Tillage
CROPS WATCH: Beet sown later than planned and early herbicide is essential
Beet sowing was delayed on John Mulhare’s farm this year. The TerraChem agronomist explains what happened, and what his plan...
Tillage
Beet sowing was delayed on John Mulhare’s farm this year. The TerraChem agronomist explains what happened, and what his plan...
Tillage
John Mulhare, TerraChem agronomist, is behind on his beet crop. He hasn’t planted a seed and would normally have two...
Tillage
Councillors at a meeting of the Athy Municipal District in Co. Kildare have welcomed the development of the BEET Ireland...
Tillage
“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition,...
Tillage
George Byrne farms in Bennekerry, Co. Carlow. Having moved away from min-till a few years ago he was looking at...
Tillage
It has been a difficult season for beet growers, as wet weather conditions hampered harvesting in numerous locations throughout the...
Beef
Niall Nicholson farms in partnership with his father Billy just outside Crosshaven, Co. Cork. The first thing that strikes you...
Tillage
A revival of the sugar beet industry may be in the pipeline as a new factory site is being considered...
Tillage
The area of land sown under sugar beet in the UK has increased and crop yields of 100t/ha have been...
Tillage
Beet was a hot topic in the ‘Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland’ report, which was published earlier this week....
Tillage
Roger Perry was harvesting beet last week. The tillage farmer and contractor is based between Killcullen and Athy in Co. Kildare. The...
Machinery
The Agrifac WKM 9000 beet harvester owned by Cross Agricultural Engineering in Rathangan, Co. Kildare, is for sale on DoneDeal....
Machinery
Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely remember the...
Tillage
Beet is coming back. Quotas are gone and BEET Ireland has a site for its proposed plant. This is the...
Machinery
Cross Agricultural Engineering, based in Rathangan, Co. Kildare, held its annual open day (machinery demonstration) event yesterday (Sunday, October 8)....
Tillage
Mixing beet and maize in the pit is getting popular in Co. Cork. JB O’Donovan delivers, chops and mixes beet with...
Tillage
In terms of the cost per unit of feed value, beet is the cheapest conserved crop to grow, according to...
Tillage
Cross Agricultural Engineering will host live demos of an Agrifac self-propelled beet harvester at its annual open day, which takes...