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Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

Rain forecast this week will be welcomed by crops which have been growing very fast in recent heat.

HUSBANDRY 31 May 2026

Sunshine pushes crops through the stages

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Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

Tillage Management: sunshine and good crops

HUSBANDRY 27 May 2026

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

HUSBANDRY 20 May 2026

Tillage management: Weeds, disease and minding the bees

Tillage management: Weeds, disease and minding the bees

Tillage management: Weeds, disease and minding the bees

HUSBANDRY 13 May 2026

Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

Tillage management: sowing wrapping up, lots to be done in fields

HUSBANDRY 6 May 2026

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Tillage management: plenty to be done, maize drilling well underway

Tillage management: plenty to be done, maize drilling well underway

Tillage farmers are busy planting still, while looking after crops in the ground Siobhán Walsh reports.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage farmers will make use of the dry weather. There’s a lot to catch up on with sowing of all spring crops the priority.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

Winter barley pushing on for growth regulator and fungicides

Winter barley pushing on for growth regulator and fungicides

Winter barley crops are moving through the growth stages fast - some are early varieties and some were sown very early.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

Tillage Management: is dry weather on the way for sowing?

Tillage Management: is dry weather on the way for sowing?

There looks to be some drier weather in the forecast which will be welcomed on tillage farms across the country.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

Tillage Management: sowing, temperatures, fertiliser and fungicides

There is lots of work to be done on tillage farms and the weather is broken to try and get it done at present.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

Tillage Management: patience, planting and protecting crops

Tillage Management: patience, planting and protecting crops

There is loads of work to be done on tillage farms at present and the weather is giving some dry weather with breaks in between.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

Tillage Management: more rain after some progress

Tillage Management: more rain after some progress

Rain has returned after a brief reprieve allowed some fieldwork to be done over the weekend and Monday.

HUSBANDRY 25 March 2026

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