Siobhán Walsh

swalsh@farmersjournal.ie

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 24 March 2026

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

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Whiskey consultation to open soon

Whiskey consultation to open soon

NEWS 22 March 2026

Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

FODDER 21 March 2026

Examining the costs of forage crops

Examining the costs of forage crops

Examining the costs of forage crops

CROPS 21 March 2026

Tillage Podcast: preparing for fieldwork and talking generics

Tillage Podcast: preparing for fieldwork and talking generics

Tillage Podcast: preparing for fieldwork and talking generics

NEWS 19 March 2026

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Grain Trends: prices at highest level since August

Grain Trends: prices at highest level since August

Grain prices are up at the minute, but markets are not stable or certain, so it is not clear how long prices will remain up.

MARKETS 14 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 14 March 2026

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

Tillage farmers playing catch-up

Tillage farmers have a long list of jobs ahead of them once drier weather comes and land is trafficable again.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Watercourses, buffers and forage crops

Watercourses, buffers and forage crops

Late-harvested crops like maize and beet require a larger buffer zone than cereal crops. Grass crops do not have a buffer zone.

FODDER 14 March 2026

Have you clubroot in your oilseed rape?

Have you clubroot in your oilseed rape?

Clubroot can decimate oilseed rape crops, result in massive yield losses and even reseeds with another crop.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Government fails to hit tillage target despite slight increase in area

Government fails to hit tillage target despite slight increase in area

Tillage area has increased slightly, but the areas continue to fail to reach the Government’s climate targets.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Department brings back covered maize list

Department brings back covered maize list

The Department of Agriculture has brought back the covered maize list to its variety trials, following a four-year gap.

CROPS 14 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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