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€9,000 payment available for cover crops
Siobhán Walsh
Significant payments are available for farmers under the Farming for Water EIP. The payments are available up to and including 2027.
23 April 2025 Crops
Excellent germination in spring crops
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Waterford, Laois, and Meath where the recent rain was welcomed to drive crop growth.
20 April 2025 News
Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency
Spot spraying is here and can be used at field scale. It has the potential to save on inputs, but for now is probably limited to large-scale farms.
Biocore: turning sludge into power
Stephen Robb visits Biocore Environmental in Roscommon, which uses wastewater sludge as feedstock for its anaerobic digestion.
18 April 2025 Renewables
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Tipp and talking resistant weeds
On this week’s show we’re out walking crops with an agronomist in Tipperary and learn about herbicide resistance.
17 April 2025 News
Crops looking Tipp top in the Golden Vale
In this week’s installment of Accompany the Agronomist we met Tim McCarthy of Dairygold to look at crops in Tipperary.
16 April 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from South Korea, Brazil, United States and Belgium.
16 April 2025 World
Tillage management: flag leaves, weeds and fungicides
Flag leaves are appearing on winter barley, while weeds will soon be sprayed on early-sown spring crops.
16 April 2025 Husbandry
Fodder beet and potato planting underway
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Cork, and Waterford where spring crops are beginning to emerge.
16 April 2025 From the Tramlines
Glyphosate resistance a concern for all weed control - IFA
The tests were completed based on both glasshouse assessments and a molecular analysis of the confirmed Italian ryegrass population.
16 April 2025 News
Managing varieties not crops to target issues
It is important to know the strengths and weaknesses of the varieties that you are growing, writes Siobhán Walsh.
15 April 2025 Crop protection
Glyphosate resistance – your questions answered
In this article, Vijaya Bhaskar answers some questions on glyphosate resistance, what it means and how it develops.
15 April 2025 News