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Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

A lot of winter planting has been completed, but there are plenty of pests to look out for and weeds to be controlled.

HUSBANDRY 22 October 2025

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

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Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

CROPS 1 October 2025

Running out of herbicide options for grass weeds

Running out of herbicide options for grass weeds

NEWS 30 September 2025

Top reseeding tips for drystock farms this autumn

Top reseeding tips for drystock farms this autumn

Top reseeding tips for drystock farms this autumn

RESEEDING 2 August 2025

Bracken control moves beyond chemical spray

Bracken control moves beyond chemical spray

Bracken control moves beyond chemical spray

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 July 2025

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Tillage Management: harvest preparation and trailers

Tillage Management: harvest preparation and trailers

Tillage farmers across the country are preparing for harvest, from servicing machines to learning about a new trailer identification system.

HUSBANDRY 14 May 2025

Sheep Management: lameness treatment, shearing delays and rush control

Sheep Management: lameness treatment, shearing delays and rush control

The advice is to retain sheep with scald in footbath solution for 15 to 20 minutes when using a 10% zinc or copper sulphate-based solution.

MANAGEMENT 14 May 2025

Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026

Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026

Flufenacet is an important herbicide in winter cereals and is an active ingredient contained in Firebird.

NEWS 14 May 2025

How to identify blackgrass on your farm

How to identify blackgrass on your farm

Blackgrass is becoming more common across the country, but there is no herbicide to fully control it in growing crops.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Farmer Writes: trying to find something to complain about

Farmer Writes: trying to find something to complain about

As we are always trying to find something to complain about, I’m going to say there wasn’t a huge amount of growth at times, writes James Strain.

NEWS 14 May 2025

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

Derek Robinson had some time last week to check out newly planted woodland on his Co Down farm.

FARMER WRITES 14 May 2025

Is there a big difference between branded and generic products?

Is there a big difference between branded and generic products?

Farmers have loads of choice when it comes to certain types of plant protection products, but is there a difference in these products, asks Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 14 May 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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