tillage management

Bean seed in demand, pre-emergence herbicide should be applied

You should apply herbicide to crops pre-emergence and make use of the alternative chemistry when planting beans.

HUSBANDRY 24 March 2026

Bean seed in demand, pre-emergence herbicide should be applied

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Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

Tillage Management: patience key as farmers wait for fields to dry out

HUSBANDRY 18 March 2026

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

Tillage Management: priorities and patience needed this spring

HUSBANDRY 11 March 2026

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

HUSBANDRY 4 March 2026

Tillage Management: seed, fertiliser and measuring oilseed rape

Tillage Management: seed, fertiliser and measuring oilseed rape

Tillage Management: seed, fertiliser and measuring oilseed rape

HUSBANDRY 4 March 2026

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Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

Fields are drying somewhat between the showers, but there is more rain in the forecast for the coming days.

HUSBANDRY 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage farmers need to be prepared for when the rain stops and fields dry out to get crops sprayed, fertilised and planted.

HUSBANDRY 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: weather, fertiliser, live podcast

Tillage Management: weather, fertiliser, live podcast

The weather is stopping work at present, but drier spells look like they might be on the way so its important to be ready.

HUSBANDRY 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: rain, ploughing and slurry

Tillage Management: rain, ploughing and slurry

Some farmers may want you to import slurry at the minute, but only apply it when conditions are suitable for the job.

HUSBANDRY 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: rain, wet land and price offers

Tillage Management: rain, wet land and price offers

There was rain, rain and more rain in the last few days meaning it will be a while before land can be travelled on.

HUSBANDRY 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

The weather has left land wet this week and so fieldwork will not be carried out for another while.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Tillage Management: crop rules, slurry and varieties

Tillage Management: crop rules, slurry and varieties

This week we outline some rules and advice on crop diversification and slurry spreading from dates to lime application.

HUSBANDRY 14 January 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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