Harvest update: Some combines dash to the field August 24, 2020 Tillage Some combines managed to get out to fields on Sunday (August 23), and while conditions were far from ideal there was some drying…
Harvest update: Weather halting progress August 15, 2020 Tillage Winter wheat and spring barley were the main order of business this week, with crops of winter oilseed rape and winter oats also…
Harvest update: Winter wheat cutting underway August 12, 2020 Tillage The harvest kicked into full swing at the weekend as dry and sunny weather allowed for a run at work. However, showers in…
Boortmalt urges patience with green crops of barley August 6, 2020 Tillage Boortmalt has urged growers to have patience this harvest as farmers decide what to do with crops of spring barley destined for malting…
New fungicide shows potential August 4, 2020 Tillage As the chemical tools in plant protection reduce and others inevitably lose effectiveness over time it is important to keep an eye on…
No easy answer to secondary growth in spring barley July 28, 2020 Tillage Secondary growth – it’s the conversation starter among tillage farmers these days. “What are we going to do with all this secondary growth?”…
Promising spring barley varieties on the way July 6, 2020 Tillage The spring barley crops in Kildalton were looking extremely well when AgriLand visited the Department of Agriculture’s variety trials. Although disease pressure is…
Crop walking: ‘The good, the bad and the ugly in the north-east’ June 8, 2020 Tillage Stephen McCabe told AgriLand that he looked at “the good, the bad and the ugly” in crops last week. The agronomist works for…
Stressed spring barley and the final fungicide June 3, 2020 Tillage Awns are out on spring barley crops across the country and while disease pressure has been low it is important to put on…
CROPS WATCH: Avoiding stress in spring barley is essential going forward May 15, 2020 Tillage Providing spring barley crops with nutrition and avoiding stress on plants is going to be essential as disease control programmes move away from…
Dairygold commits to malting contracts May 14, 2020 Agri-Business Dairygold confirmed to AgriLand today, Thursday, May 14, that it is committed to purchasing all of the contracted tonnage of malting barley from…
Tillage management: Fungicides on winter and spring barley May 13, 2020 Tillage As we enter the middle of May fungicides on winter barley will be wrapping up, while the majority of spring barley crops will…
Crop walking: Spring barley comes into focus in Co. Cork April 20, 2020 Tillage Tillage farmers have been busy spraying winter crops in recent weeks and while temperatures dipped at the beginning of this week the dry weather…
Tillage management: Early nitrogen for malting barley essential April 15, 2020 Tillage As spring barley crops are appearing across the country, farmers have been and will be applying nitrogen (N) to these crops in the…
Arable April: Fine weather has month off to a good start April 5, 2020 Tillage Arable April kicked off on AgriLand this week, in association with the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG), and the tillage industry has made…
Recommended lists: What spring barley will you plant in 2020? January 8, 2020 Tillage The spring cereal recommended lists were published by the Department of Agriculture on January 7. No new spring barley varieties were added to…
Harvest update: Majority harvested in east Cork September 5, 2019 Tillage The harvest is all but wrapped up around Middleton, Co. Cork. AgriLand spoke to Mark Hosford and Laura O’Connell of Southern Fuels and…
Harvest pics: Plenty of action these days August 27, 2019 Tillage AgriLand received a flood of entries for the Harvest Photo Competition over the weekend as tillage farmers all over the country made use…
