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Would you choose a 'Spyci' maize variety next spring?
With the Irish maize acreage likely to increase, there are many options available to growers when it comes to selecting...
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With the Irish maize acreage likely to increase, there are many options available to growers when it comes to selecting...
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Growing more doesn’t always mean making more; farmers in Finland explain how they believe EU subsidies hold back productive agriculture....
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In terms of the cost per unit of feed value, beet is the cheapest conserved crop to grow, according to...
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Cross Agricultural Engineering will host live demos of an Agrifac self-propelled beet harvester at its annual open day, which takes...
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National Potato Day takes place today, Friday, October 6. IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) President Joe Healy has called on consumers...
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Beet can be a great alternative to concentrate and remains a popular feed in many parts of the country. The...
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This week Dairygold has finalised its cereal prices for harvest 2017, with prices remaining “sluggish” due to another “large global...
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Tillage farmers are needed to grow high-quality forage crops. This comes as dairy farmers, especially those pushing stocking rates, look...
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Images of farmers in barley fields and orchards will be “banned” from alcohol adverts under proposed amendments to the controversial...
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Farmers and contractors are preparing as the 2017 maize harvest kicks into gear. Foragers have started to move in southerly...
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The outlook for maize is positive for the future; many of this year’s crops are now approaching maturity. That was...
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A maize and beet variety open day is scheduled to take place in Ballinacrusha, Cobh, Co. Cork tomorrow (Tuesday, October...
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A further extension for the establishment of catch crops in the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) has been granted. The...
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The use-up period for IPU (isoproturon) comes to an end today, September 30. The sale of IPU was prohibited since...
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Winter cereals are currently being planted where weather allows. Once sowing is completed, farmers should start looking at their autumn...
Agri-Business
Brexit is looming, but Mash Direct – one of the North’s best-known food exporters – is thinking ahead by launching...
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The harvest is ongoing in the north-east of the country at present. Spring crops such as barley, wheat, oats, oilseed rape...
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Maize harvesters have taken to the fields early this year, with machines out and about in the south of the...