N.Ireland
Importer: Straw and hay should be sold on a weight basis
Selling straw and hay on a per bale basis does not convey to farmer customers the full details of what...
Straw
N.Ireland
Winter barley coming in at 4.8t/ac in Co. Down
East Co. Down cereal grower, Allan Chambers, is confirming a yield of 4.8t/ac from the first of his 2024 winter...
N.Ireland
Research: Impact of potash levels on straw strength
There is now evidence to confirm the significant impact of soil potash levels and straw strength within cereal crops. Of...
Dairy
What do your calves need for rumen development?
Three key things are needed to aid rumen development in calves during the rearing period: water, concentrates and a source...
Dairy
The importance of a clean calf shed during rearing period
The cleaning out of a calf shed is vital in order to maintain growth performance and health in your calves...
Arable
Ancient tradition sees straw bale return to a London bridge
A bridge in London has a bale of straw suspended over the river Thames as a measure to warn those...
N.Ireland
Arable update: Barley yields disappointing in Northern Ireland
Co. Down agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that the winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland is complete with many growers...
N.Ireland
Pink straw – could your eyes be deceiving you?
First noticed four years ago, pink straw at harvest has again been identified at a number of grain field sites...
N.Ireland
What constitutes the effective management of straw?
With harvest approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) tillage specialists have highlighted the options available to cereal...
Agri-Business
Case introduces new top end variable chamber balers
In May, Case brought to the world’s attention the various upgrades it had made to its basic variable chamber baler...
Arable
Milk producers commit to home-grown wheat and barley for straw value
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland seem committed to growing their own acreages of wheat and barley. But...
Arable
Straw in demand in Canada…price rises by 200%
Reporting from Ontario, Canada. It seems demand for straw is across the water as well as at home. Straw in...
Machinery
Is this the ultimate way to haul and unload straw?
An eagle-eyed AgriLand reader came across this video (see below) recently. What caught his eye was the way in which a haulier...
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....
Arable
Video: 4,000ac Murragh Farm hitting yields of 4.5t/ac
The harvesting of winter barley was coming to an end on Murragh Farm in Oldtown, Co. Dublin earlier this week. The...
Arable
Video: Winter barley harvest wraps up in north Co. Dublin
Just 20km north of the capital, Derek Keeling and his father Derek senior farm 350ha in Oldtown, Co. Dublin. Derek...
Arable
Straw prices continue to average close to €20/bale
As we start the New Year straw prices continue to remain strong with 4X4 round bales making close to €20/bale...
Arable
Straw market hardens as prices average €18-20/bale nationwide
The straw market has hardened as prices average between €18-20/bale nationwide, according to a spokesperson for the Irish Grain Growers...
