Tillage
Aphids: Numbers up, but none flying yet
Aphid numbers have climbed up, despite the frosty weather in the week gone by. Aphid counts from Teagasc Oak Park...
Winter Barley
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Mildew: Should you spray...no
Ground conditions are in good order and as a result many tillage farmers are wondering should they be making use...
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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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Winter sowing begins across the country
Many farmers took out seed drills last week. Drills have been sowing from the counties of Cork to Louth, as...
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Six-row hybrid varieties start to knock on the quality door
Belfry tops the winter barley recommended list for yield this year. The six-row hybrid barley has a relative yield score...
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Tillage focus: Harvest kicks off in Co. Kilkenny
Combines began to roll all over the country this week, as the harvest gets into full swing approximately two weeks...
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Skyscrapers of wheat and oilseed rape made of steel...what's new in crop varieties
New varieties are a highlight of the ‘Cereals’ event for many. Breeders showcase the best they have to offer, as...
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CROPS WATCH: Clean winter barley and oats reducing costs
John Mulhare will be cutting costs on his winter barley this season. He describes the thinking behind his strategy in...
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CROPS WATCH: Stressed crops need nutrition
This week on CROPS WATCH, John Mulhare, TerraChem agronomist, reflects on a difficult season for winter barley crops and offers advice...
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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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Nitrogen: Don't exceed limits on cereal crops
As farmers get nitrogen out on cereal crops, it is important to make sure that nutrient limits are not exceeded....
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Tillage management: Identifying growth stages in your crops
Identifying growth stages (GS) in crops is crucial in order to apply fertiliser, herbicides, growth regulators and fungicides at the...
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Winter barley: Disease risk as temperatures increase
The rise in temperatures this week will create disease pressure on crops. Rhynchosporium (rhyncho) has been seen in some winter...
Agri Politics
Playing it smart: Importance of sustainable farming underlined with savings of €8,700
Farmers recognise the importance of having a sustainable farming sector – economically, environmentally and socially. This was the view of...
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'It's madness to sow winter barley so early in the season'
By Siobhan Walsh Last week, some farmers in Co. Cork took advantage of the good weather to get out and...
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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...
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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....
Opinion
Why is malting barley not being treated as a premium crop?
What’s Boortmalt’s game? The company’s management team has spent most of this year telling the world about the need to...
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A good combine driver can help next year's harvest
Winter barley yields have been a mixed bag and yields have ranged from 3t/ac up to 4.25t/ac so far this...
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Oilseed rape - one of the better stories so far this harvest
With winter barley yields back 10-15% nationally, it has been a difficult start to the harvest. Grain merchants across the...
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Video: 4,000ac Murragh Farm hitting yields of 4.5t/ac
The harvesting of winter barley was coming to an end on Murragh Farm in Oldtown, Co. Dublin earlier this week. The...