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Tillage
Dairygold sets minimum beans price for 2025
Siobhán Walsh
Dairygold announced a minimum price for contracted beans for 2025 at the Dairygold Tillage Conference.
17 January 2025 News
Protina tops the spring beans list
Protina looks to be an impressive variety on the recommended list this year with the highest yield and a high protein content.
1 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Would I plant beans in April again? No
Gerald Potterton takes a look back at the year that was 2024 in the tillage fields.
Brewers grains to fuel elite athletes
There are loads of opportunities to produce high-protein ingredients from Irish grain and plants. This can also make for a more sustainable production chain.
15 December 2024 News
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.
13 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Day: agronomists to find solutions in the fields
A panel of agronomists will try to find solutions to problems encountered in the fields this year at Tillage Day.
5 November 2024 News
Grain Trends: prices continue to be announced
Grain prices for harvest 2024 in Ireland have been announced in recent days. Here is some news from around the world.
30 October 2024 Markets
Farmer Writes: the plough is falling out of favour
Certainly, the greens and possibly some regenerative farmers would like us to ditch our ploughs and sow directly into the soil.
23 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Tirlán announces 2024 grain prices
For the first time, over 50% of Tirlan’s 173,000t green grain intake has qualified for premium crop payments.
23 October 2024 News
Centenary Thurles announces grain price
Centenary Thurles Co-operative has announced its base grain prices, along with a bonus on high bushel barley and oats.
23 October 2024 News
Home Farm: beans harvested but badgers noticed
With all the wheat, barley and oilseed rape safely sown, there is only the oats left.
16 October 2024 Viewpoints
Tillage Management: sowing, harvesting and weed control
Ground conditions are still good for planting. Many farmers still have crops to harvest across the country.
16 October 2024 Husbandry