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.

Lorry full of ‘vet meds’ collected at Listowel waste collection
Lorry full of ‘vet meds’ collected at Listowel waste collection

A record number of farmers – 525 in total – travelled to Listowel, Co. Kerry, with their hazardous waste last...

Fodder trade: How much is beet making in your area?
Fodder trade: How much is beet making in your area?

Beet, both sugar and fodder, is plentiful at the minute as farmers continue to pull crops from the ground. The...

For sale: Ireland’s most famous self-propelled beet harvester
For sale: Ireland’s most famous self-propelled beet harvester

The Agrifac WKM 9000 beet harvester owned by Cross Agricultural Engineering in Rathangan, Co. Kildare, is for sale on DoneDeal....

Winter planting: Acreage down but by how much?
Winter planting: Acreage down but by how much?

Winter crop acreage looks to be down, despite a burst of planting equipment to the tillage fields in the past...

Organic farming on a shelf with hydroponics
Organic farming on a shelf with hydroponics

Hydoponics is a method of “indoor farming”, where no soil is used to grow plants. Last week, the United States...

Potato prices: Down on same time last year
Potato prices: Down on same time last year

Improved weather conditions have brought potato harvesters back into fields this week. However, prices remain relatively unchanged. As of last...

Tillage management: Aphid numbers up but not dramatically
Tillage management: Aphid numbers up but not dramatically

Aphid numbers for the start of November are up on October counts and are also higher than this time last...

Tillage focus: Sowing winter wheat beside the M50
Tillage focus: Sowing winter wheat beside the M50

“The hardest machine to move in city traffic is the combine. The balers are big enough as well. They can...

Latest-generation Claas Jaguar hits Ireland – but how does it affect the bottom line?
Latest-generation Claas Jaguar hits Ireland – but how does it affect the bottom line?

Having been on tour all over the UK, a latest-generation ‘demo’ Claas Jaguar 970 forage harvester popped up here in Ireland...

Video: Akpil is the new tillage brand on the block
Video: Akpil is the new tillage brand on the block

Akpil tillage equipment is gaining momentum in the Irish tillage machinery market. Back in 2015 Des Walsh set off on...

Tillage management: How can you control BYDV and aphids?
Tillage management: How can you control BYDV and aphids?

Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) has become a major talking point in Irish cereal production in the past number of...

Energy expo: How to dry more crops; produce more heat; and save money
Energy expo: How to dry more crops; produce more heat; and save money

Irish companies stood out at the Energy Now Expo event which took place in Co. Kilkenny this week. The Irish...

‘The price of drink is going up, while we’re on the brink of giving up’
‘The price of drink is going up, while we’re on the brink of giving up’

The strong numbers at the Irish Grain Growers Group’s (IGGG) demonstration of facts on Tuesday morning (October 24) was a clear...

Grain growers frustrated at malting price that ‘doesn’t cut the mustard’
Grain growers frustrated at malting price that ‘doesn’t cut the mustard’

The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) staged a demonstration of facts outside of Boortmalt, Athy, Co. Kildare this morning. Almost...

Grain price: What really influences it?
Grain price: What really influences it?

The average calorie intake of people of China; obesity in the US; rising wheat yields in Russia; and the weather....

Global focus: Farming 450,000ha in Russia
Global focus: Farming 450,000ha in Russia

Volga-Donselhozinvest Russia – an agricultural group – farms 450,000ha in Russia. Last week, Richard Valentine Willows outlined the workings of...

Growing more and more grain in Ukraine
Growing more and more grain in Ukraine

Founded by Iryna Ivanova, Agroscope Ukraine is a national distributor of agricultural inputs in Ukraine. It encompasses 2,300 farmers, 75 agronomists...

Storm-battered maize proving difficult to harvest
Storm-battered maize proving difficult to harvest

Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc in maize fields across the country on Monday (October 16). Farmers and contractors were expecting big...