beet

Phosphate and potash application rates always crop dependent

N.Ireland

Phosphate and potash application rates always crop dependent

Phosphate (P) and potash (K) do not follow the same principle as nitrogen (N) when determining the appropriate application rates.

Sprawling machinery event draws a crowd...but is all about just one brand

Arable

Sprawling machinery event draws a crowd...but is all about just one brand

Amatechnica, a bi-annual show displaying all things Amazone - big and small, took place at the company's headquarters in Germany last week. Farmhand brought an Irish delegation.

For sale: Ireland's most famous self-propelled beet harvester

Machinery

For sale: Ireland's most famous self-propelled beet harvester

The Agrifac WKM 9000 beet harvester owned by Cross Agricultural Engineering in Rathangan, Co. Kildare is for sale.

6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland

Machinery

6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland

Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely...

6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland

Machinery

6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland

The machine AgriLand went to see is the only one of its type in Ireland or Northern Ireland; it is a Grimme Maxtron 620.

Rural Life

Video: From planting to harvesting, see what it's like farming in the US

Video: From planting to harvesting, see what it's like farming in the US