Tillage management

Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

Met Éireann is forecasting a largely dry Friday with highs of 24°C before wetter conditions develop over the weekend, particularly in the northwest.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Weekend weather: warm start before rain arrives

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Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

HUSBANDRY 5 August 2026

Tillage management: harvest continues, planning underway for next season

Tillage management: harvest continues, planning underway for next season

HUSBANDRY 29 July 2026

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered rain and highs of 24°C

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered rain and highs of 24°C

Weekend weather: cloudy with scattered rain and highs of 24°C

NEWS 24 July 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

HUSBANDRY 22 July 2026

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Tillage Management: harvest, machine cleaning and caterpillars

Tillage Management: harvest, machine cleaning and caterpillars

Many tillage farmers are busy harvesting crops in the fine weather. Other important jobs like cleaning machines need to be done.

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

Tillage Management: safety at harvest in the heat

Tillage Management: safety at harvest in the heat

Harvest is underway for many and it is important to put safety at the top of the agenda, especially in the current heat.

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

Tillage management: weather, winter barley and harvest preparations

Tillage management: weather, winter barley and harvest preparations

Harvest is upon tillage farmers and there is plenty to be done, from trailer numbers to servicing machinery.

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

The gate is closed on Isaac Wheelock's winter wheat and last week we traveled to assess the progress, as the crop soaked in the sunshine.

CROPS 10 June 2026

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

At this time of the year tillage farmers could be out walking crops and examining fields and decisions.

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Yellow leaves may not hit your yield very badly, but it looks bad in the fields at the minute and seems to be in most spring barley.

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Tillage Management: final fungicides on spring barley

Many spring barley crops are now at the final fungicide stage and in current weather conditions will need an application soon.

HUSBANDRY 10 June 2026

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