Grass
2018 fertiliser prices to remain above last year's levels
Average annual fertiliser prices this year are anticipated to remain above the average 2017 level, according to a new report...
Grass
Average annual fertiliser prices this year are anticipated to remain above the average 2017 level, according to a new report...
Tillage
The Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) estimates that 73% extra compound feed is needed to supply the national cattle...
Dairy
It is likely that dairy farm incomes in 2018 will typically be only half of what was achieved in 2017, according...
Tillage
The demand for forage crops has increased this season, as farmers try to fill gaps in their winter feed supplies....
Tillage
Boortmalt has adjusted its malting barley protein specifications for this year’s harvest. Malting barley supplied to the company can now...
Tillage
Spring barley and winter wheat harvest started early last week in the south and midlands. First indications show a below...
Tillage
AgriLand visited a crop destined for Glanbia’s gluten-free oats plant last week. Harvesting was in full swing just outside Tullow...
Tillage
Grass weeds are becoming an increasing problem on tillage farms. In order to combat this, Teagasc is encouraging farmers to...
Tillage
Grain price is continuing to rise. Farmers are producing lower-yielding crops than the average due to this year’s extreme weather...
Tillage
Glanbia’s gluten-free oats business has grown over the past five years. AgriLand visited a field of the niche crop being...
Tillage
Bayer will appeal against the recent ruling of the General Court of the European Union (EU) to ban neonicotinoids. In a...
Tillage
The Government must halt the continued decline of the Irish tillage sector; this was the message Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Tillage
Cover crops are a popular topic this season and can provide a valuable source of forage amidst the current fodder...
Dairy
A farm walk and demo on growing alternative fodder crops this autumn will take place tomorrow (Friday), July 27, at...
Tillage
European farmers’ group Copa-Cogeca has expressed regret at the decision yesterday to re-categorise gene-edited crops, warning of potential consequences for...
Tillage
There are lots of different options when it comes to sowing forage crops. These options all vary in yield, dry...
Tillage
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) made a ruling today that gene-edited crops should be regulated in...
Tillage
Many farmers may be considering buying rape straw for animal feed or bedding. If so, they should ask the supplier...