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Managing disease in spring barley

Disease timings in spring barley are a mixed bag this year as weather has provided low disease pressure, but also seen crops push on.

NEWS 25 May 2025

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Tillage Podcast: sunshine on crops in Co Cork

Tillage Podcast: sunshine on crops in Co Cork

NEWS 22 May 2025

T2 spray timing on wheat and oats

T2 spray timing on wheat and oats

CROPS 21 May 2025

Localised downpours end dry spell for some tillage farmers

Localised downpours end dry spell for some tillage farmers

Localised downpours end dry spell for some tillage farmers

NEWS 21 May 2025

Grain Trends: prices pick up this week

Grain Trends: prices pick up this week

Grain Trends: prices pick up this week

MARKETS 21 May 2025

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Tillage Management: beans thriving, spring crops stressed

Tillage Management: beans thriving, spring crops stressed

Many crops are stressed due to recent weather conditions, but there are also some very good crops out there.

HUSBANDRY 14 May 2025

Cutting costs and minding soils with maize

Cutting costs and minding soils with maize

Direct drill maize without plastic is not something you here about too often, but Tony Bell has his costs in order.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Blackgrass making noxious weed list a 'positive step'

Blackgrass making noxious weed list a 'positive step'

Blackgrass cases are on the rise on Irish farms. Here’s what it means now that it is added to the Noxious Weeds Act.

NEWS 14 May 2025

300 apply for catch crops scheme so far

300 apply for catch crops scheme so far

The Farming for Water EIP gives farmers flexibility on the area of catch crops they plant and the fields they plant each year.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat

Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat

Many farmers are now applying the T2 fungicide to winter wheat crops as the flag leaf has emerged.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Tillage Podcast: 'make the best decision with the info you have'

Tillage Podcast: 'make the best decision with the info you have'

This week’s show focuses on noxious weeds, tillage farmer numbers and we hear how crops are looking in Co Wexford.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Gates close on winter barley crops

Gates close on winter barley crops

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Donegal and Waterford, as some crops begin to show signs of moisture stress.

CROPS 14 May 2025

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Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer

For Martin Colleran and his son Ryan, farming just outside Kilmaine, Co Mayo, their success is built on good land, healthy stock and smart decisions.

Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer

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