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Grain prices finished on a relatively positive note on Friday. LIFFE wheat for November…
Red clover could become part of your tillage rotation. The nitrogen fixer can provide a good break to improve soil structure, as well…
Dr. Richie Hackett has been examining the effects of take-all for the past number of years at Teagasc Oak Park and he counts…
Take-all is the biggest threat to second-winter cereals, according to Tim Eaton of Certis, who spoke at Goldcrop’s recent autumn technical meeting. Warm…
Dairy farmers seeking to purchase forages should focus on the overall cost per tonne of dry matter, Teagasc’s Dr. Joe Patton told delegates…
The exceptional growing season gone by provided a poor year for testing varieties for disease – one of the biggest factors affecting variety…
Drummonds will host a ‘Cultivation Day’ next Tuesday (September 21). Four different cultivation systems will be evaluated on the day. John Geraghty will…
Storm Ali hit maize growers hard in the north-east of the country yesterday (Wednesday, September 19), with up to 100% of fields lodged.…
Boortmalt has announced a new fixed-price offer for malting barley growers in Ireland, the company announced today (Wednesday, September 19). In a statement,…
Boortmalt announced an increase on its malting barley price today. Following recent negotiations between the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Boortmalt, the malting…
A fixed-price scheme for malting barley in 2019 and a barley forum has been called for by the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG)…
Bord Bia has announced the details of this year’s National Potato Day which takes place on Friday, October 5. The annual celebration honours…
A UK conservative agricultural spokesperson has spoken out against a report on pesticides, which she says “misrepresents” the findings of the European Parliament’s…
Chlorothalonil – the active ingredient in Bravo – is up for re-registration and is set to go under scrutiny at a meeting of…
Current dry conditions and a fear of a return of wet conditions – like last winter – will no doubt have growers eager…
Wheat price will go down. When it will go down is the million dollar question which James Nolan proclaimed he would love to…
Michelle Miller was once an “anti” GM campaigner. A city girl who wanted organic vegetables to feed the world, but then she met…
There is still time to sow forage crops under the ‘Fodder Production Incentive Measure for Tillage Farmers 2018’. Under the incentive, €2.75 million…
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