Machinery News
Plano fills Pottinger’s shallow cultivation gap
There has been much attention paid to ultra shallow cultivation over the last few years, and at a recent launch...
shallow cultivation
Machinery
Mounted versions of the Methys from Sky Agriculture
Sky Agriculture has announced a major expansion of its Methys HDS disc based stubble cultivator range, a suite of implements...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM confirms further ACRES exemption due to adverse weather
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced another exemption for farmers in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: Sky Agriculture keeps Sulky simplicity
Amidst all the talk of the wonders of technology and how farming is being transformed, it is often overlooked that...
Machinery
Machinery: Plough remains at the heart of Kverneland's tillage range
The plough remains at the very heart of Kverneland Group’s tillage range, but from this strong centre, has grown a...
Machinery
Minimal soil disturbance is the Weaving Machinery way
One of the great takeaways from Agritechnica last year, was the rapid move towards minimising soil disturbance in preparing ground...
Tillage News
DAFM: Weather under 'constant review' with harvest challenges
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said there is currently no plan to further extend the...
Tillage News
Ministers agree shallow cultivation extension
Government ministers have today (Monday, July 31) announced an extension to the shallow cultivation rules for tillage farmers due to...
Tillage News
Minister must engage on shallow cultivation extension request - TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture, Claire Kerrane has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue to...
Tillage News
FCI urges minister to extend shallow cultivation period
The Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has urged Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to...
Tillage
What is the impact of tillage on Ireland’s water quality?
The impact of the tillage sector on Ireland’s water quality was one of the topics up for discussion on a...
Tillage
Nitrates Action Programme and its drivers for the tillage sector
The government has updated Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), which is not only very specific about the impact of nitrates...