Arable
Hemp production programme established in the US
The establishment of the US Domestic Hemp Production Program was announced this week by the US secretary of agriculture, Sonny...
Tillage
Arable
Winners of harvest photo competition announced
The harvest is now a distant memory for many. Yet just over a month ago it was still wrapping up....
Arable
Video: It wasn’t all mucky tyres and boots at Cereals 2019
The heavy rain was the main talking point of the ‘Cereals‘ event in the UK last week, but there was...
Arable
A look at the history of wheat at Cereals
One of the most attractive and interesting stands at the Cereals Event in the UK this year had to be RAGT’s display...
Arable
EU cereal harvest drops due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop in total EU cereal production – thought to be as much...
Arable
Growers urged to review 5-point arable farm 'bucket list' before Brexit
Tillage farmers – regardless of their size or location in the country – should focus on a five-point ‘bucket list’ to...
Arable
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...
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
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
Video: Check out all the action from Crops and Cultivation 2017
Over 3,000 people attended the Crops and Cultivation open day at Teagasc Oak Park earlier this week. The profitability challenge...
Arable
Best-practice cereal management tips - for the month of May
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice cereal management tips – for the...
Arable
Best-practice cereal management tips – for the month of May
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice cereal management tips – for the...
Arable
Welcome changes made to TAMS tillage specs
Modifications have been made to the specifications of the TAMS II tillage scheme with various sections updated. These amendments will...
Arable
'Further clarity is needed on TAMS tillage equipment specs'
Agricultural machinery suppliers have expressed varying levels of uncertainty regarding the specifications required in order to be eligible for TAMS tillage...
Machinery
Multi-purpose 'tool carrier' treads lightly in north Co. Dublin
One of the more unusual machines you might see roaming about the roads of Counties Dublin and Meath is a Lite-Trac...
Arable
Soil health to be the key focus of 2017 'Cereals' event
Last year’s UK-based ‘Cereals’ event, for tillage farmers, featured an 8m long x 1.5m deep soil pit, demonstrating the impact...
Arable
‘Autumn-sown cereals in good condition, prior to first fertiliser application’
Most autumn-sown cereals in Northern Ireland appear to have come through the winter in good condition, according to CAFRE agronomist...
