Dairy Technical
Maize harvesting gets underway across the country
The harvesting of maize silage crops has begun in many parts of the country in recent days. Maize is used...
Maize
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s maize acreage up by approximately 15%
Northern Ireland’s maize acreage is up by 15%, year on year. These estimates are based on figures provided by Maizetech’s...
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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...
Agri-Business
$17m project to help Ukrainian farmers save harvest
To address the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the global agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
Tillage News
Tillage: Fancy growing a crop of spelt?
Spelt may, or may not be, grown in Ireland. But it’s a very important cereal crop in many parts of...
Agri-Business
State aid: EU Commission approves €1m Croatian maize scheme
The European Commission has today (Thursday, June 23) approved a €1 million Croatian scheme to support maize seed producers. The...
Tillage
BYDV now impacting many spring barley crops
Teagasc is confirming that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) is now impacting many spring barley crops across the country. But...
Tillage News
EU Commission authorises 2 genetically modified crops
The European Commission has today (Thursday, May 19) authorised two genetically modified (GM) crops (one maize and one soya bean)...
Tillage News
25m tonnes of maize still in Ukrainian feed stores
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop...
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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
Ukraine exported 1m tonnes of grain during the month of April
Despite the impact of the ongoing conflict, Ukraine managed to export one million tonnes of grain during the month April...
Tillage News
Big reduction in Ukrainian grain maize and soya output predicted
It has ben reported that farmers in Ukraine have cut back significantly on the acreage of grain maize and soya...
Tillage
Undersowing maize - is it an option this year?
According to grass seed breeder Barenbrug UK, some growers may be keen to keep valuable nitrates in the soil this...
N.Ireland
BYDV hits Co. Down barley crop
A Co. Down cereal grower has confirmed that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has caused problems within his 2021/22 winter...
Tillage News
Maize acreage looks set to increase by 15% in 2022
Ireland’s forage maize acreage looks set to increase by 15% in 2022 and driving all of this is the Tillage...
Tillage Technical
Will merchants and banks be willing to finance Tillage Incentive Scheme?
With maize crops costing up to €1,000/ac to grow, will merchants and the banks be willing to finance the Tillage...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
Tillage
Tillage Incentive Scheme – all you need to know
The Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) will encourage farmers to sow additional tillage crops in 2022 on land that was in...
Agri-Business
On Ukrainian soil - critical month ahead for agriculture
The coming four weeks will determine how much crop Ukrainian farmers can get planted out in 2022. “The frost starts...
Tillage
Nutritional requirements of maize crops
April is fast approaching, and with it the maize-sowing season, making now onwards a good time to create a planting...
Tillage
Grain and oilseed growers in western Ukraine to start cropping shortly
Grain and oilseed growers in western Ukraine will start cropping for the 2022 season in the very near future. That’s...