N.Ireland
Drilling of winter oilseed rape to get underway next week
With ground conditions reasonably good, the drilling of winter oilseed rape crops is expected to get underway next week. Aiding...
Tillage
N.Ireland
Grimme launches new two-row harvester
At a recent launch in Germany, Grimme presented the EVO 280, a two-row potato bunker-harvester featuring new MultiCrop intake. This...
N.Ireland
Smallest feed wheat crop in EU since 2018 on the horizon
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat...
N.Ireland
Winter OSR and barley harvest almost wrapped up in NI
The winter oilseed rape (OSR) and barley harvest is almost completed across most of Northern Ireland, according to Christopher Gill,...
N.Ireland
UK livestock farmers warned about fungi in grain
Livestock farmers in the UK are being urged by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to be familiar with...
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...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
N.Ireland
Advice: Using a dock herbicide on red clover swards
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has granted two temporary herbicide licences for dock control purposes in...
N.Ireland
NH brings CR10 sibling to premium combine sector
Agritechnica 2023 saw New Holland launch its new flagship CR11 combine harvester which has now been joined by a slightly...
Arable
UK winter wheat crops in a very poor state – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter wheat crops are in a very poor state across...
N.Ireland
35% of maincrop potato area now planted
Approximately 35% of the 2024 maincrop potato area has now been planted out, according to Wilson’s Country agronomist, Stuart Meredith....
N.Ireland
Spring planting now well underway in south Antrim
The 2024 spring planting and grass-cutting season is now well underway in the south Antrim area, according to one agricultural...
Arable
Study: Sensors could give early warning of beetles in oilseed rape
Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring beetle numbers arriving in oilseed rape fields, according...
N.Ireland
Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops...
Arable
Potato industry entering new era of blight management
The Irish potato industry looks set to enter a new era of blight management as it approaches the 2024 growing...
Arable
Research: Azole fungicides less effective against some disease
Azole fungicides are becoming less effective in the fight against phoma leaf spot and stem canker in crops of oilseed...
N.Ireland
Little winter crop sown on farms – CAFRE
Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...
Arable
Project to fast-track impact of potato breeding programmes
Gene editing, under the auspices of a new research project, looks set to fast-track the impact of potato breeding programmes....
