Tillage
Tillage: Planting winter cereal crops
With the end of the 2024 grain harvest now in sight, growers will be turning their thoughts to the planting...
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Machinery
Choice of seed placement with Pottinger Terradisc
Cover crops are becoming an important part of the cropping cycle. Pottinger is further catering for their timely sowing by...
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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...
Tillage
Think carefully about your seed source
Tillage farmers are making the most of the drier weather at present and some are taking the opportunity to plant...
Tillage
Winter planting: The drills are out in force
Tillage farmers across the country are making the most of the drier weather this week. While some farmers have continued...
Tillage
Revising seed rates in tricky conditions
This week Teagasc released a table of suggested seed rates for winter barley varieties in 2020, based on planting in...
Tillage
Seed rate calculation and drill calibration are essential tasks
As tillage farmers face into the autumn sowing season it is essential that the seed drill is set up correctly....
Tillage
Get your seed rate right when sowing
As farmers begin to plant winter barley across the country it is important to get the seed rate right. Some...
Tillage
Tillage farmers out in force in fine weather
There has been a massive improvement in soil conditions over the past few days as good weather prevails. Soil moisture...
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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
Beans: March is still a good time to sow
The time of sowing beans is always a hot topic of conversation. Many farmers think twice about planting in April,...
Tillage
Spring beans: What you need to know before planting
Seed may be short, but many farmers will be putting in some beans this spring, some maybe for the first...
Tillage
Be prepared for the work ahead...keep safe
Wet weather is continuing to halt progress in tillage fields and farmers are facing into a busy period. Keeping safe...
Agri-Business
'ArableApril': Maize, beans, cereals...more pics
Plenty of readers kept pictures coming in for ‘ArableApril’ this week. Tillage farmers were ploughing, sowing, spraying and spreading fertiliser...
Tillage
Tillage management: Get off to a good start and calculate seed rate
Many tillage farmers have seed drills out this week. Many more are ordering seed, whichever job you are doing be...
Tillage
Still time to incorporate phosphorus into the seedbed
Anyone currently sowing winter cereals on soil with a phosphorus (P) index of 1 or 2 can still apply P...
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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...
Tillage
Keep the seed drill in the shed
Current dry conditions and a fear of a return of wet conditions – like last winter – will no doubt...
Tillage
Where and how to sow forage crops?
Forage crops need to be sown into the drier and better soils on your farm. That was the main message...
Tillage
Challenging weather sees winter crop figures plummet
Farmers across the country have been forced to adjust cropping plans this year due to the poor weather in the...
Tillage
Tillage focus: Sowing spring barley and getting to grips with a new drill
Mark Daynes ventured out to the ploughed fields on Thursday last in another attempt to get some spring barley sown....