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Tillage Podcast: new mill, malt and sowing

This week’s show is a busy one, with good news on a flour mill but bad news for malting barley as farmers abandon the crop.

NEWS 15 October 2026

Tillage Podcast: new mill, malt and sowing

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Home Farm: mucky paddocks, but progress

Home Farm: mucky paddocks, but progress

VIEWPOINTS 14 October 2026

Tillage management: weather, seed, three crops and fertiliser stocks

Tillage management: weather, seed, three crops and fertiliser stocks

HUSBANDRY 7 October 2026

Tillage management: seed orders, sowing rates and catch crop deadlines

Tillage management: seed orders, sowing rates and catch crop deadlines

Tillage management: seed orders, sowing rates and catch crop deadlines

HUSBANDRY 23 September 2026

Wicklow contractor running both disc and power harrow drills

Wicklow contractor running both disc and power harrow drills

Wicklow contractor running both disc and power harrow drills

FARM MACHINERY 2 September 2026

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Home Farm: one day too late

Home Farm: one day too late

How long do we wait to sow, and will the soil underneath be dry enough to allow the next option of ploughing and following directly with the one pass?

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

New Erth Panbuster Drill aimed at cutting establishment costs goes on Irish tour

New Erth Panbuster Drill aimed at cutting establishment costs goes on Irish tour

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with David McCoubrey from Erth Engineering, to discuss the firm's new Panbuster Drill, ahead of a countrywide tour sowing winter crops.

FARM MACHINERY 13 May 2026

Kildare contractor puts Alstrong grass reseeding machine through its paces

Kildare contractor puts Alstrong grass reseeding machine through its paces

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Kildare contractor Michael O’Shea, to find out how he’s getting on with the Alstrong Auctus one pass reseeding unit, three years after taking delivery.

FARM MACHINERY 13 May 2026

Catch crops: when to sow, what to plant and how to get them established

Catch crops: when to sow, what to plant and how to get them established

After the dry spell, the harvest is under control in many parts of the country. With farmers turning their attention to sowing catch crops, Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at the establishment methods.

FARM MACHINERY 13 May 2026

Getting on top of weed control in new swards

Getting on top of weed control in new swards

Brendan Horan outlines some recommendations for weed control when establishing new swards.

RESEEDING 13 May 2026

Catch crops sowing dates, applications and seed mixes

Catch crops sowing dates, applications and seed mixes

Here’s a rundown on catch crop sowing rates and application rates for ACRES and the Farming for Water Programme.

CROPS 13 May 2026

New generation Aerosem M one-pass from Pöttinger

New generation Aerosem M one-pass from Pöttinger

Pöttinger has introduced a new generation Aerosem M mounted one-pass seed drill, available in single or double hopper configurations, with or without precision maize seeding capabilities.

NEWS 13 May 2026

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

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