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Specialist tillage farms had the second highest family farm income of the farming sectors in Ireland in 2017, at just under €37,158. It…
The Teagasc National Tillage Conference kicked off this morning (Wednesday, January 30) in the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny. The conference began with a…
49% of Irish tillage farmers see world grain prices as the biggest long-term threat to their farm businesses. That was the result of…
The Protein Aid Scheme – which was worth almost €3 million to tillage farmers in 2017 – is set to continue this year,…
Challenging circumstances have been at play in the Irish tillage sector over the last number of years, according to Minister of State at…
The Irish tillage sector has experienced significant challenges over the past number of years, according to Teagasc’s Prof. Gerry Boyle. Speaking at today’s…
There is scope to use more Irish-grown beans in animal feedstuffs, according to Teagasc’s Dermot Forristal. Speaking at the National Tillage Conference in…
The Maize Industry Group hopes to bring tillage and dairy or beef farmers together with the introduction of a new maize contract. The…
Poor returns, due to low cereal yields and prices, has seen many tillage farmers struggle to hold onto their Basic Payments in 2016,…
Farmers who fail to use crop rotations could see a negative impact on the profitability and sustainability of their tillage systems, according to Teagasc’s…
Discussion groups offer farmers a relatively easy and practical way of gaining new information, skills, solutions and technologies, according to Teagasc’s Phelim McDonald.…
Resistance to fungicide sprays in wheat crops is becoming a real issue in Ireland, according to Teagasc’s Steven Kildea, who spoke at the recent…
Irish tillage farmers can learn from the mistakes made by UK farmers in regards to the control of black grass, according to the…
Six tillage experts from Ireland and the UK will hold the floor for this year’s Teagasc national tillage conference in the Lyrath Estate…
