Tillage
Tillage: Fieldwork gathers pace amid improving ground conditions
Fieldwork continues apace on all tillage farms. Ground conditions are good and crops are responding well to the improved weather...
Spring wheat
Tillage
Data suggests challenges confronting Irish tillage sector
The challenges that confront Irish tillage at the present time are manifold in nature, and recent published figures confirm this...
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Continued strong demand for land from farmers
There is a continued strong demand for land from farmers, according to agricultural development manager (south-east and midlands) at Bank...
Tillage
Tillage: Benefits of rolling spring barley and wheat crops
Teagasc has confirmed the benefits of rolling spring barley and wheat crops and three factors come into play. Rolling encourages...
Tillage
Spring cereal crops - much fieldwork in a short timeframe
Getting on with fieldwork as quickly as possible is the key priority now confronting those tillage farmers with spring cereal...
Tillage
Spring 2024 planting - the contractors’ perspective
Contractors play a key role on most tillage farms. This principle has been further endorsed during the spring 2024 planting...
Tillage
Tillage spring planting - south and midlands fare the best
Teagasc has confirmed that 90% of spring tillage planting work has now been completed in the south of the country...
Tillage
Spring planting conditions see dramatic improvement
Teagasc’s head of Crop Knowledge Transfer, Michael Hennessy, has confirmed that spring planting conditions have improved dramatically over recent days....
Tillage
Tillage: Should growers continue with seed already purchased?
The conundrum for tillage growers at the moment – do they push ahead with the seed they have already purchased,...
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The Farm Well Hub is a new Irish on-line resource specifically dedicated to farmers mental health & wellbeing. The Farm...
Tillage
‘Planting window’ for spring beans, wheat and oats fast diminishing
Tillage specialists are confirming that the opportunity to get viable crops of spring beans, wheat, and oats into the ground...
N.Ireland
Little winter crop sown on farms - CAFRE
Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...
Tillage
Push is on to complete 2023 fungicide programmes
The coming days will see tillage farmers push to get 2023 fungicide programmes significantly advanced across all cereal crops. Where...
Tillage
Crop update: Finishing line in sight for winter wheat
Teagasc has published its latest crop update for 2023. It confirms that the finishing line is in sight for winter...
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
How to maximise the potential of spring-sown winter wheat
Teagasc has provided an update on how growers can best maximise the potential of spring-sown winter wheat. Last November’s 2022...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Tillage
Disease control update for wheat crops
Septoria is very visible in most winter wheat crops at the present time. But disease levels remain relatively low, according...
Tillage
Planting cereals after long-term permanent pasture
The new Tillage Incentive Scheme is expected to lead to an increase in cereals planted after long-term permanent pasture. Barley...
Tillage
Recommended lists: Two new additions to spring wheat varieties
Two new spring wheat varieties have been added to the provisionally recommended list – the only new varieties to be...
Tillage
'Chilly' variety heats up the spring wheat list
KWS Chilham is a new variety added to the provisionally recommended list of spring wheat varieties this season. It sits...