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Tillage Management: nitrogen, winter cereals and break crops

The weather continues to be dry at present and is allowing farmers to get jobs done in good conditions.

HUSBANDRY 2 April 2025

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Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

HUSBANDRY 26 March 2025

Tillage management: sunshine, dry ground and spring cropping

Tillage management: sunshine, dry ground and spring cropping

HUSBANDRY 19 March 2025

Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying

Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying

Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying

HUSBANDRY 12 March 2025

Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do

Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do

Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do

HUSBANDRY 5 March 2025

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Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying

Tillage Management: sowing, spreading and spraying

It’s all go in the tillage fields this week as fine weather has taken over the weather charts to give farmers a great chance this spring.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do

Tillage management: good weather and plenty of work to do

There has been great weather in recent days and it is allowing tillage farmers to get out to the fields to get work done.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Tillage Management: watching the weather for fertiliser, planting and spraying

Tillage Management: watching the weather for fertiliser, planting and spraying

There is dry weather in the forecast. Land has a lot of drying to do before farmers can get out to the fields.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Tillage management: fertiliser, weeds and payments

Tillage management: fertiliser, weeds and payments

There are many jobs to be done on tillage farms and if rain stays away it might allow some of this work to get underway.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Grain Trends: steady wheat and barley prices

Grain Trends: steady wheat and barley prices

This week, wheat and barley prices remain stable, while there has been a price offer for malting barley.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Tillage Management: beans, forward wheat and weather

Tillage Management: beans, forward wheat and weather

This week’s management notes look at planting beans and whether or not to push winter wheat crops.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Fertilising tillage crops in 2025

Fertilising tillage crops in 2025

Tim Sheil, J Bolger & Co, and Damien Kelly, Nitrofert, look at tillage crop requirements in 2025.

FERTILIZERS 29 January 2025

Tillage management: seed, lime and fertiliser

Tillage management: seed, lime and fertiliser

The weather is wet now, but there is planning to be done, from ordering seed to checking soil tests for lime requirements and ordering fertiliser.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

Tillage Management: seed, storm damage and jobs in tillage

Tillage Management: seed, storm damage and jobs in tillage

From filling out college application forms to checking insurance after the storm there is plenty to think about in this week’s management notes.

HUSBANDRY 29 January 2025

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