Tillage farming

The latest tillage news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all crops and growing news developments in the tillage farming sector.

News
Blight conditions over weekend - Met Éireann
Barry Murphy
Potato growers will be facing conditions humid enough for the spread of blight over the weekend.
 
 
Tillage
Tillage Podcast: grain markets, farming reclaimed land and dry weather
Tillage
Minister calls on tillage farmers to bring ideas to the table
Tillage
Moves to make blackgrass a noxious weed
Tillage
Tillage events: here are some dates for your diary
HUSBANDRY
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage Management: taking notes in the dry weather
The dry weather is impacting on plants. Keep the sprayer on in the hot weather and see what parts of the farm are struggling in the dry spell.
Siobhán Walsh
Accompany the Agronomist: dry weather taking pressure off
Dry weather is slowing disease, while some agronomists are reporting that early-sown crops are struggling and weeds in beet are hard to control.
MARKETS
Siobhán Walsh
Grain Trends: slight improvement in prices this week
There was a lift in grain prices this week. This week's Grain Trends report examines which prices lifted.
Stephen Robb
Grain Trends: global production forecasts add pressure to grain markets
Expectations for global maize supplies remain high, but this remains uncertain until the crops, especially in the US, are through the key yield-forming stages
CROPS
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage farmers advised to avoid stressing crops in dry weather
Irrigation systems are working on crops across the country as the dry spell continues.
Conor Kehoe
Concerns continue to grow for spring crops
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Westmeath and Wexford. While winter crops are enjoying the sun and heat, spring crops are beginning to become stressed.
SOILS
Siobhán Walsh
A reminder of the stubble cultivation rules for 2023
Tillage farmers are required to cultivate stubbles after harvest to create a green cover and take up nitrates from the soil.
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Austrian-built disc coulter drill works wonders for midlands grower
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Offaly beef and tillage farmer James Dermody to find out how his Pöttinger one-pass double disc coulter drill has performed since he took delivery two years ago.
FARM PROGRAMMES
Conor Kehoe
Concerns continue to grow for spring crops
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Westmeath and Wexford. While winter crops are enjoying the sun and heat, spring crops are beginning to become stressed.
Adam Woods
Tullamore bulls: ‘the house always wins’
Adam Woods has the latest on this year’s Tullamore farm bull performance and how it compares with the 2022 stats.
Darren Carty
Newford Farm update: first-cut silage collected in excellent condition
The silage ground, which was grazed before closing, yielded about 10 bales per acre.
Moisture needed soon to avoid stressed crops
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Tipperary, Carlow, and Dublin as cracks begin to widen on dry land.
SPONSORED
Kverneland’s U-drill – 'the drill of the future'
Alfie Byrne is a busy man these days. With 34 years’ experience as an agricultural contractor, his business revolves around tillage and forage contracting handling a full range of farming operations.
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The 3 Rs of worm control: Right dose, Right animal and Right time
As sure as night follows day, once the grass really starts to grow, cattle and sheep will be challenged by the burden of worms.
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Credit products available to farmers
Key information to know when looking for credit products for Irish farmers.
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Steady cattle and sluggish sheep trade so far in 2023
Mark Zieg, Bord Bia beef, meat and livestock manager, and Seamus McMenamin, sheepmeat and livestock manager, look at trade.
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