Agri-Business
Tirlán reports 36% jump in turnover to €3bn
Pre-tax profits at Tirlán increased to €52.2 million in the first year of its transition to a 100% farmer-owned cooperative,...
Agri-Business
Pre-tax profits at Tirlán increased to €52.2 million in the first year of its transition to a 100% farmer-owned cooperative,...
Agri-Business
For the first time since the fertiliser crisis began back in early 2022, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) has dropped to...
Tillage Technical
The Teagasc ‘Spring Barley Guide’ confirms that the ideal soil-pH value for these crops comes in at approximately 6.5. This...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan has reviewed the fungicide options for winter barley and winter wheat, along with weed and...
Tillage
Crops that are more established are likely to be less exposed to a Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) attack according...
Tillage Technical
There is a range of decisions relating to spring crops that farmers must make over the coming days. But a...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage advisors are highlighting the importance of targeting septoria control on leaf ‘three’ of growing wheat crops. According to...
Tillage
Miscanthus was first identified as a perennial crop for set-side ground on Irish tillage farms almost two decades ago. Back...
Agri-Business
A Laois farmer is tapping into the backstory of his farm brewery to sell his beer throughout Europe. David Walsh-Kemmis,...
Tillage
Recent research has allowed Irish farmers to reflect on how they implement the various European Union (EU) pesticide-use directives. The...
Tillage News
According to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) analysts, world grain markets are under pressure. Factors coming in to play...
Tillage News
The Wheat Initiative (WI) stands out as one of the most coordinated projects, conceived to address the challenge of future...
Tillage Technical
Similar to maize, it is expected that the area of fodder beet will be maintained at its current level of...
Tillage Technical
Malting barley crops planted in mid-February or very early March have pushed through their growth stages over the past few...
Tillage
The average area of forage maize grown in Ireland between 2019 and 2022 was 15,000ha, an area that may well...
Tillage
Winter wheat has responded well in the last few weeks to the weather conditions and the application of nitrogen (N)...
Agri-Business
Minagro, a developer of high-quality green products for crop care, has announced that under new management it has raised €1.2...
N.Ireland
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crops advisor, Leigh McClean, is recommending that farmers should apply second nitrogen...