Tillage
The role of agricultural lime in driving crop productivity
Soil acidity is a major factor in fertiliser efficiency. Applying lime can reduce requirements for many crop nutrients. These include:...
Beans
Tillage
National Tillage Conference to address role of carbon in tillage
Teagasc’s 2025 National Tillage Conference takes place on Wednesday next (January 29) in the Lyrath Hotel on the outskirts of...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Opinion
Opinion: Spring beans should be off to a winner in 2025
Spring beans will always make sense within any tillage rotation, and this should genuinely be the case in 2025. Beans...
Tillage
Tillage: Bean harvest to get underway next week
Teagasc has confirmed that the 2024 bean harvest will get underway in the Cork area next week, weather permitting. And...
Machinery
Grange Machinery launches TDT drill for tricky conditions
Grange Machinery Ltd of Holderness is a company that focuses on less intensive cultivation, building implements that are designed to...
Tillage
Tillage: Fieldwork gathers pace amid improving ground conditions
Fieldwork continues apace on all tillage farms. Ground conditions are good and crops are responding well to the improved weather...
Tillage
Tillage: Ireland’s plant protein market expected to increase
The global plant protein market is valued at over €17 billion per year and is expected to grow steadily over...
N.Ireland
Concern over availability of spring barley seed
According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply...
Sponsored
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
Project underway to separate protein from crops
Teagasc is working on developing value-added opportunities for protein crops, including peas and beans, grown in Ireland. The success of...
Tillage
Seed availability forms backdrop to tillage planning
Teagasc has again highlighted the issue of seed availability as the factor that will drive tillage planning in 2024. Ireland’s...
Tillage
Spring cereal planting survey deadline fast approaching
Tillage farmers have until Friday of this week (January 5) to participate in Teagasc’s spring cereal planting survey. The initiative...
Tillage
Europe’s plant protein landscape 'not fit for purpose' - Mullins
The opportunities associated with the growing of plant protein crops in Ireland continue to develop at an exponential rate. For...
Tillage
Research into Ireland's ability for plant-protein production ongoing
The recent Crops Forum event provided an opportunity to highlight the research into plant proteins, now ongoing within Teagasc. Both...
Tillage
Arable update: Barley yields disappointing in Northern Ireland
Co. Down agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that the winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland is complete with many growers...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
CAP / Schemes
Protein Aid Scheme sees a 47.6% increase in applications
While the payments for the Protein Aid Scheme will not be issued until December 2023, confirmation has been provided by...
Tillage
Crop diversification is a priority for the tillage sector
Crop diversification can improve the resilience of European agriculture, which currently relies on a few core crops according to Teagasc....
Tillage
Crop update: Finishing line in sight for winter wheat
Teagasc has published its latest crop update for 2023. It confirms that the finishing line is in sight for winter...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Wet spring weather causes crop protection challenge
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors are confirming that the wet weather during much of March and...