Tillage focus: Conserving the soil and time in Co. Carlow June 23, 2019 Tillage Conservation agriculture has many benefits. It can enhance the biodiversity on a farm; improve soil health through the use of cover crops and…
Tillage focus: High-value crops key to organic success May 19, 2019 Tillage Changing from a conventional, high-intensity tillage farm to an organic farm is a big move and one that wasn’t taken lightly by the…
Tillage focus: Green army finishes potato planting in 3 counties May 12, 2019 Tillage A week ahead of the same time they started planting last year, the O’Gorman Brothers were finishing the last of the sowing for…
Tillage focus: Mixing varieties, reducing chemicals and direct drilling in Co. Louth April 22, 2019 Tillage Companion cropping, direct drilling, promoting bio-diversity, reducing chemical use and mixing varieties – it’s all in a day’s work for Gareth Culligan who…
Tillage focus: Bringing back malting barley to Co. Louth March 9, 2019 Tillage Co. Louth was once a hive of breweries and distilleries, which were largely supplied by malting barley from the surrounding region. Harp lager…
Tillage focus: The drills are out…sowing beans in Co. Kildare February 17, 2019 Tillage The dry spell last week saw machinery descend on the tillage fields. Spring beans planting was one of the first jobs on many…
Tillage focus: No tillage and sheep controlling plant growth regulation January 13, 2019 Tillage The McAuley family farms outside Slane in Co. Meath. Louis McAuley is a no-till convert and took AgriLand on a tour of the…
Tillage focus: Organic vegetables from the farm gate to your Christmas dinner plate December 22, 2018 Tillage Liam Ryan is in a sector where demand is outstripping supply and keeping up with that demand is his biggest challenge. This year the…
Tillage focus: From field to feed mill – John Cullen Grain is an impressive sight December 16, 2018 Tillage ‘From little acorns mighty oak trees grow.’ That well known phrase isn’t a bad description of what happened to John Cullen’s business. John…
Tillage focus: Potato business gets ‘sweet’ in order to meet demand December 1, 2018 Tillage The potato industry in Ireland is a volatile sector, with small increases in potato consumption. O’Shea Farms is one of Ireland’s largest suppliers…
Tillage focus: Pulling beet with a self-propelled harvester in Co. Laois November 10, 2018 Tillage John Mulhare pulled his beet crop at the end of October and, having watched the crop from cultivation, AgriLand checked in to see how…
Tillage focus: Potato harvest in full swing November 3, 2018 Tillage The main potato harvest started on Keogh’s Farm in north Co. Dublin approximately two weeks ago. Most will know the Keoghs for their…
Tillage focus: What do we really know about cover crops? September 30, 2018 Tillage In the space of 20 years, the number of farmers growing cover crops in this country has increased almost 20 fold. Cover crops…
Tillage focus: Organic oat’s demand sees livestock decline September 1, 2018 Tillage Donald and Aideen Treacy converted to organic farming eight years ago. Based outside Crookstown in Co. Kildare, the Treacys moved from a conventional…
Tillage focus: Effect of drought to hit the veg shelves in the coming weeks August 21, 2018 Tillage Paul Brophy is one of a small number of large-scale broccoli growers in the country. His vegetable business is solely broccoli and for…
Tillage focus: Harvesting wheat, sowing forage crops and selling grain August 12, 2018 Tillage Kevin Nolan is no stranger to AgriLand. He appeared in our CROPS WATCH series this summer. At that time, he was managing different…
Tillage focus: Coeliacs celebrate as combines roll July 28, 2018 Tillage Glanbia’s gluten-free oats business has grown over the past five years. AgriLand visited a field of the niche crop being harvested last week…
Tillage focus: Trial leaves no room for error July 22, 2018 Tillage Drummonds first set up its agricultural division here in Ireland in 1972. In one way it’s like any other agri-merchant; the company sells…
