Tillage
Watch: Harvest 2024 on a tillage farm and why straw decision was a 'bombshell'
“The biggest relief is that the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) stays the same – that’s the main point for me...
Harvest 2024
Tillage
Tillage: BYDV-tolerant winter barley varieties yielding well
Drummonds has confirmed that barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)-tolerant varieties of winter barley have performed well this year. “The harvest...
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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
Straw: To bale or chop now?
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed an approximate €12 million fund for the amended Straw...
Beef News
Straw trade: What are prices looking like for this year?
Harvesting the first of the winter crops has kicked off in many tillage areas around the country. With much talk...
Tillage
Is septoria threatening the long-term future of Irish wheat production?
Unchecked levels of septoria infection in a large number of crops are threatening the future of winter wheat production in...
Opinion
Opinion: The mood within the tillage sector has taken a positive turn
The sombre mood that seemed to permeate every aspect of the tillage sector over the past 12 months and more...
Tillage
How are Irish straw supplies stacking up for next winter?
Predicting the tonnages of Irish straw that will be available next winter is a process that will require the inclusion...
Tillage News
Copa Cogeca: EU cereal production predicted to drop 5% in 2024
Cereal production across the 27 EU member states is predicted to reach 257.3 million tonnes this year, a drop of...
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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...
N.Ireland
NI farmers report strong plant counts in spring cereal crops
Tillage farmers in Northern Ireland are reporting excellent germination rates and plant counts in spring cereal crops that were established...