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Machinery
Updates for Lemken Rubin disc harrows
Gary Abbott
Lemken has further increased the versatility of its Rubin 10-disc harrows, with a new front-cutting roller and levelling tine option on Rubin 10 TF semi-mounted models, ranging between 4m and 7m.
6 October 2024 News
Could Irish farmers be better with a regenerative produce label?
Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving soil health and reducing artificial inputs, but it does not need to be a full move to organic production.
25 September 2024 Renewables
Large vs small scale AD and solar
The different scales of anaerobic digestion plants and solar farms, along with their merits and the opportunities for farmers, were discussed at this year's Ploughing Championships.
Tillage Management: the balance at winter planting
Farmers are still harvesting crops and no doubt thinking about planting winter cereal crops in some dry conditions.
18 September 2024 Husbandry
Contractors seek slurry spreading extension
Contractors say that the revised closing date of 1 October 2024 for the application of organic fertilisers to farmland is not practical.
18 September 2024 News
Tillage talks at Ploughing 2024
In the Tillage Fields on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the National Ploughing Championships will focus on Irish grain, soil health and carbon emissions.
15 September 2024 News
Tillage Management: harvest continues where it can
There is a lot of work to be done on farms at the minute, and some deadlines have been extended.
11 September 2024 Husbandry
Pöttinger introduces new Plano stubble cultivator
Last week, at a press event in Austria, Pöttinger expanded its range of tillage products by unveiling its new 6m Plano stubble cultivator, a complete new offering from the brand.
5 September 2024 News
Tillage Management: harvest, bales and stubbles
Rain halted work at the weekend, and it looks like there is showery weather in the forecast with a lot of crops still to be cut.
4 September 2024 Husbandry
Reminder: stubble cultivation rules
As farmers continue to harvest across the country, here is a reminder of stubble cultivation rules under nitrates.
27 August 2024 News
Weekend weather: unsettled and cooler than usual
Sunny spells and scattered showers over the weekend according to Met Éireann.
23 August 2024 News
Time to plant winter oilseed rape
Oilseed rape is a good break crop option as it establishes quickly and can help to control problem weeds, writes Siobhán Walsh.
21 August 2024 Crops