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Top 10 tips for positivity in tillage in 2026

Tillage might be tough at the minute, but we have to try and make changes to improve farm incomes.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Top 10 tips for positivity in tillage in 2026

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NEWS 12 November 2025

Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve

Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve

NEWS 5 November 2025

What are those colourful crops across the country?

What are those colourful crops across the country?

What are those colourful crops across the country?

CROPS 26 October 2025

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

HUSBANDRY 24 September 2025

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Catch crop deadlines fast approaching

Catch crop deadlines fast approaching

The deadlines to plant and declare catch crops are just around the corner, so make sure you have everything in order.

NEWS 6 August 2025

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, crop diversification and beans

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, crop diversification and beans

Many farmers are harvesting beans and planting oilseed rape, while planning for the new season ahead.

HUSBANDRY 6 August 2025

Tillage Management: oilseed rape planting, beans harvesting and catch crops

Tillage Management: oilseed rape planting, beans harvesting and catch crops

Farmers are busy planting catch crops and oilseed rape and harvesting beans or checking to see if crops are ready for harvest.

HUSBANDRY 6 August 2025

Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats

Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats

Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could put a huge amount of pressure on tillage farmers, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 6 August 2025

Tillage management: oilseed rape, stubbles and beans

Tillage management: oilseed rape, stubbles and beans

This week oilseed rape and cropping plans are on the agenda as tillage farmers wrap up the cereal harvest and some harvest beans.

HUSBANDRY 6 August 2025

Recap: stubble cultivation rules

Recap: stubble cultivation rules

Here's a quick reminder of the nitrates rules around stubble cultivation after tillage crops, which has to be carried out after harvest.

NEWS 6 August 2025

Tillage Management: harvest continues with straw to bale and incorporate

Tillage Management: harvest continues with straw to bale and incorporate

It’s very busy on tillage farms at present with harvesting, baling, and cultivations being carried out.

HUSBANDRY 6 August 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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