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Tillage management: Sowing, harvesting and weed control
Siobhán Walsh
Ground conditions are still good for planting. Many farmers still have crops to harvest across the country.
Tillage management: Sowing, harvesting and weed control
Tillage management: sowing, herbicides and maize
9 October 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: sowing, herbicides and maize
Tillage farmers took advantage of the good weather last week to get crops planted. Rain fell heavier in some areas than others.
Tillage Management: baling, beans and planting
2 October 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: baling, beans and planting
There are farmers trying to harvest crops, bale straw and plant winter cereals in the current mixed weather.
Tillage Management: seed rates, costs and harvest
There are still crops to be harvested, but the winter planting season is underway across the country.
25 September 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: the balance at winter planting
Farmers are still harvesting crops and no doubt thinking about planting winter cereal crops in some dry conditions.
18 September 2024 Husbandry
Grain Trends: prices down after rebound
Grain prices increased slightly last week, but went back down this week. There are a lot of factors affecting prices.
18 September 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: harvest continues where it can
There is a lot of work to be done on farms at the minute, and some deadlines have been extended.
11 September 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: harvest, bales and stubbles
Rain halted work at the weekend, and it looks like there is showery weather in the forecast with a lot of crops still to be cut.
4 September 2024 Husbandry
Top methods to dry straw this harvest
In some areas, straw is sitting on the ground awaiting dry weather, which does appear to be on the horizon. Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at four methods farmers are using to dry straw.
28 August 2024 Farm machinery
Tillage Management: main harvest period on the way
The main block of cereal harvesting is expected to take place in the coming days if weather allows.
28 August 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: harvest, slurry and planting
It’s a busy time on tillage farms between harvesting, cultivations and planting, along with record keeping.
21 August 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: oilseed rape, crop diversification and lime
Farmers will be harvesting, planting and sorting out cropping plans in the coming weeks.
14 August 2024 Husbandry