Tillage
Several counties issued with yellow warning for blight
A Met Éireann yellow warning for potato blight has been issued for several counties today (Friday, August 16). The warning comes...
Soil moisture deficits
Tillage
Potassium availability linked to moisture content of soils
According to a soil specialist based at the University of Adelaide in Australia, potassium (K) availability is linked to the...
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Soil moisture deficits set to increase as dry weather returns
Soil moisture deficits (SMD) are continuing to decrease after the recent rainfall, with deficits of between 4mm and 29mm currently...
Dairy Technical
Soil moisture deficits improve after recent rainfall
According to Met Éireann, soil moisture deficits (SMD) are currently ranging between 7mm and 52mm, with the driest conditions in...
Dairy Technical
Soil moisture deficits set to improve slightly
According to Met Éireann, the majority of the country has been experiencing soil moisture deficits (SMD) of between 25mm to...
Tillage
Soils in good condition as soil temperatures decrease
Soils are in generally good condition ahead of the yellow rainfall warning tonight (September 29), which was issued for seven...
Tillage
Soil moisture deficits move towards field capacity
Field conditions are becoming extremely tough, especially for tillage farmers with crops left to harvest. Many farmers are also struggling...
Tillage
Some soils remain very dry
Soil moisture levels have improved in some parts over the past week, while others have gone slightly further into deficit,...
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Soils at field capacity in areas, but still down 61mm in others
The soil moisture deficit (SMD) has recovered in many parts of the country over the past week as rain made...
Tillage
Soil moisture deficits show improvement, but midlands still struggling
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) have shown signs of improvement from last week following the rain of recent days. Soils in...
Tillage
Soil moisture deficits have a long way to go
Farmers across the country were hoping for some rain over the weekend and while some areas of the country received...
Tillage
83mm of rain needed in places to reach field capacity
Soil moisture levels are not expected to improve significantly over the course of the week. Soil moisture levels remain extremely...
Tillage
Tillage farmers out in force in fine weather
There has been a massive improvement in soil conditions over the past few days as good weather prevails. Soil moisture...
Tillage
Flooded fields won't be worked for some time
The continuous rain and flooding of recent days, weeks and months has left ground in unworkable condition. No prizes will...
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Considerable improvement in soil conditions...field work begins again in some parts
Soil conditions showed signs of improvement towards the end of December in some parts of the country and while everyone...
Tillage
Soil moistures: 20mm over capacity in some areas
You don’t need to read this article to know that the land is wet, but if you want to see...
Dairy
Grass growth: Hoping for a speedy recovery
Growth rates took a knock last week – in some parts of the country – due to the lack of...
Tillage
Where has the recent rain left soil moisture levels?
Last Sunday, June 2, soil moisture deficits (SMDs) were running between -5 and 44 across all parts of the country...