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2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

2025 has been a difficult year for tillage farmers. Here are some of the big stories from the year gone by.

NEWS 24 December 2025

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

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Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

NEWS 21 December 2025

Tillage management: records, straw payments, fertiliser and wild oats

Tillage management: records, straw payments, fertiliser and wild oats

HUSBANDRY 17 December 2025

The good and the bad: facts and figures

The good and the bad: facts and figures

The good and the bad: facts and figures

NEWS 3 December 2025

Weekend weather: generally changeable and unsettled

Weekend weather: generally changeable and unsettled

Weekend weather: generally changeable and unsettled

NEWS 28 November 2025

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Tillage Management: ploughing, wet weather and cover crops

Tillage Management: ploughing, wet weather and cover crops

Ploughing is allowed from Monday, but land is very wet at present and wont be trafficable for most people.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Exclusive tillage cover crop story

Exclusive tillage cover crop story

"I was horrified when I read your article on cover crops." - Harry Wallace, Raphoe, Co Donegal.

VIEWPOINTS 29 October 2025

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Farmer Writes: red tape could lead to a wipeout in farming

Between climate change and increasing regulation, farming is becoming a very tough business.

FARMER WRITES 29 October 2025

Ireland can’t restrict seed imports - Department

Ireland can’t restrict seed imports - Department

Following on from last week’s investigation into cover crop seeds, the Irish Farmers Journal has been made notified of more suspect seed.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

There are loads of winter jobs to be done, from walking the fields to putting antifreeze in the sprayer.

HUSBANDRY 29 October 2025

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

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.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Amazone adds 5m and 6m mounted TopCut models

Amazone adds 5m and 6m mounted TopCut models

With the use of knife rollers becoming more prevalent for cover crop destruction and shallow cultivations, Amazone has expanded its TopCut line-up with the introduction of a 5m and 6m model.

FARM MACHINERY 29 October 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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