Tillage
Tillage: Dash for harvest finishing line this week
With the weather slightly improving over the coming days, many tillage farmers will be making a dash for the harvest...
Maize
Tillage
Sales of maize seed increase by 25%
Maizetech is confirming an approximate 25% increase in the sale of maize seed, year-on-year. And crops are looking well. The...
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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...
N.Ireland
90% of Northern Ireland winter barley crop yet to be harvested
Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers has confirmed that 90% of Northern Ireland’s winter barley crop has yet to be...
Tillage
EU to become the largest producer of wheat by 2032
The EU will soon become the largest exporter of wheat in the world but worldwide growth of cereals is projected...
Tillage
Wheat and maize markets in a state of flux
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that both wheat and maize grain markets strengthened during the early...
Tillage
GMOs authorised for food and animal feed use
The European Commission has provided authorisation for the use of new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for food and animal feed. It...
Tillage
Tillage: Forage maize crops progressing well
Forage maize crops are progressing well throughout Ireland at the present time, according to Maizetech’s, John Foley. “Crops are responding...
Tillage
AHDB: Update on world grain markets
According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), world grain markets are reflecting two key drivers – events in...
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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
Late spring cropping choices for tillage farmers
With the weather fast improving, many tillage farmers will be looking for advice on late spring cropping choices. According to...
Tillage
Will increased EU crop output in 2023 put pressure on grain prices?
European Union (EU) crop output is expected to increase in 2023, despite the continuing threat of drought across southern Europe....
Tillage
Potash association updates nutrient recommendations for maize
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has updated its nutrient recommendations for maize crops in 2023. Whether grown for animal silage,...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Budget time for spring crops
There is a range of decisions relating to spring crops that farmers must make over the coming days. But a...
Tillage
Tillage: 15,000ha of forage maize grown from 2019-2022
The average area of forage maize grown in Ireland between 2019 and 2022 was 15,000ha, an area that may well...
Tillage
Global grain markets steady amid extension of Black Sea deal
The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that world grain markets felt some support last week overall....
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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....
Tillage Technical
US production of maize, soya and wheat expected to rise
The expectations for the 2023 cropping levels in the US indicate growth in the planted area of maize, wheat, and...
Tillage
Biodegradable films bring high maize yields in 2022
The use of biodegradable films on Irish maize crops this year has resulted in higher yields, despite costing more per...
Pig/Poultry
Watch: Farmland - Bird flu in Ireland and 2022 maize harvest
This week’s episode of Farmland focusses on the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in Ireland, which has ignited fears...
Rural Life
Farmland: Bird flu in Ireland and the 2022 maize harvest
This week on Farmland, Agriland journalist Megan O’Brien discusses the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in Ireland following confirmation...