N.Ireland
NI 2022 cereal harvest nears completion
Apart from some late-planted crops of spring barley, the 2022 cereal harvest in Northern Ireland is nearing completion. The promise...
Arable
N.Ireland
Co. Down cereal grower questions the role of a Tillage Incentive Scheme
A Co. Down cereal grower does not believe that a measure such as a Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) should be...
Sponsored
Significant weight gain seen in calves using transition milk
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
N.Ireland
Arable steering group meet with Stormont's agriculture committee
Representatives of an arable steering group met recently with members of Stormont’s agriculture committee. The meeting followed the recent publication...
N.Ireland
Arable conference takes place in Greenmount tomorrow
The ‘Agronomy and Business Management Conference for Arable Growers’ is set to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, at the...
Property
Prime arable land on the up: Sherry FitzGerald report
On the back of growth of 0.8% in Q3 and cumulative growth of 1.9% for the opening three quarters of...
N.Ireland
'Super pest' moth now capable of surviving British and Irish winter
A ‘super pest’ moth which is already resistant to a class of common plant protection is now also capable of...
N.Ireland
Aggressive lettuce disease Fusarium wilt spotted in UK for the first time
Lettuce growers have been urged to look out for Fusarium wilt and root rot after an outbreak of the aggressive...
Tillage
European crops still at risk from frost
In many parts of Europe and particularly key arable regions the annual hardening to winter crops has not occurred. Hardening...
Sponsored
Info events set for farmers interested in Wagyu cattle
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland is currently seeking farmers interested in producing, rearing and finishing Wagyu cattle. The group is set to...
N.Ireland
'Northern arable farmers going into autumn facing losses on crops'
Many arable farmers will go into the autumn and winter of 2015 nursing potential losses on their crops, according to...