Forestry
Forestry: Timber prices stable in second quarter of 2024
Prices for timber have remained stable in the second quarter of the year, according to a forestry timber market survey...
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Tillage
'Almost no' spring crops planted - report update
There has been “almost no” spring crops planted according to Teagasc, with only the driest ground supporting field work to-date....
Forestry
Afforestation rate to date remains below 2023 levels
An area of 65ha has been planted in the first six weeks of 2024, according to the latest figures from...
Forestry
DAFM to publish 'composite' map to show land available for forestry
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is “committed” to publishing a composite map which will highlight exactly...
Forestry
Minister encourages planting applications on National Tree Day
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity Pippa Hackett is marking National Tree Day today (Thursday, October 5) by...
Tillage
Planning for the autumn planting season
With the harvest of 2023 still not complete in some areas, we are now quickly approaching the start of the...
Tillage News
Europe’s potato industry falls victim to extreme weather
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations. Last year was actually the second...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Opportunity for spring planting as weather improves
With no rain of consequence in the forecast, the opportunity to get on with the spring planting season now presents...
Tillage
Tillage: Seed bed conditions fast deteriorating
Teagasc tillage specialist Kieran Collins has travelled a fair bit over recent days, checking on new planting rates and seed...
Horticulture
Input costs impacting number of potatoes planted - Ryan
Less potatoes were planted in Ireland this year due to spiraling input costs for growers, according to the chair of...
Rural Life
Farmers take legal action against Coillte over alleged unlawful planting
Legal proceedings have begun against semi-state forestry firm Coillte in relation to the alleged unlawful planting of lands neighbouring one...
Tillage
Dare anyone say it...but delayed sowing has many benefits
Tillage farmers are currently frustrated with the drawn out harvest and the unsettled weather. Many have been looking forward to...
Tillage
Are you thinking of planting oilseed rape?
With winter barley crops coming off fields early this season, it is ideal for planting winter oilseed rape. In 2020,...
Tillage
Grain price: Clearer picture to develop in coming weeks
Grain markets didn’t do much to excite this week, but there were positive signs for French and US wheat prices....
Environment
Continued weather woes puts pressure on farmers
Recent weather conditions have upped the pressure on farmers across the country with the challenge of waterlogged land causing significant...
Tillage
Tillage focus: Balancing winter sowing with an on-farm enterprise
Francis, Gavin and Diarmuid Owens are tillage farmers in Ballycullane, just outside Athy, Co. Kildare. The brothers sow mostly winter...
Forestry
'Farmers must be paid on all land set aside or planting rates will continue to fall'
There is mounting concern that the rate of farmer (forestry) planting will continue to fall, if farmers are not paid...