Agri-Business
UN Food Price Index: Quotations for oils, meat and dairy rise
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Agri-Business
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Tillage
Rothamsted Research scientists have welcomed changes that will make gene editing (GE) research much easier from now on. The new...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc research scientist Dermot Forristal has looked at the fertiliser application strategies for crops other than cereals. Courtesy of his...
N.Ireland
Crop production estimates for the main cereal options and potatoes grown in Northern Ireland have been published for 2021, by...
Tillage
Co. Kildare man, Jim McCarthy quickly found out that improving soil quality is critical in developing a successful tillage operation...
Tillage
The most recent ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast featured a discussion between Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy and Kildare man, Jim McCarthy, now farming...
Tillage
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has launched its online edition of the recommended lists for cereals and oilseed...
Tillage Technical
Where a pre-emergent herbicide has not been used on recently planted winter cereals, Teagasc is recommending the application of a...
Tillage News
Teagasc tillage specialists are predicting a significant rise in Ireland’s cereal acreage during the season ahead and questions have arisen...
Agri-Business
€221 million in horticulture and cereals was exported last year according to the latest report from Bord Bia. This was...
Tillage
Heavy rain in October delayed planting across Europe, but dry weather in November has allowed many areas to catch up,...
Agri-Business
Preliminary estimates of the agricultural price indices for 2020 show a 3.3% decrease in input prices from 2019 levels with...
Tillage
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released its Statistical Yearbook of Ireland for 2020 this week. The crop production figures show...
Tillage
Just small amounts of the harvest in Great Britain remained to be cut as of September 22 as the dry...
Tillage
Straw will be easily cleared from many fields this year as yields are back dramatically in many areas and once...
Beef
Anyone planning on saving a cereal crop for wholecrop silage should keep an eye on crop growth stages and dry...
Tillage
Each year the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine carries out pesticide usage surveys. These surveys rotate between different...
Tillage
As fungicide applications get under control and farmers prepare machinery for harvest, this time of year is also a time...