Tillage
Crops: Impact of soil pH on nutrient availability
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), soil pH must be considered the all-important starting point of any crop fertiliser...
Tillage
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), soil pH must be considered the all-important starting point of any crop fertiliser...
Tillage
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising growers to be mindful of the impact that...
Tillage
The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop...
Tillage
Farmers are very aware of the growing costs that are set to confront Irish cereal growers over the next 12...
Rural Life
A 182ac tillage farm in Co. Meath has been sold for €3.15 million to an Irish-based buyer in a public...
Opinion
I believe that the farm minister missed a wonderful opportunity to lay out his thoughts on the future of Irish...
Agri-Business
The start of 2023 could remain challenging for EU farmers when coping with high input costs and what is likely...
Agri-Business
Dairygold has confirmed that it has finalised the grain prices it will pay cereal growers for the 2022 harvest. The...
Beef
Farmers in the suckler, sheep, tillage and pig sectors are going to be worse hit by input price inflation when...
Tillage News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a €12.50/t drying surcharge imposed on malting barley growers by Boortmalt has...
Tillage News
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has branded Budget 2023 as a missed opportunity to progress the tillage sector. The...
Tillage
The issue of pesticide usage is one that generates tremendous interest amongst environmental groups and the public at large. Recent...
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) has updated the winter cereal recommended variety lists. These now include...
Tillage
Two winter oilseed rape varieties have dropped off the Recommended List since 2021 due to seed availability issues, namely Anastasia...
Tillage News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) wants to see sustainable growth within the crops sector become a reality over the coming...
Tillage News
Flahavan’s has announced the winners of its ‘Oat Grower of the Year Award 2022’. The awards were split into two categories – Conventional Oat Growers and...
Agri-Business
Soaring costs of farm inputs, including fertiliser, crop protection products and labour, are accelerating the adoption of agtech among US...
Tillage
Teagasc has highlighted a number of ways by which Irish tillage farmers can reduce financial risk, as they look ahead towards...