Direct Drill

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

Patience will be key in the coming days and weeks as farmers need to wait for land to dry and get crops planted in good conditions.

HUSBANDRY 18 March 2026

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

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

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

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

Lemken shows latest wares in tilling, sowing and technology

Lemken shows latest wares in tilling, sowing and technology

NEWS 24 December 2025

Stand-out machinery highlights at the 2025 Tullamore Show – part two

Stand-out machinery highlights at the 2025 Tullamore Show – part two

Stand-out machinery highlights at the 2025 Tullamore Show – part two

FARM MACHINERY 13 August 2025

Establishment systems: low cost plus low yield equals same profit?

Establishment systems: low cost plus low yield equals same profit?

Establishment systems: low cost plus low yield equals same profit?

CROPS AND SPRAYING 18 June 2025

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Bednar gear gets to work at Farmworks open day

Bednar gear gets to work at Farmworks open day

Gary Abbott recently attended a Bednar demonstration event in Ballyboughal, Co Dublin, to find out more about the product range it has to offer.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Cutting costs and minding soils with maize

Cutting costs and minding soils with maize

Direct drill maize without plastic is not something you here about too often, but Tony Bell has his costs in order.

NEWS 1 January 1970

The Erth Panbuster: proven design gets modern tweak

The Erth Panbuster: proven design gets modern tweak

Peter Thomas Keaveney tries out a new four leg Erth Panbuster X, and speaks to a Kerry dairy farmer who has been using this method for alleviating soil compression for the past 20 years.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm