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Tillage
Tillage Podcast: disease control and advice on liquid N
Siobhán Walsh
On this week’s show, disease control is top of the agenda and we have some advice on applying liquid nitrogen.
26 March 2025 Husbandry
Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control
It’s all happening in the tillage fields at present from sowing to spraying and spreading writes Siobhán Walsh.
26 March 2025 News
Spring planting continues
Spring planting is well ahead of recent years and spring barley continues to be planted across the country this week.
Beans and oats sold out as planting continues
Tillage farmers are busy planting spring crops across the country and in the main have now moved onto spring barley crops.
19 March 2025 News
Tillage management: sunshine, dry ground and spring cropping
A lot of work has been completed on tillage farms across the country in the past few weeks in very good weather conditions.
19 March 2025 Husbandry
Farmers and Boortmalt 'need to join forces'
A joint approach to tackle pricing may be needed to keep the malting barley industry in this country.
11 March 2025 News
'The one thing that is consistent is the inconsistency' - malting meeting
The malting barley meeting on Monday night heard from many growers, as well as Boortmalt and the IFA.
10 March 2025 News
Navura is new to the market for barley T1 spray
Navura is a new fungicide product from BASF. It contains Revysol and is recommended for the T1 fungicide on barley.
9 March 2025 News
Price offers close with low uptake on malting
Uptake was reported to be low on the price offer for Boortmalt suppliers, while a feed barley price offer attracted some.
26 February 2025 News
What spring cropping options are out there?
Some farmers will be looking at different cropping options for spring 2025 as they face contract cuts, writes Siobhán Walsh.
19 February 2025 News
No adjustments to Tirlán malting contracts
Tirlán growers can be reassured that malting contracts remain stable, as the Malting Company of Ireland continues with expansion plans.
16 February 2025 News
Liffey Mills offers spring barley price for 2025
Liffey Mills is offering farmers a forward price for spring barley for the 2025 harvest.
13 February 2025 News