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Tillage
Final 2024 crop area drops and pushes targets out
Siobhán Walsh
The drop in area is concerning for many reasons and makes it difficult for the Government to reach a number of the targets in its climate action plan.
25 January 2025 News
MRL rules for banned products 'hypocritical' – commissioner
The European commissioner told the IFA AGM that current standards on imports to the EU are hypocritical.
24 January 2025 News
Pesticides and cover cropping on the cards at Tillage Conference
The annual Teagasc conference will take place on Wednesday, 29 January in the Lyrath Conference Centre, Kilkenny with thematic sessions and workshops organised for the day.
Tillage Podcast: carbon payments, beans and conferences
On this week’s show, we have all the details on carbon payments from Boortmalt and Soil Capital.
23 January 2025 News
Farmers must not ‘miss the train of innovation’ on genomics - Commissioner
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen addressed the IFA's national council and visited a Kildare farm on Thursday.
23 January 2025 News
Grain Trends: price rises and yield reductions
In this week’s report, we look at the US, Argentina and European markets to see how grain prices are moving.
22 January 2025 Markets
Carbon payment from Boortmalt: the details so far
Boortmalt has teamed up with Soil Capital to calculate carbon emissions on farms and pay for carbon storage and sustainable farming practices.
22 January 2025 News
Dairygold tillage conference
Cultivation workload can be spread out much more in the season and potentially this could reduce costs significantly.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser
Some farmers are planting and when rain is on the way you could attend the National Tillage Conference.
22 January 2025 Husbandry
Sustainability-linked loans launched for tillage farmers
Primarily used by the dairy sector in 2024, Enviroflex loans are designed to incentivise farmers to continue implementing sustainability focused improvements on their land.
21 January 2025 News
Close to two-thirds of tranche four TAMS applications approved to date
Approvals are ongoing for tranche four of TAMS III, as tranche six is set to open for applications on 23 January.
21 January 2025 Schemes
70% of farmers expect tillage area to remain stable
Farmers took part in a survey at the Dairygold tillage conference on land area. The majority expect land area to remain the same.
21 January 2025 News