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Would I plant beans in April again? No
Gerald Potterton
Gerald Potterton takes a look back at the year that was 2024 in the tillage fields.
31 December 2024 News
A-Z: what happened in farming in 2024
We break down all the main stories and issues in the farming sector this year from the ACRES scheme to Zwartbles sheep sales.
30 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Top five farmer writer videos from 2024
Our farmer writers in Northern Ireland captured video footage from their farms throughout 2024.
Grain Trends: look back on prices for 2024
In this week’s Grain Trends report, we look back at prices for different crops in 2024 and what levels they reached.
23 December 2024 Markets
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Uruguay, Netherlands, Russia and Brazil.
23 December 2024 World
Examining nutrition and fungicides on beet crops
Nutrition needs to be watched in beet crops. Some crops were showing nitrogen and boron deficiency this year.
10 December 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: potatoes, harvest yields and winter area
On this week’s podcast, we hear from the National Potato Conference and have all the latest on the new potato blight strain.
28 November 2024 News
Grain Trends: international markets drop this week
Grain prices dropped this week on international markets. Siobhán Walsh reports on some of the latest news affecting grain markets.
27 November 2024 Markets
Teagasc estimates 1.9m tonnes of cereals produced
Teagasc outlined extremely wet months of weather in October, November, February, March and April as one of the major factors affecting planting and crop yields.
22 November 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Brazil and United Kingdom.
13 November 2024 News
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
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.
13 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Day: positivity among tillage sector clear
There was a positive atmosphere among the audience at the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Day 2024 supported by the Irish Seed Trade Association.
10 November 2024 News