Tillage
CROPS WATCH: Spring barley needs help early to reach potential
In this installment of CROPS WATCH, Kevin Nolan of Nolan farming is planting his last crop of spring barley of...
Spring barley
Tillage
Tillage management: Plant counts are important for decision making
Tillage farmers are extremely busy at the minute, but it is important to walk and monitor crops. Plant counts allow...
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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...
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Tillage focus: Still sowing spring crops in south Wexford
It’s almost the middle of May and, in a normal year, spring barley crops would have received a herbicide spray...
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Tillage management: Aphid counts remained low at the end of April
Aphid numbers dropped in the last week of April. An average of just 4.1 aphids/m² were counted on April 25....
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Spring sowing hasn't started in parts of the country
It’s hard to believe that it’s the beginning of May and farmers in parts of the country have not started...
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Tillage focus: Growing maize on contract is working in Co. Wexford
Kevin McCann was finally getting into spring sowing when AgriLand visited his farm just outside Camolin in Co. Wexford this...
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Barley protein: Nitrogen timing more important than rate
There is still a lot of spring barley to be sown across the country. However, some crops are up and...
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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....
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Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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Grain growers express concerns over land use change in Athy
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) has made a submission to Kildare County Council in relation to a change to...
Tillage
Tillage management: Spring barley checklist
Some tillage farmers have been able to take advantage of ploughing and sowing opportunities this week and it looks like...
N.Ireland
3-crop rule could tighten barley seed supplies
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland say they are running out of options to allow them to comply with the ‘three-crop...
Beef
Forage focus: Beet, barley and silage on a self-sufficient beef farm
Niall Nicholson farms in partnership with his father Billy just outside Crosshaven, Co. Cork. The first thing that strikes you...
Tillage
Tillage focus: A 'hopping' tillage farm in a wet January
Tillage farmers – all over the country – are awaiting an improvement in the weather, as ground conditions have halted...
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The 2018 cereal recommended lists are out
The spring cereal recommended lists have been published for the 2018 season. The lists are published by the Crops Evaluation...
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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
Will cereal producers break even this year?
After a relatively good start, the majority of combines have ceased working in recent days – at least for the...
Tillage
Would spring barley growers be better off growing willow?
Some 2,500 people flocked to Tuesday’s Energy In Agriculture event in Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary. Farmers travelled from all corners...
Tillage
So far so good for winter wheat - yields of over 4.5t/ac recorded
Spring barley has just started to be harvested, according to a number of grain merchants around the country. However, combines...
Tillage
Any tillage crisis fund that is introduced 'must be as accessible as possible'
If and when a tillage crisis fund is established, the scheme must be as easily accessible as possible, according to...