Cultivation
Andy Doyle on 21 Jul 2021
Tillage Management: harvesting ease in hot dry conditions
The recent spell of hot dry weather has kick started winter barley harvest right across the country.
Contributor on 07 Jul 2021
Farm machinery highlights from Cereals 21
Cereals, the UK’s major tillage show, returned to the calendar as a live event last week. Peter Hill attended.
Stephen Robb on 06 Jul 2021
New South Wales becomes the latest Australian state to lift ban on GM crops
The move is expected to deliver up to $4.8 billion in benefits to primary industries over the next decade.
Stephen Robb on 27 Jun 2021
Industry backs new gene-editing technology for potato breeding
Four key European industry bodies have backed the use of new genomic plant breeding techniques to develop new potato varieties
Andy Doyle on 16 Jun 2021
Principles behind successful straw incorporation
Successful straw incorporation will bring short- and long-term benefits, as well as some risks, so it is essential to understand the objectives, writes Andy Doyle.
Amy Forde on 14 Jun 2021
Hemp can deliver a viable extra income for farmers - Carthy
At a time when many farming sectors have faced years of unsustainably low incomes, we must explore all options to assist farmers to remain on their farms, Matt Carthy has said.
Contributor on 19 May 2021
Blackgrass lessons from the UK
Blackgrass is a growing concern in Ireland, but it has long been a serious issue in Britain and the problems and experiences are recalled here by Sarah Cook from ADAS and farm manager, Andrew Mahon.
Caitríona Morrissey on 07 May 2021
Methane reduction is most cost-effective way to cut global warming – UN
A new United Nations report highlights the three areas where methane can be cut to reduce further global warming: fossil fuels, waste and agriculture.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 14 Apr 2021
Pasture Rejuvenation tools: Güttler GreenMaster
Güttler supplies a large selection of cultivation and grassland equipment. We look at the GreenMaster and GreenSeeder series, its two most popular machines designed for rejuvenating older pastures.
Gary Abbott on 14 Apr 2021
Pasture rejuvenation tools: SMS
DH Farm Machinery, the Irish importer of SMS cultivation euipment, offers predominantly two machines for rejuvenating old pastures, the SMS Teran N and the SSD 300 Direct Drill.
Contributor on 11 Apr 2021
The challenges of herbicide-resistant grass weeds
Grass weeds are a growing problem in tillage fields and herbicide resistance is adding massively to the extent of those challenges, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.
John Sleigh on 24 Mar 2021
Gene editing battle in Scotland
Scottish farmers favour the UK government's approach to gene editing rather than that of their own devolved administration
Amy Forde on 22 Jan 2021
Department raises land eligibility issues with flooded farmers
Over 150ha of farmland around Lough Funshinagh in Co Roscommn is currently underwater as a result of flooding around the turlough, with the Department raising land eligibility issues with farmers.
Gerald Potterton on 20 Jan 2021
Farmer Writes: building soil carbon levels and ploughing are not compatible
Unfortunately, building soil carbon levels and ploughing are not compatible bed-fellows. They’re as incompatible as Leo and Mary-Lou, writes Gerald Potterton.
Stephen Robb on 02 Jan 2021
NASA plants crops in Antarctica to help astronauts on long-duration missions
Feeding astronauts in space remains a key challenge to overcome if humans are to survive long-duration missions.
Andy Doyle on 21 Dec 2020
Experiences and memories from an Australian tour
Australia is a huge country with a massive range of farming activity which is heavily influenced by normal water availability.
Gary Abbott on 28 Oct 2020
New Holland enters partnership with Maschio
New Holland have partnered with Italian implement manufacturer Maschio Gaspardo for the manufacturer of two selected disc harrow and subsoiler models which will be sold under New Holland branding.
Gary Abbott on 14 Oct 2020
Rabe acquired by Chinese construction equipment manufacturer
Rabe, the well-known German tillage machinery manufacturer has been purchased by Zoomlion, a Chinese construction machinery manufacturer.
Andy Doyle on 23 Sep 2020
Tillage Management: planting season returns just as harvest ends
With harvest finished and stubbles cleared, try and get stubbles cultivate shallowly and consider catch crops still on land destined for spring planting.
Andy Doyle on 23 Sep 2020
Lower emissions but low soil reserves
Land in tillage has a much lower emissions profile than livestock systems and so it can contribute to agriculture’s need to reduce its total emissions level.