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Pesticide price shock for embattled grain growers
Declan O’Brien
Individual products are set to increase by up to 40%, with average spray costs for traditional crops likely to rise by 15% to 20%.
15 February 2023 Soils
Regenerative tillage farming works environmentally and economically
Jake Freestone farms in the southwest of England and he is making waves by helping his soil the climate and getting paid for the good he is doing.
7 February 2023 Husbandry
Advice on keeping sprayers working at optimum levels
Corteva Agriscience has issued advice on sprayer maintenance and the use of its fungicide active Inatreq.
Opinion: farmers are failing the sprayer test
It should worry all farmers that only 2,360 sprayers currently have a valid certificate of test. This is not how to protect continued pesticide usage.
4 February 2023 Opinion
Keeping ramularia at bay is tricky
Ramularia is a tricky disease to control. Steps need to be taken to avoid stress on crops in order to control the disease.
1 February 2023 Crops
Warning to protect new fungicides on wheat
Steven Kildea presented data on the sensitivity of septoria to different fungicides at the Teagasc national tillage conference last week.
1 February 2023 Crops
Warning to protect new fungicides on wheat
Steven Kildea presented data on the sensitivity of septoria to different fungicides at the Teagasc national tillage conference last week.
31 January 2023 Crops
Tillage Podcast: positive tillage vibes at events
Catch up on the National Tillage Conference and the latest news including on noxious weeds.
26 January 2023 News
Tillage Podcast: looking back at 40 years in tillage
Andy Doyle looks back on 40 years in the tillage sector in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Podcast.
5 January 2023 News
Four decades of change in the tillage sector
In the first of two articles looking back at his four decades in tillage, Andy Doyle remembers some of the major changes in plant protection, in crop breeding and the loss of the sugar industry.
4 January 2023 Crops
Have your say in the new pesticide rules
Now is your opportunity to contribute to new pesticide rules, which have been proposed by the EU. The proposals aim to cut use by 50%.
18 December 2022 News
Opinion: sustainable food production systems need solutions, not just bans
The sustainable use directive's drastic proposals might solve one problem, but it won't ensure a supply of food. It might threaten that supply - and that is a problem for everyone, writes Pat O'Toole.
5 November 2022 Opinion