Tillage
Beans: March is still a good time to sow
The time of sowing beans is always a hot topic of conversation. Many farmers think twice about planting in April,...
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The time of sowing beans is always a hot topic of conversation. Many farmers think twice about planting in April,...
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Dairygold announced a contract price of €205/t (at 20% moisture content) for beans for the 2020 season at the company’s conference...
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Over the course of the year AgriLand visited a number of young tillage farmers. Their enthusiasm and attention to detail...
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TerraChem agronomist is impressed with the effect that Boron is having on this crop of beans
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While AgriLand received plenty of snaps of machinery working in fields last week, we also received some good updates on...
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Don’t let last season dictate your decision on whether or not to plant beans in 2019. That was the advice...
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“Irish grown cereals and pulses have and will always remain the cornerstone of our feed business.” Those were the words...
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Quinns of Baltinglass is offering farmers a contract price for 2019 beans of €220/t. The offer is available until 5:00pm...
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Quinns of Baltinglass will hold a tillage conference on Thursday, January 17. The evening is set to be an informative...
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Farmers who planted protein crops this season look set to get a hefty payment. €3 million has been allocated to...
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This week Dairygold Co-op has put forward a minimum green contract price for beans at €175/t for the 2018 harvest. Lauded...
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The harvest is ongoing in the north-east of the country at present. Spring crops such as barley, wheat, oats, oilseed rape...
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Good seed-bed preparation is proving to be a critical factor on cereal farms in the south-east this spring, according to...
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Teagasc is encouraging tillage farmers in the north-east to seriously consider beans as a break crop this spring. “But the...
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Tillage farmers should aim to sow beans during the month of February, according to Teagasc’s Phelim McDonald, provided ground conditions...
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There is scope to use more Irish-grown beans in animal feedstuffs, according to Teagasc’s Dermot Forristal. Speaking at the National...
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Bean crops have performed extremely well in the south east this year, according to Sean Brett of Kilkenny-based feed compounder...
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Spring beans work tremendously well as a break within a tillage rotation, according to Irish rugby star Rory Best. The...