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'ArableApril': Cereals area declines by 40,000ha in 4 years
The area under cereals in this country declined by almost 40,000ha from 2015 to 2018 – from 292,400ha in 2015...
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The area under cereals in this country declined by almost 40,000ha from 2015 to 2018 – from 292,400ha in 2015...
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Seamus Duggan is a malting barley grower from Co. Laois. FarmLand paid a visit while he was planting Laureate spring...
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Many tillage farmers have seed drills out this week. Many more are ordering seed, whichever job you are doing be...
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As spring barley varieties increase in yield other factors can become problematic. Brackling is one such problem and can cause...
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11 varieties made it onto the recommended and provisionally recommended spring barley variety lists for the 2019 season. The lists...
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The harvest is still dragging on in some parts of the country. At the time of going to print, a...
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Boortmalt has adjusted its malting barley protein specifications for this year’s harvest. Malting barley supplied to the company can now...
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Seedtech’s hybrid barley varieties are often the talking point of the company’s open day. But, at this year’s event, it...
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The Goldcrop open day provided a great opportunity to take a peak at varieties for next year’s season. Some of...
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A significant decrease in straw availability looks likely this harvest. While the cereal crop area is down, the straw yield...
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2018 has been a very unusual year for Irish farming. The extremely wet spring led to difficult sowing conditions and...
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The prolonged spell of dry weather has taken its toll on crops across the country. In some parts, rain has...
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Eamonn Burke is a farmer with a difference; he has no land of his own. The Co. Galway man farms...
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Spring barley crops are at many different stages of growth across the country. Some are only receiving first fungicides, while...
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Jamie Baggott is the Master Distiller at Ballykeefe Distillery. Jamie – originally from the UK – is one of the...
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Ballykeefe Distillery is set to be the next big thing in the Irish agri-food industry. It is the only farm...
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John Mulhare discusses, how to insure a correct mix for your sprayer
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In this installment of CROPS WATCH, Kevin Nolan of Nolan farming is planting his last crop of spring barley of...