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Tillage
Tillage Management: great scope for post-break crop sowing
Stephen Robb
This back-end has presented an excellent chance to get winter cereals sown after maize, potatoes or beet have been harvested.
16 October 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: sowing, harvesting and weed control
Ground conditions are still good for planting. Many farmers still have crops to harvest across the country.
1 October 2024 Management
Getting on top of weed control in reseeds
Ground conditions are still holding up on many farms, making it a good time to target weeds in reseeded grass swards.
Satellites and drones for targeted fertiliser and chemical use
Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a Farmhand and CultiWise working demonstration day in Laois last week where variable rate herbicide applications were derived from drone imagery.
21 August 2024 Farm machinery
Over half of ragwort complaints relate to farmland
According to the Department of Agriculture, in the period from 2014 to 2023, a total 198 complaints were made about noxious weeds.
6 August 2024 News
Beef Management: creep grazing, weed control and summer scour
Martin Merrick outlines the benefits of creep grazing, how best to control weeds at this time of the year and some tips on preventing summer scour.
26 June 2024 Management
Inability to control weeds a major concern to going organic - INHFA
Increased costs of meal and fodder, reduced output and unsuitable land type also considerations, new survey shows.
10 June 2024 News
Doxstar Pro: denying docks a second chance before first-cut silage
Docks can create serious problems in grassland, negatively affecting productivity.
6 June 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
Organic farming in the heartland of tillage country
Gavin Tully is an organic tillage farmer near Camolin, Co Wexford. Niamh Murphy explains why he made the switch.
5 June 2024 News