Spraying

AI able to spot troublesome docks

Co Tyrone farmer David Clarke has had a new spot sprayer treating docks on his farm

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

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?

NEWS 19 July 2026

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

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

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

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

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

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

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2026

First lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

First lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

First lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

TULLAMORE FARM 26 June 2026

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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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 2026

Farmer Writes: hopefully it's not another one of those years

Farmer Writes: hopefully it's not another one of those years

In dry weather, it wouldn't be a huge issue, but with every wet day that comes, it's getting trickier. Cattle are becoming unsettled as well.

FARMER WRITES 20 May 2026

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Rain showers have been welcomed on some farms, but they will now result in weeds emerging and the possibility of disease in crops.

HUSBANDRY 20 May 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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