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

September 1, 2019

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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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

Tillage focus: From field or store, potatoes leave the farm all year round

July 13, 2019

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Planting, spraying, harvesting, grading, storing, testing – Broadleas Farm has approximately 650ac of potatoes and supplies that product to Tayto Snacks all year…

Growing heritage cereal varieties to help future growers

July 12, 2019

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In the last number of weeks AgriLand has attended a lot of open days, each one with lots to offer, but one highlight…

Tillage focus: Growing and harvesting a 40ac hemp crop in Co. Wicklow

July 3, 2019

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Organic farming in Co. Wicklow, Edward Hanbidge runs a herd of Dexter cattle alongside a sheep enterprise. In addition to these operations, Edward…

Tillage focus: Conserving the soil and time in Co. Carlow

June 23, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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…