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Tillage
Wexford merchant seeking milling wheat growers
Siobhán Walsh
The company plans to assemble milling wheat next season and is looking for growers to grow both winter and spring crops.
4 September 2024 Letters
Ensuring quality in crop nutrition for the agricultural community
"We are proud to say that 100% of Yara products tested by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) passed the analysis specification." - Jari Pentinmaki, VP Yara UK & Ireland
24 August 2024 Farm buildings
Specs on cubicles raised in new Teagasc booklet
A new booklet launched by Teagasc on cow cubicles gives some key parameters that farmers can use when designing sheds, writes Martin Merrick.
Farm fencing costs: TAMS costs out of kilter
Martin Merrick looks at where actual costs lie as regards TAMS, as both posts and wire costs increase.
14 August 2024 Infrastructure
Factories not supportive of real quality animals, say farmers
It is ironic that the top quality beef bred carcases are often outside supermarket specification while dairy bred cattle do.
26 July 2024 News
Breakeven beef price of €5.54/kg in Ballyvadin
Adam Woods reports from last week’s open day on the Tipperary dairy-beef demonstration farm in Ballyvadin
17 July 2024 Markets
Setting up for success with sheep dipping facilities
While being one of the most effective controls of external parasites for sheep, dipping is both a laboursome and dangerous task, though steps can be taken to reduce risks and labour.
5 June 2024 Buildings
Cast in concrete: above-ground slurry storage
While traditionally manufactured with steel, Moore Concrete has seen demand increase for its concrete above-ground slurry towers in recent years. Martin Merrick details some of the specifications.
22 May 2024 Farm buildings
Underpasses given specification following inclusion in TAMS
With no previous specification for underpasses, the Department of Agriculture recently released the minimum requirements for TAMS aid.
1 May 2024 Buildings
Cork sees highest number of TAMS solar applications
Data from Department of Agriculture shows there has been 1,480 applications to the Solar Capital Investment Scheme, with Cork having the highest levels of interest, writes Stephen Robb.
17 April 2024 News
Farming sidelined in Leaving Cert 'climate' course
There is no direct reference to tillage or livestock farming in the 35-page document which sets out the specifications for the proposed subject.
10 April 2024 News