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The Irish Farmers Journal is dedicated to providing advice and management information to tillage farmers to enhance crop growth and harvests.

Know your market when growing forage

It is essential to know your market when you are growing and selling forage crops, particularly expensive crops like maize and beet.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Fertiliser allowances for forage crops and buffer rules

There are plenty of rules to follow when it comes to feeding your crops and applying the correct buffer zones at watercourses.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Beet varieties to look out for

Here are some beet varieties to keep an eye out for when choosing your seed this year, writes Siobhán Walsh.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Disease control decisions for the coming season

Conor Kehoe reports from the National Tillage Conference where a disease control workshop discussed options for the upcoming season.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Save on nitrogen with oilseed rape

Farmers with oilseed rape crops can make significant savings by measuring the green area index of those crops, writes Siobhán Walsh.

FERTILIZERS 10 January 2025

A guide to testing products and systems on your farm

On farm trials can help you decide if a product or method of farming is worth the investment or is helpful to your profit.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Steady spring wheat varieties listed

There have been no new additions to the spring wheat recommended list from the Department of Agriculture this year.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Two new varieties of spring oats make the cut

Two new varieties have made the spring oats list from the Department of Agriculture, which was published on Friday 10 January.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Record 12 varieties make spring barley list

The spring barley recommended list has been published by the Department of Agriculture and includes 12 different varieties.

CROPS 10 January 2025

Twenty20 Beef Club enhancing profitable and sustainable beef farming

Balancing a dairy and beef enterprise is all about sustainability, efficiency and profitability for Laois farmer Patrick Phelan.

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Know your market when growing forage

Fertiliser allowances for forage crops and buffer rules

Beet varieties to look out for

Disease control decisions for the coming season

Save on nitrogen with oilseed rape

A guide to testing products and systems on your farm

Steady spring wheat varieties listed

Two new varieties of spring oats make the cut

Record 12 varieties make spring barley list

Twenty20 Beef Club enhancing profitable and sustainable beef farming

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