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Tillage
Tillage Management: harvest, bales and stubbles
Siobhán Walsh
Rain halted work at the weekend, and it looks like there is showery weather in the forecast with a lot of crops still to be cut.
21 August 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: harvest, slurry and planting
It’s a busy time on tillage farms between harvesting, cultivations and planting, along with record keeping.
7 August 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: harvest, planting, stubbles and glyphosate
There’s a lot going on on some tillage farms. Oilseed rape may no sooner be harvested than it needs to be planted again.
Dealing with the scourge of scutch
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the options for controlling scutch grass in permanent pasture.
31 July 2024 Reseeding
New study finds most glyphosate in rivers not from farming
The research indicates that most glyphosate that ends up in European rivers likely does not come from herbicides, but may be the result of additives to detergents.
30 July 2024 News
Tillage Management: harvest, safety and value of straw
Wet weather is delaying the start of the harvest for many. Be prepared for when it does start and make safety a priority.
17 July 2024 Husbandry
Safe use of pesticides for users and the environment
Pesticide usage can be damaging to both the environment and the user of the chemical, but taking precautions greatly reduces the risk to both.
17 July 2024 Farm safety
Tillage Management: glyphosate rules, oilseed rape and harvest
Harvest is almost upon many tillage farmers. Weather into next week looks showery for cutting early ripening crops of winter barley.
3 July 2024 Husbandry
NGO to take EU's glyphosate reapproval to court
PAN Europe intends on taking the Commission to court over its decision to reauthorise glyphosate for sale on EU markets for 10 years.
3 July 2024 News
Beef management: redwater, rush control and stock bull check
This week, Adam Woods takes a look at preventing redwater, rush control and making sure there are no fertility problems with your stock bull.
29 May 2024 Management