Is Ireland’s first bottle of oats on the way? January 14, 2020 Tillage AgriLand was excited to see that The Merry Mill is set to launch its very own oat drink. The Merry Mill is owned…
Glanbia mixes Irish oats and milk in an instant porridge October 31, 2019 Agri-Business As winter draws in people across the country are turning for their porridge. This week, Glanbia Ireland has added another choice to the…
Last chance to send pics for ‘ArableApril’ this week April 22, 2019 Tillage ‘ArableApril’ is drawing to a close and AgriLand is encouraging readers to send in their pictures for the last week of the initiative,…
Tillage focus: Coeliacs celebrate as combines roll July 28, 2018 Tillage Glanbia’s gluten-free oats business has grown over the past five years. AgriLand visited a field of the niche crop being harvested last week…
Flahavan’s is the number one organic oat product in the UK July 18, 2018 Tillage Based in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford, Flahavan’s – the sixth-generation family business – has moved with the times and it looks to be paying off.…
Move over dairy; Oatly! is in demand June 11, 2018 Tillage Tillage farmers who are constantly being told ‘there’s money in cows’ or ‘you may sow grass’ might be glad to hear that Oatly!…
Driving yields forward in winter and spring oats May 24, 2018 Two of the most popular varieties of winter and spring oats, Husky and Barra, are highly responsive to fungicides. Mildew is an ongoing… Sponsored
‘Winter oats will compensate for overwinter plant losses’ February 1, 2018 Tillage The three-crop rule has seen a resurgence in the area of oats grown in Ireland in the past number of years. With this…
Down to the crunch: Is there a market for Irish grains in snack production? January 31, 2018 Tillage Value-added grains and products – such as bread, biscuits and crackers – are needed to improve the profitability of the Irish tillage industry.…
2018 winter cereal recommended lists are out September 25, 2017 Tillage By Siobhan Walsh The winter cereal recommended lists for 2018 were published last week by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s…
Organic gluten-free oats enterprise developed by Laois farmer August 28, 2017 Tillage Organic gluten-free oats became an addition to a Laois farmer’s enterprise, after his daughter posed a question. Kevin Scully from Vicarstown, converted the…
Irish cereal production dropped by 12.3% in 2016 March 24, 2017 Tillage Overall production of wheat, oats and barley in Ireland decreased by 12.3% in 2016, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.…
‘Now is the time to treat barley and oat crops for mildew’ March 13, 2017 Tillage Heavy infestations of mildew are apparent in a significant number of barley, oat and wheat crops at the present time, according to Teagasc’s Head…
Grazing winter oats – a US perspective December 4, 2016 Tillage Dairy farmers in the US state of Wisconsin are being encouraged to sow winter oats in early August and then graze the growing…
Crows destroy 30ac of oats, wild bird cover crops to blame says farmer May 30, 2016 Tillage Crows have destroyed 30ac of oats on one Co. Galway farmer and he has put the problem down to the increasing amount of wild…
Watch great drone footage as gluten-free oat harvest comes to a close September 9, 2015 Tillage Glanbia recently got some excellent drone footage of the gluten-free oat harvest. According to Rob O’Keeffe of Glanbia the gluten-free oat harvest is…
Why spring beans are key on rugby star Rory Best’s 1,200-acre farm June 26, 2015 Tillage Spring beans work tremendously well as a break within a tillage rotation, according to Irish rugby star Rory Best. The Best family grow…
‘There will be no short cuts on winter wheat this year’ June 1, 2015 Tillage Winter wheat crops are approaching their flag leaf spray, David Leahy Agronomist with Glanbia says. This year programmes have been thrown out of…
