Tillage
Tillage management: Oilseed rape planting to move into full swing
The early harvest this season makes it an ideal year for planting winter oilseed rape. The crop – which may...
Tillage
The early harvest this season makes it an ideal year for planting winter oilseed rape. The crop – which may...
Tillage
Quinns of Baltinglass is offering oilseed rape contracts for 2019. The contract price is €380/t when delivered at 9% moisture...
Tillage
Clearfield technology will be available in Ireland this year. The genetic technology allows volunteer oilseed rape and other cruciferous weeds...
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The recommended list for oilseed rape was published by the Department of Agriculture on Monday (July 30). Four varieties made...
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New varieties are a highlight of the ‘Cereals’ event for many. Breeders showcase the best they have to offer, as...
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Patrick and Carol Rooney have transformed their tillage farm. Patrick no longer describes himself as a tillage farmer; he’s a...
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This young Tipperary man is broadening his rotation. This season he has added seed oilseed rape to the fold. Gavin...
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Oilseed rape may be a good option for many farmers this spring. The poor weather last autumn resulted in many...
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Slugs can cause major problems on tillage farms, according to Markus Bieri. However, speaking at the Irish Tillage and Land...
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Leave the plough in the shed and reduce your seed rate if you want to make more money from oilseed...
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Spring barley has just started to be harvested, according to a number of grain merchants around the country. However, combines...
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As harvest ’17 continues to progress, a number of growers have said that oilseed rape will be their top-performing crop...
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Winter barley yields have been a mixed bag and yields have ranged from 3t/ac up to 4.25t/ac so far this...
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With winter barley yields back 10-15% nationally, it has been a difficult start to the harvest. Grain merchants across the...
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Harvesting is well underway in the south-east and the focus has turned to combining winter oats in recent days. Speaking...
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Research has been carried out in the UK to identify varieties of oilseed rape (OSR) that are more attractive to...
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Ireland’s oilseed rape acreage may well rise to 10,000ha for the 2016/17 season, according to Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan....
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Ireland’s tillage farmers have experienced bumper yields in 2015, but despite this harvest some will still struggle financially as a result...