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.

Stay in the comfort of the cab: This Lemken plough sets itself up
Stay in the comfort of the cab: This Lemken plough sets itself up

Lemken’s electronic ISOBUS-controlled plough is a sign of the company’s continued drive to embrace new technology. It claims that ISOBUS...

Pics: Show of force from Lemken at tillage demo day
Pics: Show of force from Lemken at tillage demo day

Discs, drills and sprayers were what most farmers were enquiring about at Lemken’s tillage demo day, held in association with...

Tillage focus: Balancing winter sowing with an on-farm enterprise
Tillage focus: Balancing winter sowing with an on-farm enterprise

Francis, Gavin and Diarmuid Owens are tillage farmers in Ballycullane, just outside Athy, Co. Kildare. The brothers sow mostly winter...

€133/t barley price for non-members of Glanbia; transport allowance changes afoot
€133/t barley price for non-members of Glanbia; transport allowance changes afoot

Growers who supplied cereals, oilseed rape and pulses to Glanbia this harvest and who are not members of the co-op...

€147/t for green barley: Glanbia sets its grain prices
€147/t for green barley: Glanbia sets its grain prices

Glanbia announced its 2017 grain prices today (Thursday, October 12). The feed barley price announced is €147/t, while feed wheat...

Cereal crops: What tonnage is now needed to break-even?
Cereal crops: What tonnage is now needed to break-even?

The announcement of Dairygold’s increased cereal prices last week, has brought some positivity to the tillage sector. While grain prices...

‘Straw is gold dust’ – demand sees prices rise to €30/bale
‘Straw is gold dust’ – demand sees prices rise to €30/bale

Straw, particularly in the west of Ireland, is in serious demand. 4X4 bales of barley straw are being delivered in...

Irish beet plant on the way ‘within one year’
Irish beet plant on the way ‘within one year’

Beet is coming back. Quotas are gone and BEET Ireland has a site for its proposed plant. This is the...

‘Mixing beet and maize in the pit growing in popularity’
‘Mixing beet and maize in the pit growing in popularity’

Mixing beet and maize in the pit is getting popular in Co. Cork. JB O’Donovan delivers, chops and mixes beet with...

Would you choose a ‘Spyci’ maize variety next spring?
Would you choose a ‘Spyci’ maize variety next spring?

With the Irish maize acreage likely to increase, there are many options available to growers when it comes to selecting...

‘Beet is the cheapest conserved forage to grow’
‘Beet is the cheapest conserved forage to grow’

In terms of the cost per unit of feed value, beet is the cheapest conserved crop to grow, according to...

Self-propelled beet harvester in action at open event on Sunday
Self-propelled beet harvester in action at open event on Sunday

Cross Agricultural Engineering will host live demos of an Agrifac self-propelled beet harvester at its annual open day, which takes...

Beet varieties: There is plenty of choice for farmers
Beet varieties: There is plenty of choice for farmers

Beet can be a great alternative to concentrate and remains a popular feed in many parts of the country. The...

Tillage farmers needed to grow high-quality forage crops
Tillage farmers needed to grow high-quality forage crops

Tillage farmers are needed to grow high-quality forage crops. This comes as dairy farmers, especially those pushing stocking rates, look...

Why it’s important not to overpack the top layer of your maize silage pit
Why it’s important not to overpack the top layer of your maize silage pit

Farmers and contractors are preparing as the 2017 maize harvest kicks into gear. Foragers have started to move in southerly...

Maize harvest kicking into gear – in a north-bound trajectory
Maize harvest kicking into gear – in a north-bound trajectory

The outlook for maize is positive for the future; many of this year’s crops are now approaching maturity. That was...

Have you removed IPU from your chemical store?
Have you removed IPU from your chemical store?

The use-up period for IPU (isoproturon) comes to an end today, September 30. The sale of IPU was prohibited since...

‘Spray herbicide early to control grass weeds’
‘Spray herbicide early to control grass weeds’

Winter cereals are currently being planted where weather allows. Once sowing is completed, farmers should start looking at their autumn...