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The tillage industry is continuing to inform the wider world about their work this…
The area under potatoes has decreased by 10.4% to 8,200ha last year, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).…
2018 saw over one million tonnes of ground limestone spread on Irish farms, an increase of 38% on 2017 levels. While weather conditions…
Preserving grain at harvest is a task that must be carried out correctly. The right product application can result in many benefits, providing…
Irish tillage farmers are “furious” over the lack of local barley used by animal feed merchants here, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association…
Many farmers have completed or are nearing completion of nitrogen (N) applications on winter crops. It’s important to stay within the limits when…
Last week, Irish whiskey received geographical indication (GI) status. There seemed to be great delight at this by many in the industry and…
Reseeding is a costly operation, but there is no doubting the value it delivers. However, if you want to maximise the value of…
The recent cold spell has given farmers some breathing space in winter crop management. Crop growth and disease were slowed down in the…
Septoria is the number one target disease for fungicide programmes on winter wheat, but yellow rust can actually be more damaging to yield.…
Markets aren’t looking like they’re going to improve or move dramatically. Wheat ending stocks are up and corn production is up according to…
A company in Finland has developed a new type of zinc and manganese-based fertiliser – made from ordinary, everyday alkaline batteries. The multi-nutrient…
This year it looks like meeting malting standards could be a lot more profitable than in years gone by and so it is…
A total of 3,081 farmers claimed over 30ha of tillage ground in 2018 according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.…
Fertiliser prices have dropped back in recent weeks. AgriLand took a round up of prices from merchants in various parts of the country.…
A massive 18,000ha of rapeseed has been destroyed in France due to a risk of contamination with a GMO (genetically modified organism) in…
While AgriLand received plenty of snaps of machinery working in fields last week, we also received some good updates on crop growth stages…
Readers are busy in the tillage fields these days, but are finding time to send in some pictures to AgriLand for #ArableApril. The…
