following a meeting today. A revised malting barley pricing structure has been agreed…

Seed availability for winter sowing 2018

Seed availability for winter sowing 2018

July 1, 2018

Winter sowing may seem like some time away, but now is the time to plan for the winter planting season ahead. Each year,…

Grain price: Markets showing signs of resurgence

Grain price: Markets showing signs of resurgence

June 30, 2018

Grain price has been unsettled in the past few weeks and – more worryingly for grain farmers – prices were low last week.…

Neonicotinoids to be available for autumn planting

Neonicotinoids to be available for autumn planting

June 29, 2018

Neonicotinoids will be available for use this autumn, AgriLand has learned. Therefore, the use of Redigo Deter will be permitted for the winter cropping season…

Over 130,000 BPS applications submitted for 2018

Over 130,000 BPS applications submitted for 2018

June 28, 2018

A total of 130,152 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications have been received by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 2018 was…

National Reserve applications almost hit the 1,000 mark

National Reserve applications almost hit the 1,000 mark

June 27, 2018

950 applications have been made to the National Reserve this year. Of the 950 applicants, 190 were submitted using a temporary reference number.…

Malting barley price offer increases

Malting barley price offer increases

June 26, 2018

Malting barley farmers were made a fixed-price offer of €188/t yesterday (Monday, June 25) – by Boortmalt – for their grain. The increase…

Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales

Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales

June 25, 2018

Want to cut out the middle man, sell your own grain directly and take the price you want? That’s ‘Graindex’ in a nutshell.…