N.Ireland
GM crops field trial planned in UK
A UK research organisation is seeking permission to release Camelina plants genetically modified to potentially replace petrochemically-derived lubricants. The application,...
N.Ireland
A UK research organisation is seeking permission to release Camelina plants genetically modified to potentially replace petrochemically-derived lubricants. The application,...
Tillage
Persistent wet conditions have left a lot of work undone. Fields have yet to be ploughed and the majority of...
Tillage
As the crop walking season gets off to a start, albeit a slow one, it is important to make sure...
Tillage
Calibrating your seed drill is an important task. It ensures that the seed drill is sowing at the correct rate...
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This young Tipperary man is broadening his rotation. This season he has added seed oilseed rape to the fold. Gavin...
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Calibrating the forward speed of a tractor is often overlooked. However, it is a very simple calibration to do and...
Tillage
Seeding rate is affected by many different factors. The thousand grain weight of the seed, the time of sowing, sowing...
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Overall production of the three main cereal crops (wheat, oats and barley) increased by 82,000t (3.5%) to 2,393,000t in 2017,...
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Boortmalt has announced details of a three-year partnership with Teagasc with the ambition of making malting barley the most profitable...
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Water supplies will be tested once a week for MCPA as part of a new industry-led product stewardship scheme. According...
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The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has stated that the future of malting barley growing is at risk due to...
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Ground conditions have delayed the first split of fertiliser on winter barley in many parts of the country. However, some...
N.Ireland
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
N.Ireland
UK potato stock levels reached a record 2.4 million tonnes in January – up 25% on last year, according to...
Tillage
“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition,...
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George Byrne farms in Bennekerry, Co. Carlow. Having moved away from min-till a few years ago he was looking at...
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The cut-off point for spring beans is nearing closer. While some growers will sow the crop into early April, many...
Tillage
Poor ground conditions over the winter left many crops without a herbicide. Although farmers are eager to get out with...