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Farmer Writes: Early sowing a balancing act
Gerald Potterton
Foggy mornings and shorter days with poorer drying, as autumn wears on, make for sticky min-till seedbeds.
14 September 2022 Northern Ireland
Multi-control strategy best for rushes
Farmers attending an on-farm event heard about the best approaches to controlling rushes.
15 August 2022 News
US court ruling may hinder some biotech developments
Fields can often seem greener at the other side of the mountain, but are they?
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
27 July 2022 Northern Ireland
Price gouging and diesel costs concerns for farmers at FTMTA show
Rachel Donovan reports from the FTMTA show, which made a return to Punchestown this week.
13 July 2022 News
Hygeia living with Brexit
What Brexit means for an Irish company in west of Ireland trading with Britain and Northern Ireland.
22 June 2022 News
Clover-safe sprays get emergency approval
The Department of Agriculture has granted the emergency use of clover safe sprays, writes Aidan Brennan.
6 June 2022 Management
Sheep Management: weed control, safeguarding chemical use and tick control
The growth stage at which weeds are treated can have a big bearing on the success of treatment.
4 May 2022 Management
A year like no other before
Escalating costs in a war-torn Europe should prompt a rethink on how EU policies have shaped our agriculture and our real concerns for food security.
13 April 2022 Crop protection
Is your sprayer in check and up to spec?
Gary Abbott met with Gavin Weldon of sprayer specialists Wel-Tech to get his advice when it comes to sprayer maintenance and what to consider before applying liquid fertilisers.
6 April 2022 Farm machinery