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Pesticide users urged to remain vigilant around water quality

The National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG) has said that the actions pesticide users take now can help protect drinking-water supplies.

NEWS 31 August 2026

Pesticide users urged to remain vigilant around water quality

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RESEEDING 2 August 2026

AI able to spot troublesome docks

AI able to spot troublesome docks

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Roadside ragwort: who has a duty to control it?

Roadside ragwort: who has a duty to control it?

Roadside ragwort: who has a duty to control it?

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Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

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Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

Farmer Writes: I'm blissfully living in a 1970s timewarp

Now before you bite my head off for saying they are a dying breed, I agree there are many young women doing great work on farms, perhaps juggling an off-farm job with child rearing and all rest of it.

FARMER WRITES 10 June 2026

First lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

First lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

We catch up on field work at Tullamore Farm in a week which also saw the first draft of lambs sent to the factory.

TULLAMORE FARM 10 June 2026

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds are worse this season in many places, as farmers did not get out on crops after sowing with a herbicide and this needs to change.

CROPS 10 June 2026

Horsch acquires stake in German spot spraying firm

Horsch acquires stake in German spot spraying firm

Tillage and crop care equipment specialists Horsch has acquired a stake in SAM-Dimension, a fellow German company and specialists in spot spraying.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Cereals 2026: Working debut for John Deere 550R sprayer

Cereals 2026: Working debut for John Deere 550R sprayer

Cereals 2026 marked the working debut for John Deere's latest 500R series of self-propelled sprayers, just weeks after the closure and liquidation of the Mazzotti brand.

FARM MACHINERY 10 June 2026

Farmer Writes: shower dodging to spray the ear wash on wheat

Farmer Writes: shower dodging to spray the ear wash on wheat

While dodging showers spraying the ear wash on the wheat, I was surprised and encouraged by how the crops look.

FARMER WRITES 10 June 2026

Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety

Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety

Martin Merrick outlines some key management practices around correcting grass quality, controlling weeds and farm safety at a busy time of the year.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

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