Siobhán Walsh

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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.

EU summer crop yields close to 5-year average
EU summer crop yields close to 5-year average

The September MARS bulletin published by the European Commission states that overall yields of summer crops in the EU are...

Get your seed rate right when sowing
Get your seed rate right when sowing

As farmers begin to plant winter barley across the country it is important to get the seed rate right. Some...

Advice and insight for regenerative agriculture enthusiasts
Advice and insight for regenerative agriculture enthusiasts

The BioFarm 2020 conference is moving online this year. The event which has proved massively popular over the past few...

Potato prices: There has been progress in the fields
Potato prices: There has been progress in the fields

Progress in the potato fields is on track now according to the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) Potato Market Update. The...

Keep an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops
Keep an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops

Farmers who planted oilseed rape should be keeping an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops, or...

Is the tillage sector less exposed when it comes to a hard Brexit?
Is the tillage sector less exposed when it comes to a hard Brexit?

A hard Brexit may not impact badly on the tillage sector directly. It may actually result in higher grain prices...

Does your soil need lime this autumn?
Does your soil need lime this autumn?

Getting soil pH right is essential. Soils with optimum pH levels are more efficient when it comes to the uptake...

Is your maize ready to be harvested?
Is your maize ready to be harvested?

Maize is an expensive crop to grow and has huge potential when placed in a pit for the winter, but...

SY Insitor makes its way onto the winter wheat list
SY Insitor makes its way onto the winter wheat list

This year’s recommended winter wheat list from the Department of Agriculture sees Graham and KWS Conros make their way onto...

Tillage sector now looking at a collapse in farm income – IFA
Tillage sector now looking at a collapse in farm income – IFA

The value of the tillage sector is estimated to be down by 15% due to the difficult harvest according to...

Ireland may not have to reduce pesticide use by 50%
Ireland may not have to reduce pesticide use by 50%

The implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy in this country is still to be decided on. However, it is...

AFBI is investing in plant scientists
AFBI is investing in plant scientists

AgriLand noted with interest that the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) of Northern Ireland is advertising two positions of Science...

Grain price: Wheat positive and corn rising
Grain price: Wheat positive and corn rising

Prices remained positive this week. Matif wheat for December hit €188/t and €190.50/t for May 2021. Spot prices for wheat...

Department releases winter oats list for 2021 season
Department releases winter oats list for 2021 season

The recommended list for winter oats was released by the Department of Agriculture this week. The biggest change was the...

Is convergence a driving force behind farmers leaving tillage?
Is convergence a driving force behind farmers leaving tillage?

Convergence may be one of the driving forces behind farmers leaving the tillage sector, according to Prof. Michael Wallace of...

3,110 farms planted at least 30ha of tillage crops in 2020
3,110 farms planted at least 30ha of tillage crops in 2020

Figures from the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications show that the number of farms with between 10ha and 30ha...

Boortmalt malting barley price settled
Boortmalt malting barley price settled

The Boortmalt malting barley price for harvest 2020 has finished at €173.73/t. Growers who managed to meet malting barley standards...

Import figures: Imports down to 2017 levels
Import figures: Imports down to 2017 levels

Imports of maize, barley and wheat are down on 2019 levels for the period from the start of January to...