Siobhán Walsh, Author at Agriland.ie

Siobhán Walsh

Siobhán Walsh is from a tillage and beef farm in Co. Laois. She recently completed a PhD, investigating soil nitrogen supply from Irish tillage land, from UCD. She previously completed a masters in crop science and a 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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Will Irish whiskey have to contain Irish grain?

Will Irish whiskey have to contain Irish grain?

May 28, 2020

In last week’s Farm to Fork Strategy, it was announced that the EU Commission “will strengthen the legislative framework on geographical indications (GIs)…

Malting, straw and feed demand…factors affecting tillage income

Malting, straw and feed demand…factors affecting tillage income

May 27, 2020

The Initial Economic Assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on Irish Agriculture issued by Teagasc last week did not read positively for tillage…

Tillage management: Controlling disease in beans

Tillage management: Controlling disease in beans

May 26, 2020

There are plenty of spring beans about this year and as flowering approaches it is important to keep on top of disease. Prevention…

Crop walking: Rain welcome for spring crops as maize recovers from frost

Crop walking: Rain welcome for spring crops as maize recovers from frost

May 25, 2020

Mark Hosford had a busy week this week as spring crops hit GS30 and above. The crops in east Cork are in good…

Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new ‘deal’ for Irish and European farmers?

Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new ‘deal’ for Irish and European farmers?

May 24, 2020

Is the EU Commission’s plan to simply import from countries in which food is not produced ‘sustainably’ and to turn the European countryside…

Looking at the demand for malting barley in the UK

Looking at the demand for malting barley in the UK

May 23, 2020

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK looked at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on malting barley demand again…

Grain price: Wheat shows some positivity this week

Grain price: Wheat shows some positivity this week

May 23, 2020

Wheat prices lifted towards the end of the week. Matif wheat for September was at €191.50/t on Thursday evening, May 21, although this…

How will the new EU strategy affect tillage over the next 10 years?

How will the new EU strategy affect tillage over the next 10 years?

May 22, 2020

The EU Commission announced its Farm to Fork Strategy on Wednesday, May 20. The strategy will dramatically change the face of European agriculture…

40% decrease in profit on tillage farms in 2019 – IFAC

40% decrease in profit on tillage farms in 2019 – IFAC

May 21, 2020

IFAC released preliminary figures from its Irish Farm Report 2020 today, Thursday, May 21. In the data, tillage farms are reported to have…

UK Government asks people to pick fruit and veg for Britain

UK Government asks people to pick fruit and veg for Britain

May 20, 2020

After all the controversy over fruit pickers being flown into Ireland AgriLand noted with interest the #PickForBritain campaign. The UK Government has urged…

Gene-editing to be reviewed by EU in 2021

Gene-editing to be reviewed by EU in 2021

May 20, 2020

At today’s (Wednesday, May 20) adoption of the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy Commissioner Stella Kyriakides stated that the EU needs to develop…

Tillage management: T2s on wheat

Tillage management: T2s on wheat

May 19, 2020

T2s on wheat will be going out in the next few days. Any crops receiving T2s after today, May 19, cannot include chlorothalonil.…

Crop walking: Peas to spring barley…variation in the fields

Crop walking: Peas to spring barley…variation in the fields

May 18, 2020

From peas to spring barley Kevin Egan has great variation in the crops he walks. The agronomist works with Liffey Mills in the…

Canadian grain farmers planting in a ‘cloud of uncertainty’

Canadian grain farmers planting in a ‘cloud of uncertainty’

May 17, 2020

Tillage farmers around the world are facing into a difficult summer and harvest. A recent agri-recovery initiative launched in Canada on May 5…

Grain price: Global corn production forecast at ‘record-high’

Grain price: Global corn production forecast at ‘record-high’

May 16, 2020

News this week does not bode well for Irish grain prices. Global corn production is forecast to be record-high and, as Irish farmers…

Dairygold commits to malting contracts

Dairygold commits to malting contracts

May 14, 2020

Dairygold confirmed to AgriLand today, Thursday, May 14, that it is committed to purchasing all of the contracted tonnage of malting barley from…

IFA calls for maximum intake of malting barley

IFA calls for maximum intake of malting barley

May 14, 2020

Mark Browne, the chairperson of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) grain committee, welcomed yesterday’s, May 13, announcement by Glanbia Ireland in which it…

Chlorothalonil to be used up by next Tuesday

Chlorothalonil to be used up by next Tuesday

May 14, 2020

Next Tuesday, May 19, is the last day that Irish tillage farmers may use chlorothalonil. The product’s use is banned from May 20,…