Tillage Farming

NEWS

Tillage

Spring has sprung for tillage farmers

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage farmers were able to move into fields over the last week as favourable weather took hold across the country.

Tillage

New €100/ha tillage payment is 'miniscule', say farmers

News

Potatos make up to €750/t due to limited supply as stocks tighten

Machinery

German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor

Tillage

Calculating sowing rate this spring

HUSBANDRY

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Management: wonderful weather for tillage farmers

Tillage farmers are very busy in the fields as they take advantage of the good weather to plant spring crops.

Siobhán Walsh

Remember to use up these products during 2024

There are six active ingredients going off the market in 2024. Many of these are in products that are commonly used.

MARKETS

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: rally in grain markets

Grain markets were increasing this week. There were a number of different factors affecting prices.

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: wheat steady as oilseed drops

Oilseed rape prices dropped dramatically in the last few days, after a significant rise in recent weeks.

CROPS

Conor Kehoe

Spring planting finally under way in dry weather

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Derry, Cork, and Galway as farmers finally get an opportunity to get fieldwork done.

Siobhán Walsh

Are herbicides effective on broadleaved weeds in your crops?

Effective spring weed control, including of herbicide-resistant broadleaved weeds, requires products with different modes of action, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.

SOILS

Martin Merrick

Net loss of €173/ha through use of Supersoil fertiliser - Teagasc

A recent organic spring oats trial has shown no improvement in crop yields where Supersoil was used in comparison to a trial plot receiving zero fertiliser.

FARM PROGRAMMES

Conor Kehoe

Spring planting finally under way in dry weather

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Derry, Cork, and Galway as farmers finally get an opportunity to get fieldwork done.

Emma Hart

Footprint Farmers protect water quality with riparian zones

'Riparian zone measures can offer farmers guaranteed income for land that is often wet or difficult to maintain, while also protecting water quality, reducing flood risk and boosting biodiversity'.

Adam Woods

Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm

Adam Woods has the latest from Tullamore Farm, the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Co Offaly.

Conor Kehoe

Fields beginning to dry as rainfall eases

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Dublin and Laois as final preparations are made for spring planting.

SPONSORED

Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution

Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.

SPONSORED

Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®

VIXERAN®, a proven bacteria-based biofertiliser by Syngenta Biologicals, allows your crop to fix nitrogen (N) directly from the atmosphere. This improves nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.

SPONSORED

There’s a future for palm oil in the dairy supply chain

If not palm, then what? Understanding the complex story of sustainable palm and the vital role it plays in supporting global conservation efforts, local economies and the dairy supply chain.

SPONSORED

'Everything is connected': protecting future generations with farming techniques

Rising temperatures, endless droughts and devastating floods – an unrelenting cycle of extreme weather is pushing communities in Malawi into deadly hunger.

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