Siobhan Walsh, Author at Agriland

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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Tillage management: Early control of disease on wheat

April 24, 2018

Tillage

Some crops of winter wheat may have received a T0 in the last few days and some forward crops may have received T1…

Nitrogen: Don’t exceed limits on cereal crops

April 23, 2018

Tillage

As farmers get nitrogen out on cereal crops, it is important to make sure that nutrient limits are not exceeded. Some farmers may…

Tillage focus: Sowing spring barley and getting to grips with a new drill

April 22, 2018

Tillage

Mark Daynes ventured out to the ploughed fields on Thursday last in another attempt to get some spring barley sown. The young farmer…

20% ‘clawback’ on entitlements explained

April 21, 2018

CAP / Schemes

There is plenty of demand to buy entitlements this season. However, there is not an appetite to sell. This is mainly due to…

Tillage management: Identifying growth stages in your crops

April 20, 2018

Tillage

Identifying growth stages (GS) in crops is crucial in order to apply fertiliser, herbicides, growth regulators and fungicides at the correct timings. Deciphering…

Grain growers express concerns over land use change in Athy

April 20, 2018

Tillage

The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has made a submission to Kildare County Council in relation to a change to the Athy Town…

Fertiliser prices remain at January levels

April 19, 2018

Tillage

Fertiliser prices have remained steady since January, when AgriLand last did a round-up of prices. However, that steady price is also an expensive…

BEET Ireland gets backing of Athy councillors

April 18, 2018

Tillage

Councillors at a meeting of the Athy Municipal District in Co. Kildare have welcomed the development of the BEET Ireland site at Ballyburn.…

Entitlements trade increasing as deadline draws near

April 16, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The entitlements trade is beginning to pick up as the deadline for buying and selling draws near. While there is huge interest in…

Tillage focus: How a monthly ‘oil’ cheque has changed this tillage farm

April 15, 2018

Tillage

Patrick and Carol Rooney have transformed their tillage farm. Patrick no longer describes himself as a tillage farmer; he’s a food producer. Tired…

Tillage management: Spring barley checklist

April 13, 2018

Tillage

Some tillage farmers have been able to take advantage of ploughing and sowing opportunities this week and it looks like more opportunities will…

Silage prices vary across the country

April 12, 2018

Beef

Silage prices are varying across the country as vehicles – both large and small – transport silage, haylage, straw, alfalfa and other fodder…

3-crop rule ‘scrapped for this season’

April 11, 2018

Tillage

A derogation from the ‘three-crop rule’ can be apparently implemented by tillage farmers this season. The EU Commission has granted the derogation, according…

Winter barley: Disease risk as temperatures increase

April 11, 2018

Tillage

The rise in temperatures this week will create disease pressure on crops. Rhynchosporium (rhyncho) has been seen in some winter barley crops already.…