LATEST ARTICLES
News
Healy-Rae to make vegetable growers ‘stronger’ with big retailers
James Hanly
Addressing the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) national horticulture and potato meeting on Tuesday, he spoke against below cost selling, which last had ban in the mid-2000s against the practice.
26 February 2025 Gardening
Gardening with Kitty: Time to make the spring beds
This month signals the start of brighter days ahead as the growing season is about to begin, writes Kitty Scully.
17 February 2025 News
Horticulture grant excludes small growers with storm damage – farm adviser
Criticism comes from organic specialist at the Agriculture Consultants Association Mary Lynch - who spoke at the Commercial Market Opportunities in Organic Vegetable Production conference.
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
Tillage Management: seed, storm damage and jobs in tillage
From filling out college application forms to checking insurance after the storm there is plenty to think about in this week’s management notes.
29 January 2025 Husbandry
Gardening with Kitty: sow the seeds for a hearty yield
It’s time to rejuvenate and shape the upcoming season of growth in the kitchen garden and beyond, writes Kitty Scully.
1 January 2025 Gardening
Irish family biggest seller of winter rape seed in the US
The Caldbecks moved from Ireland 20 years ago and now sell oilseed rape seed to 46 of the 52 US states.
18 December 2024 News
US oil achievements derived from Irish expertise
The Dealer heard an Irish company is making records in the US with its seed business.
4 December 2024 News
30-acre Hungarian tomato farm utilising modern greenhouses
The Irish Farmers Journal visited one of the 8.9-acre greenhouses while on an agricultural press tour of Hungary.
10 November 2024 News
Farmers urged to report giant hogweed infestations
That was the message from a Farming for Water EIP meeting held in Cappawhite, Co Tipperary last Thursday evening, 24 October about the non-native plant which poses a threat to human health.
30 October 2024 News
Kitty's Kitchen Garden: oh my gourd - it's harvest time
October is the month for clearing beds and planting winter hardy crops to provide some early harvest, writes Kitty Scully.
2 October 2024 Gardening