Tillage
Whole crop bales may be only option for growers in the west
Tillage farmers in the west of Ireland may look at whole cropping spring cereals in bales as the lesser of...
Spring Cereals
Dairy
Advice: Choose wholecrop harvest date based on farm needs
Dairy farmers making wholecrop silage from winter or spring cereals should choose the crop’s harvest date and percentage dry matter...
N.Ireland
NI farmers report strong plant counts in spring cereal crops
Tillage farmers in Northern Ireland are reporting excellent germination rates and plant counts in spring cereal crops that were established...
Tillage
Growers must 'minimise risk of disease strains developing' - CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has issued a crop management update, covering cereals and potatoes. Crops...
Tillage
Tillage: When is a winter cereal not a winter cereal?
Defining what is actually constituted by a winter cereal is an issue that Irish cereal growers may well be facing...
Tillage Technical
How to control weeds in spring cereal crops
All crops are now responding well to the improved weather conditions that have impacted across the country over the past...
Tillage
DAFM: Spring cereal recommended lists for 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has published its spring cereal recommended lists for 2023. Wheat, barley...
Tillage
Tillage advice: T2 spraying of spring cereals now a priority
In terms of tillage advice, Drummonds agronomists are strongly recommending that spring barley growers get on with their T2 spraying...
Tillage
Potash deficiency in spring cereals - keep an eye out
Teagasc is strongly advising tillage farmers to be on the lookout for potash deficiency in spring cereals. The disorder is...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Establishment rates of 85% for spring cereals
Teagasc has hosted a number of farm walks over recent weeks, at which establishment rates of over 85% have been...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Now is the last chance to plant spring cereal crops
Farmers wishing to plant spring cereal crops this year have a week, or thereabouts, to get the job completed. Otherwise,...
Tillage
Keep an eye on these varieties...
2020 spring cereal crops still have a long way to go before harvest, but knowing the seed availability for the...
Tillage
Crop walking: Managing deficiencies on challenging Wexford soils
Tim Sheil is an agronomist with Bolgers Agri. He walks crops along much of the Co. Wexford coastline from Kilmore...
Tillage
Arable April: Ploughs, drills, rollers and more...
As the amount of land left to be planted across the country gets smaller the focus is turning to fertiliser,...
Tillage
Tillage focus: Losing tillage land is 'illogical'
In this week’s Tillage Focus, AgriLand caught with Bobby Miller (over the phone). The Co. Laois man has been busy...
Tillage
Arable April: Tillage farmers tell their story...
Readers are sending in their pictures for Arable April in their droves; the competition is heating up. Since the beginning...
Tillage
Getting the right seed rate in your spring cereals
Spring sowing is underway in many parts of the country. Seed rate should take in a number of factors including...
Tillage
Machinery out in small numbers...February was wettest on record
A small number of tillage farmers have made their way to the fields this week in drier parts of the...