Tillage
Tillage: Maize crops coming under stress this year
Many farmers across the country are indicating that maize crops have been particularly slow in pushing forward this year. A...
Tillage
Many farmers across the country are indicating that maize crops have been particularly slow in pushing forward this year. A...
Tillage
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that the price of outputs for potato farmers have increased by 73.6% over...
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Warrendale Wagyu Ireland is currently seeking farmers interested in producing, rearing and finishing Wagyu cattle. The group is set to...
Horticulture
A farmer in the Netherlands has developed a sustainable business model based making efficient use of natural resources while growing...
Tillage
According to Teagasc, a significant number of spring barley crops are looking decidedly yellow in hue at the present time....
Tillage
Grasslands and croplands comprised over 67% of Ireland’s terrestrial and transitional ecosystems in 2018 according to the latest publication of...
Horticulture
It can lay claim to being around for 8,000 years and has undisputed strong links with Ireland but where did...
Environment
Devastating flooding in Ireland and the UK between October 2023 and March 2024 was caused by “human-induced climate change” an...
Tillage
The European Union needs to decrease dependency on imported crops through policy interventions, according to recommendations from a new study...
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If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
EU milk supply is expected to remain stable in 2024, while beef production is set to drop, according to a...
Tillage
Contractors play a key role on most tillage farms. This principle has been further endorsed during the spring 2024 planting...
Tillage
Teagasc has confirmed that 90% of spring tillage planting work has now been completed in the south of the country...
Tillage
Teagasc crops specialist, Shay Phelan, has assessed the field work required for winter barley and wheat crops in the coming...
Tillage
Teagasc’s Dr. Dermot Foristal has highlighted the value which effective crop rotation can deliver on Irish tillage farms. They include...
Tillage News
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops...
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Vaccination is a key pillar in the preventative approach to health and welfare of pigs. The pig industry has removed...
Tillage
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that he has “not yet received the funds” for the...
Tillage
The production of the thee main cereals in Ireland – wheat, barley and oats – decreased by more than one...
Podcast
In this episode Francess McDonnell asks the head of crops knowledge transfer with Teagasc, Michael Hennessy, what is the immediate...
N.Ireland
College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops specialist, Leigh McClean highlighted a number of priorities for arable farmers...