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Tillage
US sets rules for native barley use in whiskey production
Siobhán Walsh
A new set of rules was outlined by the US Department of Treasury on 13 December and outlines a requirement to use native barley.
12 December 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: BYDV, US farming and Mercosur’s impact on tillage
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, Stephen Robb talks to the Irish Farmers Journal’s Pat O’Toole and Conor Kehoe and ITLUS’s Denis Dunne about Mercosur, aphids, the Rosenbohm US scholarship and much more
11 December 2024 Markets
Grain Trends: USDA cuts global wheat production
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates was published this week by the USDA, which cut global wheat production estimates to 792.95 million tonnes.
BYDV tolerant varieties can repel aphids
BYDV was a major topic at last week’s Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s winter conference. Conor Kehoe reports.
11 December 2024 Crops
Decision support tools needed for aphid control
A number of Irish stakeholders spoke at the ITLUS winter conference on the latest BYDV research and aphid control strategies. Conor Kehoe reports
11 December 2024 Crops
€150m paid to 34,673 farmers in ACRES
The payments include €123.7m paid to 28,294 tranche one participants and €26.5m paid to 6,379 tranche two participants.
11 December 2024 News
Tillage management: 'tis the season for the workshop jobs
The winter months are prime time for catching up with machinery maintenance modification to make the job go faster and smoother writes Stephen Robb.
11 December 2024 Husbandry
Straw Incorporation Measure payments begin to issue
Payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.
11 December 2024 News
Commission approves €100/ha tillage scheme for Irish farmers
Under the scheme, the aid will consist of limited amounts in the form of direct grants.
11 December 2024 News
Straw Incorporation Measure payments begin to issue
Payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.
11 December 2024 News
US tillage farm scholarship now open for Irish students
The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society Rosenbohm US farm scholarship, offering the chance to travel to Missouri, US, and spend time working on a leading 5,000ac farm, is now open for applications.
10 December 2024 News
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