Stubble cultivation

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

2025 has been a difficult year for tillage farmers. Here are some of the big stories from the year gone by.

NEWS 24 December 2025

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

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Agritechnica: Ovlac presents new tine cultivator

Agritechnica: Ovlac presents new tine cultivator

FARM MACHINERY 19 November 2025

How to make a submission to a consultation

How to make a submission to a consultation

NEWS 12 November 2025

Common sense has prevailed with changes to stubble rules – IFA

Common sense has prevailed with changes to stubble rules – IFA

Common sense has prevailed with changes to stubble rules – IFA

NEWS 30 October 2025

Tillage Podcast: Irish oats, stubble rules and prices

Tillage Podcast: Irish oats, stubble rules and prices

Tillage Podcast: Irish oats, stubble rules and prices

NEWS 30 October 2025

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Scrapping of stubble rules welcomed by BirdWatch Ireland

Scrapping of stubble rules welcomed by BirdWatch Ireland

BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed the end of stubble cultivation rules, but has said more work is needed to provide habitats for endangered birds.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Amazone expands Cenio tine cultivator range

Amazone expands Cenio tine cultivator range

Amazone will showcase a new Cenio 5000-2, 5m hydraulic-folding stubble cultivator at Agritechnica.

FARM MACHINERY 19 August 2025

Amazone adds 5m and 6m mounted TopCut models

Amazone adds 5m and 6m mounted TopCut models

With the use of knife rollers becoming more prevalent for cover crop destruction and shallow cultivations, Amazone has expanded its TopCut line-up with the introduction of a 5m and 6m model.

FARM MACHINERY 19 August 2025

Stubble cultivation rules to be scrapped

Stubble cultivation rules to be scrapped

Tillage farmers will be happy to hear that stubble cultivation requirements have been removed from the proposed sixth Nitrates Action Plan.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Tillage Management: oilseed rape planting, beans harvesting and catch crops

Tillage Management: oilseed rape planting, beans harvesting and catch crops

Farmers are busy planting catch crops and oilseed rape and harvesting beans or checking to see if crops are ready for harvest.

HUSBANDRY 19 August 2025

Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats

Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats

Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could put a huge amount of pressure on tillage farmers, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Cultivation rules a huge safety concern

Cultivation rules a huge safety concern

Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could bring about unsafe working conditions for tillage farmers.

NEWS 19 August 2025

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