Tillage
Farmers "will be relieved" to see the proposal under the sixth NAP to drop the requirement for shallow cultivation.
Machinery
Amazone has introduced the 6003-2TS Special, which is said to offer all the same advantages of the existing models in the Catros family
Machinery News
There has been much attention paid to ultra shallow cultivation over the last few years and at a recent launch day in Austria Pottinger...
Sky Agriculture has announced a major expansion of its Methys HDS disc based stubble cultivator range, a suite of implements that is designed
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced another exemption for farmers in ACRES due to adverse weather.
Sky Agriculture has been leading the way in twin disc spreading and is now pioneering a new approach to tillage in partnership with the soil.
The plough still stands at the heart of the Kverneland Groups tillage range, but from that root, has grown a range of cultivation....
One of the great takeaways from Agritechnica last year, was the rapid move towards minimizing soil disturbance in preparing....
Tillage News
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said there is currently no plan to further extend shallow cultivation regulations for tillage farmers.
Government ministers have agreed an extension to the shallow cultivation rules for tillage farmers due to adverse weather conditions.
Sinn Féin TD Claire Kerrane called on Minister Charlie McConalogue to respond to shallow cultivation period extension requests.
The FCI has urged Minister Charlie McConalogue to extend the deadline for shallow cultivation or sowing a crop after combine harvesting.
So where is the evidence that points to tillage farmers’ direct association with Ireland’s water quality standards?
The government has updated Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme, which puts a strong focus on the management of stubble ground post harvest