Environment
Laois farmer gets enthusiastic response to biodiversity project
A Laois farmer who is currently working on a five year project on sustainability and biodiversity said he has had...
Environment
A Laois farmer who is currently working on a five year project on sustainability and biodiversity said he has had...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc tillage advisors around the country are confirming that spring barley crops planted out in March are looking well. The...
Tillage Technical
Given the unavailability of desmedipham to deliver early weed control in fodder beet and spring-sown crops, Teagasc is advising the...
Tillage
Teagasc is reporting that many spring wheat crops planted out over recent weeks are now emerging and looking well and...
Tillage
Teagasc is confirming that barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) infestations are now quite commonplace within crops of spring barley grown...
Tillage
With March now here, winter barley management and spring barley sowing will be to the fore of farmers’ minds over...
Tillage
Some combines managed to get out to fields on Sunday (August 23), and while conditions were far from ideal there...
Tillage
Winter wheat and spring barley were the main order of business this week, with crops of winter oilseed rape and...
Tillage
The harvest kicked into full swing at the weekend as dry and sunny weather allowed for a run at work....
Tillage
Boortmalt has urged growers to have patience this harvest as farmers decide what to do with crops of spring barley...
Tillage
As the chemical tools in plant protection reduce and others inevitably lose effectiveness over time it is important to keep...
Tillage
Secondary growth – it’s the conversation starter among tillage farmers these days. “What are we going to do with all...
Tillage
The spring barley crops in Kildalton were looking extremely well when AgriLand visited the Department of Agriculture’s variety trials. Although...
Tillage
Stephen McCabe told AgriLand that he looked at “the good, the bad and the ugly” in crops last week. The...
Tillage
Awns are out on spring barley crops across the country and while disease pressure has been low it is important...
Tillage
Providing spring barley crops with nutrition and avoiding stress on plants is going to be essential as disease control programmes...
Agri-Business
Dairygold confirmed to AgriLand today, Thursday, May 14, that it is committed to purchasing all of the contracted tonnage of...
Tillage
As we enter the middle of May fungicides on winter barley will be wrapping up, while the majority of spring...