Cultivation

No extension to catch crop planting deadline

There will be no extension to the catch crop planting deadline under the Farming for Water Programme, which is coming up on 1 August.

NEWS 21 July 2026

No extension to catch crop planting deadline

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No need to cultivate stubbles after harvest as rule removed

No need to cultivate stubbles after harvest as rule removed

NEWS 12 July 2026

Farmer Writes: scanning will give us a clearer picture

Farmer Writes: scanning will give us a clearer picture

FARMER WRITES 24 June 2026

Cereals 2026: Sumo T-Press for shallow cultivations

Cereals 2026: Sumo T-Press for shallow cultivations

Cereals 2026: Sumo T-Press for shallow cultivations

FARM MACHINERY 17 June 2026

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

SOILS 10 June 2026

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Editorial: respite due from weather woes

Editorial: respite due from weather woes

The slow spring is delaying turnout on many farms right across the country with a lot of cattle still housed in sheds.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

With the new GK 300 S Grassland Combi harrow and slit seeder, APV has expanded its range of tools offered for grassland reseeding and pasture regeneration.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Bednar factory tour – Czech firm building 4,000 machines annually

Bednar factory tour – Czech firm building 4,000 machines annually

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the home of Bednar FMT in the Czech Republic, to check out the company’s factory and find out more about one of Irelands newest tillage equipment suppliers.

FARM MACHINERY 28 January 2026

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

Pöttinger began building cultivation equipment in 1975, and in 2001, it entered the seed drill market.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland

Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland

Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Michael Redmond, who tells us how he balances working full-time with ESB Networks, farming 200 acres of tillage and importing cultivation equipment from Poland.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Tillage Management: rain, ploughing and slurry

Tillage Management: rain, ploughing and slurry

Some farmers may want you to import slurry at the minute, but only apply it when conditions are suitable for the job.

HUSBANDRY 28 January 2026

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

It is, on our heavy flat land, the principal reason why I like min-till; the good trafficability it provides, allied to the fact of how level the fields become when ploughing ceases.

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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