Arable
Tillage: Reducing threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at ways of reducing the threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops....
Tillage
N.Ireland
AHDB confirms future increase for UK wheat prices
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a strengthening for the future of UK wheat prices. By last...
N.Ireland
The role of biostimulants within production agriculture
Driving the use of biostimulants within production agriculture, has been the identification of bespoke bacteria (endophytes) with the ability to...
Machinery
AGCO’s Ideal 7 gets seven cylinders in latest upgrade
Amongst the avalanche of news emerging from Agritechnica last autumn, upgrades to AGCO’s own top end Ideal combine range went...
Arable
Potassium availability linked to moisture content of soils
According to a soil specialist based at the University of Adelaide in Australia, potassium (K) availability is linked to the...
N.Ireland
Malting barley premiums continue to strengthen in UK
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that malting barley premiums continue to rise in the UK. For...
Arable
Tillage: The biology of blackgrass and ways to prevent it
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of...
Environment
Partnership aimed at carbon neutral malting barley
A partnership between Simpsons Malt Ltd. and BASF Agricultural Solutions which is aimed towards carbon neutral malting barley has been...
Arable
How weeds adapt within a tillage system
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways. This...
Agri-Business
Swapping DJ desk for tillage to start ‘farming revolution’
What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for...
N.Ireland
Potato harvest 2023 – the struggle continues
Progress made in terms of the potato harvest 2023 remains very slow, according to Teagasc. Crops specialist, Shay Phelan, said...
Arable
Tillage: Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial
Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial a recent tillage conference heard. Seedtech director, Dr. Tim O’Donovan,...
Arable
Tillage: The importance of crop establishment
The importance of crop establishment cannot be stressed enough. It is the most critical period within all tillage life-cycles, as...
Agri-Business
Origin Enterprises revenue drops by 25% due to fertiliser pricing
Origin Enterprises Plc., the international agronomy services group which has headquarters in Dublin, has issued its first quarter trading update...
N.Ireland
UK malting barley premiums hit historically high levels
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK malting barley premiums are at historically high levels. As...
N.Ireland
Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim
The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop...
Machinery
Choice of seed placement with Pottinger Terradisc
Cover crops are becoming an important part of the cropping cycle and Pottinger is further catering for their timely sowing...
Arable
Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds
Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal...
