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Forage focus: Feeding home-grown crops on rented land in Co. Galway

June 11, 2018

Tillage

Eamonn Burke is a farmer with a difference; he has no land of his own. The Co. Galway man farms on rented ground…

Sprawling machinery event draws a crowd…but is all about just one brand

May 30, 2018

Tillage

Amatechnica, a bi-annual show displaying all things Amazone – big and small, took place at the company’s headquarters in Germany last week. Irish…

CROPS WATCH: Spray weeds in beet straight away

May 24, 2018

Tillage

The beet crop on John Mulhare’s farm was peeping when AgriLand visited and should be well up over the ground at the time…

CROPS WATCH: Beet sown later than planned and early herbicide is essential

May 14, 2018

Tillage

Beet sowing was delayed on John Mulhare’s farm this year. The TerraChem agronomist explains what happened, and what his plan is as a…

CROPS WATCH: Early management of beet is key to success

May 1, 2018

Tillage

John Mulhare, TerraChem agronomist, is behind on his beet crop. He hasn’t planted a seed and would normally have two herbicides applied to…

BEET Ireland gets backing of Athy councillors

April 18, 2018

Tillage

Councillors at a meeting of the Athy Municipal District in Co. Kildare have welcomed the development of the BEET Ireland site at Ballyburn.…

10 best practices when growing and feeding fodder beet

March 28, 2018

With the growing population of cattle and cow numbers across Ireland, many farmers are turning to growing or feeding fodder beet. Fodder beet…

Cost benefits of beet and maize continue to be promoted

March 26, 2018

Tillage

“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition, began his talk…

Tillage focus: Why this Carlow farmer is going back to the plough

March 26, 2018

Tillage

George Byrne farms in Bennekerry, Co. Carlow. Having moved away from min-till a few years ago he was looking at the range of…

Beet selling for €40/t as demand grows

March 20, 2018

Tillage

It has been a difficult season for beet growers, as wet weather conditions hampered harvesting in numerous locations throughout the country. Many crops…

Forage focus: Beet, barley and silage on a self-sufficient beef farm

February 13, 2018

Beef

Niall Nicholson farms in partnership with his father Billy just outside Crosshaven, Co. Cork. The first thing that strikes you when you walk…

Beet industry set for revival

January 11, 2018

Tillage

A revival of the sugar beet industry may be in the pipeline as a new factory site is being considered on the Carlow-Kildare…

UK sugar beet area and yields up

December 14, 2017

Tillage

The area of land sown under sugar beet in the UK has increased and crop yields of 100t/ha have been recorded in some…

‘Demise of the tillage sector began with the completion of the beet sector’

November 27, 2017

Tillage

Beet was a hot topic in the ‘Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland’ report, which was published earlier this week. And, the report…

Forage focus: ‘Savage’ crops of beet pulled in Co. Kildare

November 11, 2017

Tillage

Roger Perry was harvesting beet last week. The tillage farmer and contractor is based between Killcullen and Athy in Co. Kildare. The contractor once pulled…