Tillage
'Tillage farmers can look forward to a positive grain yield this year'
Good weather conditions in Ireland and the UK for the development of winter tillage crops and sowing of spring crops...
Tillage
Good weather conditions in Ireland and the UK for the development of winter tillage crops and sowing of spring crops...
Tillage
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have created new insect repellent odours that could help with crop protection pesticides. Together with Cardiff...
Grass
Grazing grass tightly in late April/early May will have a huge influence on sward quality for the remainder of the grazing...
Tillage
Farmers and contractors who want to use pesticides must train and register for a spraying licence under new legislation. The...
Tillage
Winter barley crops should be sprayed with a growth regulator over the coming days to ensure they remain standing through...
Tillage
The latest crops report from the UK’s Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) reveals that winter-drilled crops were in good...
Tillage
Scientists at Rothamsted Research in the UK are to begin work on two projects, both of which will focus on...
Grass
Low soil temperatures across the country are having an impact on grass growth rates and David Lawrence, Ruminant Specialist with...
Agri-Business
The challenge of high nitrogen fertiliser prices for the second year in a row is giving Irish livestock and tillage...
Machinery
In line with the overall trend observed for agricultural machinery in Europe, sales of soil working, sowing, fertilising and plant...
Opinion
The last fortnight has seen a very strong media focus on the potential impact of greening on Irish agriculture. And,...
Tillage
New estimates for EU grain plantings in 2015 reveal that European grain production could drop by as much as 8%,...
Agri-Business
BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson believes that the establishment of contracts involving farmers, processors and input suppliers can provide primary...
Tillage
Dow AgroSciences has launched a new herbicide for winter and spring oilseed rape. This new herbicide, Galera, is based in...
Tillage
Early sown winter cereal crops face a high lodging risk, warns ADAS tillage specialist Dr Pete Berry. Thick growth during...
Tillage
A new sprayer directive coming into force this year garnered a lot of interest among farmers at the first of Teagasc’s...
Tillage
Teagasc plans to develop three tillage demonstration farms in the Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow region in the near future. It...
Tillage
Settled weather between now and mid-March will be key in determining the uptake of the new Coupled Aid Scheme for Protein...