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Home Farm: some progress at last
Matt Dempsey
Some of the headlands have effectively no crop at all. It’s not just a low plant population - it’s a total absence of any plants.
27 March 2024 Crops
Ground conditions causing fieldwork backlog
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Galway, and Derry as growers battle poor ground conditions to get fieldwork done.
27 March 2024 News
Top actions in the Food Vision tillage report revealed
The Food Vision tillage report was delivered last week, approximately one year on from the announcement of the group.
Tillage farmers at crisis point with wet weather
Tillage farmers have been unable to get out to fields as persistent rain leaves fields in poor conditions.
27 March 2024 News
IFA calls for tillage survival scheme
The IFA has called for immediate funding for the tillage sector to help stop the decline in area and help farmers to compete for land.
27 March 2024 News
Tillage support a necessity
Estimates suggest that less than 5% of the spring crops are in the ground.
27 March 2024 Viewpoints
Could this product reduce your nitrogen fertiliser rate?
Vixeran is a new product on the market from Syngenta which could help to lower nitrogen rates and boost yields in your crops.
24 March 2024 News
Tillage podcast: Lack of fieldwork, ask for funding and fertiliser savings
On this week’s show we chat about weather and fieldwork, forage crops and hear from a Teagasc adviser in the north east.
21 March 2024 News
From the Tramlines returns for 2024
From the Tramlines is back for another year, with farmers set to share what's happening on their farms in the coming season. Conor Kehoe will keep you up to date each week.
20 March 2024 Crops
Putting a sustainable tillage production system in place
The increasing risk of disruptive climatic conditions and price volatility has highlighted the need for some kind of income stabilisation scheme.
20 March 2024 Viewpoints
Teagasc warns of potato shortage
Potato farmers and Teagasc are warning of a potato shortage this year due to seed scarcity and wet ground.
20 March 2024 News
Is red clover a runner this summer?
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the advantages of red clover and some of the things to watch out for when sowing the crop.
20 March 2024 Reseeding