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Tillage
Tillage farmers at crisis point with wet weather
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage farmers have been unable to get out to fields as persistent rain leaves fields in poor conditions.
26 March 2024 News
Rain prevents tillage work as area drops - is a fallow payment needed?
The tillage area is at risk of falling dramatically this year for many reasons. In the UK, a fallow payment is helping to maintain the arable area.
20 March 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: spreading and spraying to be done. Weather delays sowing
Tillage farmers are still waiting on land to dry out to plant and are struggling to get through jobs like spraying and spreading fertiliser.
Disc coulters providing accurate placement for Carlow contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney visited Carlow farming and contracting father and son duo Dan and John O’Neil to find out how their Amazone 3m one-pass has performed after its first two seasons.
13 March 2024 Farm machinery
Home Farm: spring work restarts
We are continuing to buy in young cattle as we sell beef out and with the slurry in the slatted houses now reasonably under control, things are more comfortable than they were even 10 days ago.
13 March 2024 Viewpoints
Tillage management: some work done, but rain continues
Tillage farmers frustrated at present as spring planting continues to be delayed with St Patrick’s Day around the corner.
13 March 2024 Husbandry
Vaderstad Spirit fits the bill for Wexford farmers
In 2020, Curracloe Farms made the decision to upgrade to a 6m Vaderstad Spirit seed and fertiliser disc drill, Gary Abbott caught up with Simon Donohoe to find out how the drill has performed.
13 March 2024 Farm machinery
Tillage Management: fertiliser and waiting on good conditions for beans
Tillage farmers are eager to get into fields, but waiting on good ground conditions is essential to produce good crops.
28 February 2024 News
Big boots allowing Wexford farmer to sow more winter corn
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford tillage farmer John Hayes, who put a set of 1250/50 R32 wheels under his John Deere 6250R for sowing winter corn.
31 January 2024 Farm machinery
Lamma 2024: Weaving showcases new min-till tine drill
Weaving has added to its tine drill range with the addition of the Lynx model, described as a lighter and more compact alternative to the versatile Sabre model.
24 January 2024 Farm machinery
Fallow payment for cereal sector
UK farmers have the option to get paid for leaving the land idle.
24 January 2024 Viewpoints
Teagasc warns of 'unprecedented' seed shortage
Teagasc is urging growers to continue to plant winter wheat as the country faces an unprecedented spring seed shortage.
27 December 2023 News