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Farmer Writes: a hankering for a holiday in the Hilux
Gerald Potterton
Gerald Potterton uses some of his machinery experience to attempt to plan his holidays with Mrs P.
23 February 2025 News
Fertiliser database: some facts and figures
The Department of Agriculture gave a talk on the fertiliser database at the Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s spring workshop.
12 February 2025 Husbandry
Tillage Management: beans, forward wheat and weather
This week’s management notes look at planting beans and whether or not to push winter wheat crops.
US farm scholarship closing date approaching
The closing date to apply for a scholarship to work on a US farm is approaching on 14 February. See some of the details in this article.
9 February 2025 News
Tillage management: seed, lime and fertiliser
The weather is wet now, but there is planning to be done, from ordering seed to checking soil tests for lime requirements and ordering fertiliser.
5 February 2025 Husbandry
BYDV tolerant varieties can repel aphids
BYDV was a major topic at last week’s Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s winter conference. Conor Kehoe reports.
11 December 2024 Crops
Decision support tools needed for aphid control
A number of Irish stakeholders spoke at the ITLUS winter conference on the latest BYDV research and aphid control strategies. Conor Kehoe reports
11 December 2024 Crops
Tillage management: 'tis the season for the workshop jobs
The winter months are prime time for catching up with machinery maintenance modification to make the job go faster and smoother writes Stephen Robb.
11 December 2024 Husbandry
US tillage farm scholarship now open for Irish students
The Irish Tillage and Land Use Society Rosenbohm US farm scholarship, offering the chance to travel to Missouri, US, and spend time working on a leading 5,000ac farm, is now open for applications.
10 December 2024 News
Tillage Management: calendar dates to remember
There are a lot of dates to remember at this time of the year, from grazing catch crops to spraying weeds.
27 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records
This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.
20 November 2024 Husbandry