N.Ireland
GM crops field trial planned in UK
A UK research organisation is seeking permission to release Camelina plants genetically modified to potentially replace petrochemically-derived lubricants. The application,...
Arable
N.Ireland
First Northern Ireland 'monitor farmer' picked for UK-wide scheme
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
N.Ireland
Potato stock levels and ‘drawdown’ at record rates in the UK
UK potato stock levels reached a record 2.4 million tonnes in January – up 25% on last year, according to...
Machinery
Change of venue for Lemken demo day
The Lemken ‘demo day’, in conjunction with TFM (Templetuohy Farm Machinery), will go ahead tomorrow, Thursday (March 15). However, there...
Arable
Major Lemken 'demo day' moved to next week
The Lemken ‘demo day’ is the latest event to be rescheduled due to the ‘Beast from the East’. The major...
Arable
Baling straw before the 'Beast from the East' in Co. Kildare
Baling straw in February isn’t the norm. However, many tillage farmers were wrapping up the 2017 harvest at the weekend....
Machinery
Combines 4 Charity: Inspired by Australian farmers; embraced by the Irish tillage sector
Inspiration for Combines 4 Charity came to tillage farmer, Philip Brady, from ‘Down Under’. The 32-year-old farmer from Kildalkey, Co....
Arable
'Non-organic farmers are starting to need to think like organic farmers'
In farming, the conventional and organic world might not seem the easiest bedfellows, but they met in peace for a...
N.Ireland
British potato seed produces strong yields in Kenyan trials
Four varieties of British potato seed sent to Africa have performed strongly at three Kenyan trial sites, with yields similar...
N.Ireland
The future of arable: Can we compete with £60/t?
With a push towards lower subsidies, no likely advances towards GM and foreign competition on the cards – growers in...
Arable
Growers urged to review 5-point arable farm 'bucket list' before Brexit
Tillage farmers – regardless of their size or location in the country –Â should focus on a five-point ‘bucket list’ to...
N.Ireland
Brexit modelling: How the likely options will hit tillage
Post-Brexit subsidy changes will have a much bigger effect on farm viability than any other factor, according to one of...
Arable
Huge variation in machinery costs on Irish tillage farms
The top 33% of tillage farmers spent €199/ha on machinery costs in 2016, according to results from Teagasc’s eProfit Monitor...
Arable
Plant protection product given approval for UK use in record time
UK herb growers will be able to protect their crops with a new weed control product approved in record time,...
Arable
Date for the diary: CAFRE arable conference to focus on soils
‘Making the most of what you’ve got’ is the title of this year’s agronomy and business management conference for arable...
Arable
Why does Horsch hold '87%' of the trailed drill market?
As phosphate is predicted to be running out efficiency of its use is becoming ever more important. Combined drilling may...
N.Ireland
Soil: Taking the pressure off this winter
You might feel like you need tracks – or maybe even a raft – to cope with some of the...
Arable
'Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm'
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates...
