‘The future of glyphosate should be determined with scientific facts’ November 3, 2017 Environment Young farmers across Europe must outline key scientific principles behind plant protection and herbicide…
Tillage focus: Sowing winter wheat beside the M50 November 2, 2017 Tillage “The hardest machine to move in the city traffic is the combine. The balers…
Latest-generation Claas Jaguar hits Ireland – but how does it affect the bottom line? October 30, 2017 Machinery Having been on tour all over the UK, a latest-generation ‘demo’ Claas Jaguar 970 forage…
Video: Akpil is the new tillage brand on the block October 30, 2017 Machinery Akpil tillage equipment is gaining momentum in the Irish tillage machinery market. Back in…
Tillage management: How can you control BYDV and aphids? October 29, 2017 Tillage Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) has become a major talking point in Irish cereal…
Member states’ vote on glyphosate delayed yet again October 25, 2017 Tillage The vote by member states on a proposal for the renewal of the approval of…
Glyphosate: ‘The critical issue is the vote by the member states’ October 25, 2017 Tillage Following yesterday’s news that the European Parliament voted to back a full ban on…
‘The price of drink is going up, while we’re on the brink of giving up’ October 25, 2017 Tillage The strong numbers at the Irish Grain Growers Group’s (IGGG) demonstration of facts on…
Grain growers frustrated at malting price that ‘doesn’t cut the mustard’ October 24, 2017 Tillage The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) staged a demonstration of facts outside of Boortmalt,…
Grain price: What really influences it? October 24, 2017 Tillage The average calorie intake of people of China; obesity in the US; rising wheat…
‘All-round’ tillers and ‘clever’ ploughs: Does Kverneland have the answer? October 23, 2017 Machinery At a recent event hosted by Kverneland in Holland, the company launched a plethora…
Glyphosate showdown in Europe this week October 23, 2017 Tillage In Brussels this week, the EU is set to vote on the controversial proposal…
Grain growers to hold demonstration over malting barley prices October 23, 2017 Tillage A “demonstration of facts” is to be held by the Irish Grain Growers Group…
Global focus: Farming 450,000ha in Russia October 23, 2017 Tillage Volga-Donselhozinvest Russia – an agricultural group – farms 450,000ha in Russia. Last week, Richard…
Growing more and more grain in Ukraine October 22, 2017 Tillage Founded by Iryna Ivanova, Agroscope Ukraine is a national distributor of agricultural inputs in Ukraine.…
Storm-battered maize proving difficult to harvest October 20, 2017 Tillage Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc in maize fields across the country on Monday (October 16).…
‘Hope for the best; plan for the worst’: How British tillage experts are planning for Brexit October 18, 2017 N.Ireland UK cereal farmers are being urged to proactively plan for Brexit and not to…
