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...
Tillage
Rural Life
Video: From planting to harvesting, see what it's like farming in the US
Drone footage from Illinois in the US shows the different stages of planting, growing and harvesting corn in the US. The...
Arable
Field trials for GM wheat plants get green light in the UK
Rothamsted Research is to undertake field trials in the UK, which will assess the ability of GM wheat cultivars to...
Arable
New molecule could boost wheat yields by 20%
UK scientists have created a synthetic molecule that when applied to crops, has been shown to increase the size and...
Arable
New Syngenta fungicide receives early approval for use in Ireland
Elatus Era, a new SDHI fungicide from Syngenta, based on the novel active ingredient Solantenol in co-formulation with prothioconazole, has been registered in...
Machinery
MagGrow holds new 'attraction' for tillage farmers
One of the most innovative companies at last week’s LAMMA farm machinery show in England was MagGrow – an Irish...
Machinery
Video: This strip-till drill goes straight into stubble
Strip-till specialist Mzuri introduced a low disturbance coulter system for its Pro-Til machines at LAMMA 2017 today. The new coulter design...
Arable
Why farmers should keep to a maximum speed of 10km/hr when spraying crops
Keeping to a maximum speed of 10km/hr and maintaining a boom height of 50cm to 75cm when spraying crops was...
Rural Life
Pics: Massive 2,000ac farm goes on the market in the UK for €29m
A large commercial farm located in the south of the England has been placed on the market and valued at...
N.Ireland
Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Arable
Call for tillage farmers to have the option of stacking entitlements
Grain growers who have lost land courtesy of leasing arrangements that have not been renewed should be allowed to stack...
Arable
Bales of straw costing as much as bales of hay and silage
Round bales (4X4) of straw can cost the same as a bale of hay or silage in some parts of...
Arable
Irish potatoes could be exported to UK and Europe over the coming days
Rumours are circulating that a boat is being organised to export Irish potatoes to either the UK or mainland Europe...
EU
'The EU grain sector is now in a critical state'
The EU grain sector is now in a critical state, with global wheat prices at their lowest level for 10 years, according to...
Arable
Record global wheat production forecast for harvest 2016 - FAO
Record global wheat production forecast for this year’s harvest are helping keep inventories ample and prices low, according to the...
Arable
New knowledge sharing site for organic tillage farmers
A new European initiative called OK-Net Arable has been launched to promote knowledge sharing among organic tillage farmers. Organic tillage production...
Arable
Student blog: Harvest 2016 means plenty of long hours on 2,500ha tillage farm
I arrived in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, on July 7 to carry out nine weeks of crop placement on a highly...
Arable
Potato plantings increase 2.8% after record low area in 2015
The area of potatoes planted in Ireland is up 2.8% year-on-year, from 8,500ha to 8,800ha, the latest figures (for June...
