Straw
Gary Abbott on 15 Sep 2021
New fixed-chamber round baler from New Holland
New Holland has replaced its fixed chamber BR6090 with the new Roll-Bar 125 round baler, with two new versions, the Rotor Feeder and Rotor Cutter.
Kieran Mailey on 15 Sep 2021
Get basics right for winter calving but prepare for problems
Whether it’s calving in the spring or calving in the winter, the basics of allowing the cow do the most work on calving still exist. Kieran Mailey reports.
Brian Nicholson on 15 Sep 2021
Farmer Writes: planning for a compact lambing at spring
Lambs continue to be drafted as they come fit for slaughter on Brian Nicholson's farm, as he begins planning for lambing in the spring.
John Sleigh on 15 Sep 2021
Scottish Trends: beef and lamb prices remain strong in Scotland
Strong trade continues in Scotland for cattle and sheep. John Sleigh reports.
Stephen Robb on 09 Sep 2021
Harvest podcast: Beans, straw markets, weather and cover crops
Stephen Robb is joined by Andy Doyle and Siobhan Walsh in the sixth harvest podcast of the series to discuss all the action in the fields over the past week.
Gary Abbott on 08 Sep 2021
Does the Don of the headers make the cut?
Eugene and Garrett Headon upgraded their combine header for a MacDon FlexDraper header, the first of its kind sold new in Ireland. Gary Abbott finds out their verdict.
Kieran Mailey on 08 Sep 2021
Straw prices steady despite lower demand
Straw prices remain steady in NI despite a slowdown in buying interest
Siobhán Walsh on 08 Sep 2021
Straw market gets quieter, but prices hold
With the majority of crops now harvested, straw prices have remained firm. Lower prices have been mainly isolated to the south east of the country, where demand is generally lower.
Derek Robinson on 08 Sep 2021
Farmer Writes: One of the best harvests ever
Spring barley on Derek Robinson’s Co Down farm yielded 2.7t per acre at 15% moisture.
Ellen Durkin on 07 Sep 2021
Watch: large straw bale blaze in Meath
Fire services managed to contain the fire to a single field outside Ashbourne.
Siobhán Walsh on 03 Sep 2021
2021 a one-in-15-year harvest - IFA grain chair
The IFA’s grain chair was extremely positive about the 2021 harvest, as farmers now look to get remaining crops harvested.
Andy Doyle on 01 Sep 2021
Tillage management: time to get rape and catch crops planted
With harvest just about wrapped up and fields cleared of straw, growers should consider getting some oilseed rape or catch crops planted.
Siobhán Walsh on 01 Sep 2021
More straw enters market, prices remain firm
With the bulk of cereal crops now cut, straw prices have been settled and more will be settled in the coming days.
Siobhán Walsh on 25 Aug 2021
Straw price holding at €20/bale
Straw prices are holding firm. This week will see a large proportion of spring barley straw harvested and more straw entering the market.
Darren Carty on 25 Aug 2021
Sheep Management: straw supplies, mineral supplementation and largest ram sale
Farmers should plan to get straw supplies sorted in the coming week as spring crops are harvested.
Andy Doyle on 25 Aug 2021
Tillage Management: a good week will see a lot of harvesting done
A good weather week will see many fields cleared, leaving the opportunity to plant winter rape or a catch crop mix.
Darren Carty on 21 Aug 2021
Determining straw requirements for winter housing and lambing
If next week’s upturn in the weather forecast materialises, a significant surge in harvesting of spring cereal crops is likely to take place, thus increasing the availability of straw.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 18 Aug 2021
Amazone adds new X-Cutter disc option to Catros range
Amazone has extended its range of disc options for the Catros compact disc harrow with the new wavey profile X-Cutter disc.
Andy Doyle on 18 Aug 2021
Tillage management: delayed harvest delaying rape planting
Harvest is being delayed by broken weather but yields and quality appear to be holding up well so far and hopefully a good harvest window will open up shortly.
Kieran Mailey on 18 Aug 2021
High demand keeps straw market robust
Demand for straw remains extremely strong and continues to underpin prices in NI