Tillage
Advice: Crop establishment during a difficult spring
Ground conditions remain extremely challenging across the country for soil cultivation and subsequent crop establishment. Field work under such conditions...
Min Till
Agri-Business
Minimal soil disturbance trending at Agritechnica
Turning the soil in preparation for planting the crop is as old as farming itself, yet even after many thousands...
Opinion
Opinion: We forsake the plough at our peril
Recent days have brought home to me the focal role of the plough within Irish tillage. It’s a proven technology...
CAP / Schemes
Call for clarity on possible ploughing ban for carbon-rich soils
Independent TD Carol Nolan has called for greater clarity and engagement on the potential introduction of a ploughing ban and...
Tillage
Part 2: Improving soil quality critical to success of tillage plan in Romania
Co. Kildare man, Jim McCarthy quickly found out that improving soil quality is critical in developing a successful tillage operation...
Machinery News
He-Va goes underground with Stealth subsoiler
Dragging a subsoiler through a field is usually considered the preserve of a big tractor on heavy land. However, the...
Grass
Teagasc tips for successful grass reseeding
The main advantage of reseeding grassland on a farm is that, it will increase both the quantity and quality of...
Environment
GLAS - priority actions that will improve your chance of success
If a farm does not have a priority environmental asset (PEA), in order to improve the chances of successful entry into GLAS...