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Tillage
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
Siobhán Walsh
The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.
5 November 2024 News
Tillage Day: agronomists to find solutions in the fields
A panel of agronomists will try to find solutions to problems encountered in the fields this year at Tillage Day.
30 October 2024 Markets
Grain Trends: prices continue to be announced
Grain prices for harvest 2024 in Ireland have been announced in recent days. Here is some news from around the world.
Farmer Writes: the plough is falling out of favour
Certainly, the greens and possibly some regenerative farmers would like us to ditch our ploughs and sow directly into the soil.
23 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Tirlán announces 2024 grain prices
For the first time, over 50% of Tirlan’s 173,000t green grain intake has qualified for premium crop payments.
23 October 2024 News
Centenary Thurles announces grain price
Centenary Thurles Co-operative has announced its base grain prices, along with a bonus on high bushel barley and oats.
23 October 2024 News
Home Farm: beans harvested but badgers noticed
With all the wheat, barley and oilseed rape safely sown, there is only the oats left.
16 October 2024 Viewpoints
Tillage Management: sowing, harvesting and weed control
Ground conditions are still good for planting. Many farmers still have crops to harvest across the country.
16 October 2024 Husbandry
All not equal in love and protein
Martin Merrick looks at what sources of protein farmers need to be looking for in their feed rations, with all proteins not being equal in quality.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
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.
9 October 2024 Husbandry
Would I make a move to strip-till?
Gerald Potterton has a strip-till coming for a demo onto his farm soon.
9 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Tillage Management: baling, beans and planting
There are farmers trying to harvest crops, bale straw and plant winter cereals in the current mixed weather.
2 October 2024 Husbandry