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Farm Programmes
How to prepare for wholecrop harvest
Kelsey Daly
Tullamore Farm prepares to harvest wholecrop at the start of August. Kelsey Daly looks at what stage to cut it at, how to store the crop and the need to test it for dry matter and protein.
How to prepare for wholecrop harvest
Potatoes, maize and a lack of sunshine
24 July 2024 Crops
Potatoes, maize and a lack of sunshine
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Dublin, Kilkenny, and Meath, where the harvest has not kicked off just yet.
Combines get to work in broken weather
17 July 2024 Crops
Combines get to work in broken weather
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Tipperary, Down, and Westmeath as combines get to work across the country.
8 winter wheat varieties make the grade
A total of eight winter wheat varieties are available for seed in the coming season. Graham, KWS DAwsum and Champion are the three main varieties.
13 July 2024 Varieties
Two new oat varieties showing promise
There are two new oat varieties available this year. WPB Enya for both winter and spring seed and Titant for spring seed.
10 July 2024 Varieties
Barley harvest to kick off this week
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Galway, and Derry as farmer make final preparations for harvest.
10 July 2024 Crops
Final sprays on cereals and maize begins to recover
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Dublin, Laois and Meath, as rain and warmer weather improve crop growth.
3 July 2024 Crops
Topics discussed at the Footprint Farmers farm walk
This week Kelsey Daly covers the huge turnout at the Waterford Footprint Farmers walk, topics such as Vixeran, slurry, and sustainable measures were prominent throughout the event.
3 July 2024 Footprint Farmers
IFJ Junior: you can grow your own salad at home
It is rewarding to grow some of your own salad at home, but there is some patience and a good bit of work involved, writes Siobhán Walsh.
26 June 2024 Crops
Stressed maize and awn emergence on spring barley
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kilkenny, Waterford, and Down as sunshine returns and irrigation of potatoes begins in earnest.
26 June 2024 Crops
Winter barley begins to turn as weather improves
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Tipperary, Galway, and Westmeath as preparations begin for harvest.
19 June 2024 Crops
A Wicklow way of arable innovation
Wicklow farmer Nigel Gillis talks to Brendan Dunford about his fascination with trying new approaches to build more resilience into his farming system.
19 June 2024 Footprint Farmers