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Tillage
Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat
Siobhán Walsh
Targeting fungicides to the correct leaves is a key part of disease prevention and control programmes.
12 April 2026 Crops
Crop diseases: a quick guide
Take a look through the images and remind yourself of the some of the main crop diseases.
8 April 2026 Buildings
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers should look towards regarding TAMS aid under various different farm budgets.
Five-star weanlings worth up to €500/hd more
Analysis of weanlings sold in 2025 shows five star genetics delivering heavier and higher value weanlings, while five star dams had a shorter calving interval
4 April 2026 Beef breeding
Watch: this week in photos as calving, slurry spreading and protests unfold
Some of our top photos in farming from the past week include spring calving, livestock sales, slurry spreading and ongoing farm protests.
15 February 2026 News
Brand new silage extravaganza set for April
Grass 2026 is a brand new live grass harvesting event hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal, set to take place on Wednesday 29 April, at Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny.
4 February 2026 News
12 spring barley varieties to choose from on recommended lists
Growers have 12 spring barley varieties to choose from. Choosing robust varieties to meet market requirements is essential in a challenging environment.
9 January 2026 Crops
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Vijaya Bhaskar, a Teagasc grass weed researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage advisor, outline the growing scale of wild oat resistance to herbicides and management strategies to adopt.
17 December 2025 News
Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
Stay on top of vaccines and doses with Farm Alert, the Irish Farmers Journal’s new text reminder service that turns herd health planning from complex to simple.
3 December 2025 News
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Catch crops can have many benefits, including helping water quality, but we must make sure that they do not cause problems on tillage farms.
5 November 2025 News
Five tips for ad-lib meal finishing
With limited silage supplies on farm, should more farmers be considering moving cattle on to ad-lib meal before finishing.
20 October 2025 Grass & feeding
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tirlán has announced its green grain harvest prices for 2025. The co-op pays a trading bonus of €10/t where growers meet requirements.
9 October 2025 News