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Researchers in Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the…
Mechanical weeders and robotic weeders were a hot topic of conversation at Cereals 2018, which took place in Cambridge in the UK last…
In an unusual occurrence for this time of the year, fertiliser prices are on the rise. The climb is also substantial at €15-20/t…
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Boortmalt are due to meet tomorrow to discuss the pricing structure for malting barley and a premium…
A significant decrease in straw availability looks likely this harvest. While the cereal crop area is down, the straw yield also looks like…
The Hands Free Hectare is 1ha of land in Shropshire, UK, which has been desiccated; tilled; planted; fertilised; sprayed; and harvested entirely by…
One take-home message that stuck with AgriLand on the way back from the Cereals 2018 event in the UK this week was a…
2018 has been a very unusual year for Irish farming. The extremely wet spring led to difficult sowing conditions and the recent prolonged…
Teagasc has appointed John Spink as the head of its Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme for a five-year term. Based at the…
Some early winter wheat crops may have received their final fungicide already, but the majority are due to receive T3 applications in the…
The prolonged spell of dry weather has taken its toll on crops across the country. In some parts, rain has not fallen in…
Tillage farmers who are constantly being told ‘there’s money in cows’ or ‘you may sow grass’ might be glad to hear that Oatly!…
Eamonn Burke is a farmer with a difference; he has no land of his own. The Co. Galway man farms on rented ground…
Having bought Vogel & Noot four years ago, Amazone now boasts a complete line of tillage equipment – from ploughing and min-till to…
Futures grain prices remain within a relatively steady range. On Wednesday, they had climbed the scale to last week’s levels. Meanwhile, planting is almost complete…
A recent outbreak of Phytophthora infestans – also known as ‘late blight’ – in UK tomato crops is likely to be a new…
MCPA monitoring and sampling is continuing in four priority catchments in counties Longford, Kilkenny and Limerick, as part of an industry-led stewardship programme.…
Spring barley crops are at many different stages of growth across the country. Some are only receiving first fungicides, while awns are peeping…
