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Tillage Management: seed, storm damage and jobs in tillage
Siobhán Walsh
From filling out college application forms to checking insurance after the storm there is plenty to think about in this week’s management notes.
Tillage Management: seed, storm damage and jobs in tillage
Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser
22 January 2025 Husbandry
Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser
Some farmers are planting and when rain is on the way you could attend the National Tillage Conference.
Tillage Management: varieties and moving slurry
15 January 2025 Husbandry
Tillage Management: varieties and moving slurry
The slurry-spreading season has started again, but you should only take slurry in where conditions are suitable to do so.
Tillage Management: snow, plans and events
Bad weather has put an end to fieldwork, but there is plenty of work to be done to plan for the year ahead.
8 January 2025 Husbandry
Tillage management: three crops, ACRES and soil sampling
Farmers can now graze or cultivate catch crops planted under ACRES and should soil sample if the current results are not up to date.
1 January 2025 Husbandry
Tillage management: catch crops, safety and soil sampling
There are some rules to remember when it comes to grazing catch crops planted under ACRES. These crops can only be lightly grazed.
23 December 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: payments, hedgerows and a break
There are jobs to be done on farms and crops need to be kept an eye on, but it is important to take a break.
18 December 2024 Husbandry
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
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
There is still fieldwork to be done, but there is also a need to do up costs and returns estimates for the 2025 season.
4 December 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: calendar dates to remember
There are a lot of dates to remember at this time of the year, from grazing catch crops to spraying weeds.
27 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records
This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.
20 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.
13 November 2024 Husbandry