Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co. Laois. The father-and-son duo...
November 13, 2021
Teagasc is advising tillage farmers that achieving carbon neutrality within their businesses should be a feasible objective within a reasonable...
September 20, 2021
Firefighters were called out to tackle a large blaze of straw bales in Meath over the weekend, with some startling...
September 7, 2021
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland seem committed to growing their own acreages of wheat and barley. But...
September 6, 2021
Harvest 2021 is progressing well – with 60% completed in the south of the country to date – and the...
August 26, 2021
Following a balmy week or two across the country, weather conditions were perfect for baling – with straw bales appearing...
July 27, 2021
Harvest 2021 is motoring along nicely, with top weather conditions aiding the earlier cuts and decent quality in the grain....
July 23, 2021
Teagasc tillage advisors are confirming that the Irish straw market will remain buoyant over the coming months. Many cereal growers,...
July 13, 2021
Straw incorporation was the focus of this year’s Irish Tillage and Land Use Society (ITLUS) summer conference. The event was...
June 7, 2021
Farmers are being urged to “carefully assess” the details of the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM), which opened for applications today...
March 22, 2021
The new Straw Incorporation Measure is expected to be opened for tillage farmers today (Monday, March 22) – with applications to...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to provide details about the new Straw...
March 5, 2021
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
January 28, 2021
The €10 million straw chopping scheme set out for tillage farmers needs to be workable – but represents a welcome...
January 22, 2021
The decision by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to financially support the chopping of straw and...
January 4, 2021
In last week’s budget, Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, dedicated €10 million of the €79 million set aside for agri-environmental...
October 23, 2020
As is usual, there is a large variation in prices across the country and prices are keenest in the south-east...
October 3, 2020
As the harvest drags on for many, straw is becoming difficult to save and while demand is there for straw...
September 9, 2020
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