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

Rain showers have been welcomed on some farms, but they will now result in weeds emerging and the possibility of disease in crops.

HUSBANDRY 20 May 2026

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

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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

HUSBANDRY 6 May 2026

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

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

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

HUSBANDRY 29 April 2026

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

Tillage Management: sunshine, sowing and spraying

HUSBANDRY 22 April 2026

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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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 March 2026

Bean seed in demand, pre-emergence herbicide should be applied

Bean seed in demand, pre-emergence herbicide should be applied

You should apply herbicide to crops pre-emergence and make use of the alternative chemistry when planting beans.

HUSBANDRY 18 March 2026

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

Patience will be key in the coming days and weeks as farmers need to wait for land to dry and get crops planted in good conditions.

HUSBANDRY 18 March 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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