Cultivation

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

Conor Kehoe reports from Arable NI 2026, where soil compaction was a major talking point.

SOILS 10 June 2026

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

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Editorial: respite due from weather woes

Editorial: respite due from weather woes

VIEWPOINTS 15 April 2026

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

NEWS 25 February 2026

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

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

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

FARM MACHINERY 25 February 2026

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

NEWS 11 February 2026

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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 5 December 2025

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 5 December 2025

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 5 December 2025

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

There are many factors impacting the build up of resistance to glyphosate so a plan is needed to keep on top of good weed control.

CROPS 5 December 2025

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

New nitrates rules are mainly positive for tillage farmers with some restrictions on manures applied in the autumn time.

HUSBANDRY 5 December 2025

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

The main change in the NAP is that all dairy farmers will be required to have increased slurry storage by 1 October 2028 on the back of changes to the volumes of slurry being produced by dairy cows.

NEWS 5 December 2025

Spanish Ovlac disc harrow tastes Irish soil

Spanish Ovlac disc harrow tastes Irish soil

Peter Thomas Keaveney spent some time with the Spanish built Ovlac 3m Eurodisc disc harrow, the firms premium disc harrow, cultivating maize stubbles ahead of grassland reseeding.

NEWS 5 December 2025

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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