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Look back: ‘You can start small. You don’t have to start big’

January 1, 2020

In this ‘look back’, we take a short journey into the past to October and the Macra Annual Conference. The Saturday of the…

Look back: This farm will soon have its own whisky and beer

December 31, 2019

Tillage

Over the Christmas period, there’s no doubt a few people will enjoy the products from David Walsh Kemmis’s farm. Back in August, AgriLand…

Look back: Mixing varieties, reducing chemicals and direct drilling in Co. Louth

December 29, 2019

Tillage

For today’s ‘look back’ we revisit Gareth Culligan’s farm in Co. Louth. Gareth’s story really took off, along with some of his BASE…

Look back: Progressive and open…leading the way in Ontario, Canada

December 28, 2019

Tillage

In July, AgriLand took an insightful trip with the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Canada. Last year, Ireland was the biggest buyer of exported…

Look back: Wholecrop soybean harvest in Co. Wicklow

December 27, 2019

Tillage

AgriLand readers really like silage and machinery. This silage harvest was not an average pick up though. In today’s ‘Look back’ we revisit…

Look back: ‘Irish barley is essential to the business’

December 25, 2019

Agri-Business

Irish barley, Irish drinks and imported grain are something that feature quite a bit in the news and cause frustration for tillage farmers.…

Look back: Green army finishes potato planting in 3 counties

December 24, 2019

Tillage

In early May, AgriLand saw the O’Gorman brothers’ ‘Green Army’ at work, planting potatoes in Co. Laois. The video from the story is…

Look back: The first drilling of the year…beans in Co. Kildare

December 23, 2019

Tillage

Over the course of the year AgriLand visited a number of young tillage farmers. Their enthusiasm and attention to detail are great to…

Look back: Some of the top tillage visits of the year

December 22, 2019

Tillage

Over the next few days AgriLand will take a look back at some of the most popular visits over the past year. From…

Tillage focus: Plenty of young tillage farmers training up in Kildalton

December 1, 2019

Tillage

This year, 35 first year students have opted to study tillage at Kildalton Agricultural College – that accounts for 27% of the students…

Tillage focus: ‘You can start small. You don’t have to start big’

November 3, 2019

Tillage

“You can start small. You don’t have to start big. You’re every bit as important as a small tillage farmer, as the fella…

Tillage focus: Wholecrop soybean harvest in Co. Wicklow

October 20, 2019

Tillage

It wasn’t just an average silage pick up in Stratford, Co. Wicklow, when AgriLand visited John Wynne’s farm in early September. The dairy,…

Tillage focus: New wheels, maps and AutoTrac in Co. Kildare

September 1, 2019

Tillage

Kevin O’Gorman was making light work of a crop of Bennington winter wheat in south Kildare this week. The O’Gorman brothers’ new John…

Tillage focus: Harvest becoming very difficult

August 20, 2019

Tillage

The harvest has become a trying time for tillage farmers. Heavy rain showers have made cutting impossible in some areas, while others have…

Tillage focus: ‘Irish barley is essential to the business’

August 18, 2019

Tillage

Waterford Distillery is a place that you leave with optimism. Its dedication to traceability and loyalty to growers is a simple, but complicated…

Tillage focus: This farm will soon have its own whisky and beer

August 11, 2019

Tillage

Ballykilcavan Farm is fairly unique. Some day David Walsh Kemmis may be able to walk into his local public house and order a…

Tillage focus: Progressive and open…leading the way in Ontario, Canada

August 4, 2019

Tillage

“I built this drill.” That was one of the first things that Mark Brock said when he greeted a group of EU journalists…

Tillage focus: Harvesting barley on a farm converting to direct drilling in Co. Kilkenny

July 21, 2019

Tillage

Young tillage farmers are scarce on the ground, but the small group that are out there are progressive. Eoin Lyons was harvesting winter…

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