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

July 13, 2019

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…

Tillage focus: Bringing back malting barley to Co. Louth

March 9, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Paul Brophy is one of a small number of large-scale broccoli growers in the country. His vegetable business is solely broccoli and for…

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