Tillage sector returns to outdoor events
Goldcrop held its annual open days this week and those the Irish Farmers Journal spoke to were delighted to be back in the fields meeting colleagues.
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.
Watch: In the first of the From the Tramlines technical discussion of the year, Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle are joined by experts from Gouldings Fertiliser, Wolf Trax and the farming industry to discuss the role of micro-nutrients in crop productions
Watch: Denis Large from North Tipperary is the second farmer to feature in our Sustainable Farm Insight Programme supported by Glanbia Ireland. Denis talks to us about his beef and tillage enterprise and how he maximises efficiencies while being sustainable.
Watch: Agricultural science case study videos: This week, we hear from tillage farmer Kevin Nolan (video 3) about what has been happening on farm since his last video along with his upcoming plans. Topics discussed in this video include winter on a tillage farm, maintenance and repairs on machinery, plant counts and targets (seeds/ plants per square meter), crop maintenance and management, pest control and winter ploughing.
Watch: To help farmers understand the importance of soil to their businesses, the Sustainable Farm Insights programme supported by the Irish Farmers Journal and Glanbia Ireland, has produced a soil health video. The programme includes visits to a drystock, dairy and tillage farm to look at soil health in individual fields. All three farmers are working to preserve and improve their soils. In this video, Tillage farmer James Ashmore explains what he is doing to improve the health and productivity of worn tillage soils. The Sustainable Farm Insights programme is supported by the Irish Farmers Journal and Glanbia Ireland.
Watch: Mervyn McCann and Tim O’Donovan run through agenda for the 2020 ITLUS Winter Conference which will be held online this year.
Watch: Harkin Bros Potatoes rushing to get their potato crops harvested in An Grianán Estate, Co Donegal. The potato harvest in Donegal has been hampered due to wet weather. As much as 50% of the county’s crop remains to be dug. Nationally, the harvest is over 80% complete with average yields reported to be back by an estimated 15%.
Watch: Peter Thomas Keaveney visited Cork contractor Mark Troy as his team chopped the last of the maize for 2020 with his Claas Jaguar 990, the first and only 990 which is working in Ireland.
Watch: O'Shea farms harvest their crop of potatoes near Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary. Our photographer Donal O' Leary was there to capture all the action.
Tillage Management: getting quickly to the end of the season
Crops have moved quickly through heading and into flowering, making it time for final fungicides on most crops.
Tillage management: weather window helped get work up to date
The few fine days helped get a lot of work up to date and now final sprays on winter oats and some winter wheat crops are the main jobs, along with growth regulation on spring wheat and oats.
Four varieties dropped and one added to 2021 winter oilseed rape list
This year’s 2021 winter oilseed rape recommended list sees four varieties dropped and one variety provisionally added.
Griffith NSW is a long way from Ballyhaunis
Access to irrigation water is a major factor as to the crop or land use options available to farmers around Griffith.
Principles behind successful straw incorporation
Successful straw incorporation will bring short- and long-term benefits, as well as some risks, so it is essential to understand the objectives, writes Andy Doyle.
Wholesaler ceases sale of wildflower mixtures due to blackgrass contamination
Germinal has ceased the sale of wildflower mixtures grown in England as some seed was found to be contaminated with blackgrass. Stephen Robb and Siobhán Walsh report.
Newford Farm update: bullocks averaging 505kg and heifers 484kg
The target is to draft a high percentage of heifers off grass without concentrate feeding from the end of July onwards.
Thrive weekly round-up: controlling grass supply and quality
This week's Thrive dairy-beef programme round-up concentrates on maintaining grass supply and grazing quality, as high grass growth rates are experienced across the country.
Tullamore Farm: fertility problems with the stock bull
The stock bull was found to be infertile on Tullamore Farm this week. Declan Marren speaks to farm manager Shaun Diver on how it was discovered.
Thrive: managing grass quality
Declan Marren provides an update from the Thrive demonstration farm, where steps are being taken to manage grass quality as seed heads emerge across the farm.
SPONSOREDTillage farmers getting set for autumn drilling
Seedtech is hosting its trade walks in trial grounds in Faithlegg, Co Waterford, which will bring news from its extensive research trials programme.
SPONSOREDProtect your future yields with Zoetis
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a hidden disease in many beef and dairy herds, and one that can prove costly.
SPONSOREDCommunity benefit a key theme from Shaping Our Electricity Future consultation
EirGrid, operator of the national electricity grid, will next week close its nationwide consultation on Shaping Our Electricity Future.
SPONSOREDThis is why you should check the knives in your diet feeder regularly
It is important to regularly check the knives in your diet feeder for wear and tear. Damaged or worn knives may result in a host of unforeseen costs.
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