Tillage
Changing weather patterns impacting on forage maize yields
Changing weather patterns have impacted significantly on the yields and quality of forage maize crops grown in the UK. Results...
Tillage
Tillage
Tillage: Blackgrass genome now fully sequenced
The recent sequencing of the entire blackgrass genome has been hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against herbicide...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Tillage News
Irish Distillers and BOI offer sustainability loans to tillage farmers
Irish Distillers is partnering with Bank of Ireland (BOI) to offer sustainability-linked loans to tillage farmers for the first time....
Tillage
UK forage maize area increased significantly in 2024
The area of arable land across the UK dedicated to forage maize production in 2024 increased by between 10% and...
Opinion
Opinion: Soil health should never be overlooked
A recent report has confirmed the parlous state of soil health throughout Europe. Soil management is an issue that confronts...
Tillage
Time to prioritise completion of nutrient management plans
Farmers have been advised that all nutrient management plans (NMPs) should be completed by this stage. According to Teagasc tillage...
Tillage
Tillage ground is a natural home for slurry
Teagasc is confirming that slurry is a valuable fertiliser for tillage crops and offers many benefits when managed and applied...
Tillage
Finding the optimum forward speed when spreading slurry
Increasing numbers of Irish tillage farmers will be spreading slurry on winter cereals over the coming weeks. This is particularly...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Tillage News
Cork farmer named winner of Dairygold malting barley competition
Richard Lucey, a farmer from Ballyclough, Mallow Co. Cork has today (Friday, January 17) been named as the winner of...
Tillage
First case of glyphosate resistance confirmed in UK
The Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has confirmed the first case of full rate glyphosate resistance in the UK within...
Environment
Applications open for paid organic farming internship
Aspiring organic growers have the opportunity to kickstart a career in organic farming, with the Organic Growers of Ireland (OGI)...
Tillage
Does a new government mean a new impetus for agriculture?
The new government will fully recognise the role played by agriculture at the very heart of the Irish economy and...
Tillage
Miller to stand down as chair of Irish Grain Growers' Group
Bobby Miller is to stand down as chair of the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG). He will not be seeking...
Agri-Business
ifac report: Rules and regulations top challenge for farmers
Yet another year of uncertainty is facing Irish farmers. That’s according to the Irish Farm Report 2025 conducted by farming, food...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Beef News
Reminder: Are your soil sample results 'out of date'?
Many farmers attending a recent farm walk in Co. Wicklow were surprised to hear that their soil sample results may...
N.Ireland
'International grain markets will turn in favour of growers' - UFU
According to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president, Glenn Cuddy, better succession planning will not sort out the inheritance...
Tillage
Herbicide resistance status of grass weed population in 2024
Teagasc has published an overview of the herbicide resistance status of grass weed populations within tillage systems during 2024. Significantly,...
Agri-Business
DAFM issues nearly €6m in scheme payments to farmers
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €6 million in scheme payments to farmers last week....