Tillage
NGOs to go to EU Court for glyphosate renewal review
PAN (Pesticide Action Network) Europe, a group of NGOs that seeks to stop the use synthetic pesticides, will go the...
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Grain growers want industry-wide response to Tillage Vision report
Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) chairman, Bobby Miller is calling for an industry-wide response to the Food Vision Tillage Group...
Tillage
Tenders sought to develop crop rules that support IPM practices
Teagasc is seeking tenders for the development of a framework to define crop specific rules that support integrated pest management...
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IFA working on pre-Budget 2025 submission for tillage sector
Work on a pre-Budget 2025 submission regarding tillage is well advanced on the part of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
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No shortage forecast for Irish-produced spring barley seed for 2025
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is forecasting that there will be no shortage in spring barley seed produced by...
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DAFM advises organic farmers about seed requirements
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding organic farmers about their obligations when it comes to...
Horticulture
Dutch farmer growing crops and 30 types of vegetables on 7ha
A farmer in the Netherlands has developed a sustainable business model based making efficient use of natural resources while growing...
Tillage
Govt response to Food Vision Tillage Report expected in autumn
A response from the government to the Food Vision Tillage Group Report is now expected in the autumn. It may...
Tillage News
New scholarship aims to boost Irish native grain industry
Enhancing the value potential of Irish native grain will be the focus of a new programme by a college in...
Environment
Johnstown Castle open day to showcase sustainable technologies
The Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Research Centre at Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford will host an open day focused...
Machinery
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...
Tillage
Are your spring barley crops ‘off colour’?
According to Teagasc, a significant number of spring barley crops are looking decidedly yellow in hue at the present time....
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Tillage: Fieldwork gathers pace amid improving ground conditions
Fieldwork continues apace on all tillage farms. Ground conditions are good and crops are responding well to the improved weather...
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Homegrown grain key to supporting Ireland's tillage sector - grower
Ireland’s tillage sector has seen a massive contraction in its footprint over the past decades. And the decline continues. The...
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Grasslands and croplands provided 36m tonnes of crops in 2022
Grasslands and croplands comprised over 67% of Ireland’s terrestrial and transitional ecosystems in 2018 according to the latest publication of...
Tillage
Four counties issued with yellow warning for blight
A Met Éireann yellow warning for potato blight has been issued for four counties today (Thursday, May 30). Conditions conducive...
Tillage
Minister must 'put money on the table' for tillage - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue...
Tillage
Watch: Taoiseach to 'build on' support for tillage farmers
Taoiseach Simon Harris said today (Thursday, May 16) that the government will be aiming to build on support for tillage farmers...