Tillage
Why it's important not to overpack the top layer of your maize silage pit
Farmers and contractors are preparing as the 2017 maize harvest kicks into gear. Foragers have started to move in southerly...
Tillage
Farmers and contractors are preparing as the 2017 maize harvest kicks into gear. Foragers have started to move in southerly...
Tillage
The outlook for maize is positive for the future; many of this year’s crops are now approaching maturity. That was...
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A maize and beet variety open day is scheduled to take place in Ballinacrusha, Cobh, Co. Cork tomorrow (Tuesday, October...
Tillage
Maize harvesters have taken to the fields early this year, with machines out and about in the south of the...
National Ploughing Championships
By Siobhan Walsh Co. Limerick based company Samco was among the 1,700 or so exhibitors at this week’s National Ploughing Championships in...
Machinery
Krone, the family-owned machinery giant, will unveil its latest additions to its BiG X range at the upcoming Agritechnica machinery extravagnaza. Three...
Tillage
European cereal production is expected to be below average for another year, according to the summer short-term outlook report published by...
Dairy
A feeding trend involving maize silage has been noticed on Irish dairy farms over the past number of years. Gordon...
Tillage
After a slow start up to June 1, maize crops have caught up now having “jumped out of the ground”, according...
Tillage
Ireland’s maize acreage is up 10% year-on-year, according to Maizetech’s John Foley. The improved performance was attributed to the continuing...
Machinery
A new world record has been set, whereby over 500ha of maize was sown in a marathon 24-hour planting experiment...
Tillage
Conditions for sowing maize are excellent at present, according to a prominent contractor based in Co. Cork. Mark Troy, of...
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently released the Forage Maize Varieties Irish Recommended List 2017. This list contains plenty of...
Agri Politics
MEPs have this week opposed plans by the EU Commission, to authorise imports of food and feed products derived from, or...
Machinery
Claas has unveiled two new models of its forage harvester, the Jaguar 980 and 970, which will replace current models...
Tillage
Maize crops yielding between 20-25t/ac will be commonplace in Ireland this year, according to Maizetech’s John Foley. “We are seeing...
Tillage
An extraordinary growing season will see maize yields increase by 20-25% compared to last year, Maizetech’s John Foley has said....
Agri Politics
The European Commission recently gave the go ahead for the placing on the market of products – for food and...