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Don't apply nitrogen when the crop isn't growing
Winter crops are still facing tough conditions as Storm Dennis is heading in the direction of Ireland this weekend. At...
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Winter planting more difficult, but persistence might pay
The last few weeks have been extremely frustrating for tillage farmers. In some parts of the country this week large...
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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...
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Did winter malting varieties make the cut on protein?
True winter malting varieties were trialed as part of the Boortmalt/Teagasc joint programme this season. The varieties – Pixel and...
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Watch: Winter barley harvest along the Liffey
The winter barley harvest is drawing to a close in many parts of the country. Harvesting of winter oats and...
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Latest harvest pics as rain results in break
Entries are flying in for AgriLand‘s harvest photo competition so far. Readers have been busy harvesting, baling and snapping in...
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Tillage focus: Harvesting barley on a farm converting to direct drilling in Co. Kilkenny
Young tillage farmers are scarce on the ground, but the small group that are out there are progressive. Eoin Lyons...
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Pics: Latest entries in our Harvest Competition
There was an increase in the number of combines hitting the fields at the end of this week. Thursday, July...
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Harvest update: Quality improving as time goes on
Combines were rolling in high numbers by Sunday and Monday of this week. One area where a significant amount 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...
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Watch: Harvest in full swing in south Tipperary
The harvest has been in full swing in parts of the country for the past few days. Farmers in south...
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Watch: Winter barley harvest kicks off in Co. Tipperary
The winter barley harvest has started. John C Byrne, pictured above (on the left), was cutting Pixel winter barley on...
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Winter barley hits record area - 80,000ha; but challenges lie ahead
Winter barley area has soared in recent years and increased from 56,000ha in 2018 to a massive 80,000ha in 2019,...
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CROPS WATCH: BYDV a concern in winter barley
The gate is now closed on John Mulhare’s winter barley crop and the TerraChem agronomist is happy with how the...
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Tillage management: Applying final fungicide on winter barley
The final fungicide application on winter barley may be applied anytime between GS39 and GS45 for best results. This is...
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CROPS WATCH: Some winter barley crops stressed...T2 due
John Mulhare is happy with his winter barley crop at present and an application of Treoris, Rubric and Midas at...
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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....
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CROPS WATCH: Front loading winter barley for the season ahead
Front loading winter barley sets it up for the season, according to TerraChem agronomist John Mulhare, who kicked off the...
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CROPS WATCH returns next week...winter barley is first up
CROPS WATCH, in association with TerraChem, returns to AgriLand again this season and the first installment will go online this...
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Tillage management: Disease about...keep an eye on growth stages
There are instances of disease on winter crops across the country. It’s up to the farmer to gauge how serious...
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Growing 6-row malting varieties in the winter...take a look
Pixel (six-row) and Craft (two-row) are true winter malting barley varieties and some of the first of these crops to...