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Tillage
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Contributor
Vijaya Bhaskar, a Teagasc grass weed researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage advisor, outline the growing scale of wild oat resistance to herbicides and management strategies to adopt.
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
 
 
Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
News
Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Tillage
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tillage
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Beef
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Breeding
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc farm walk in Longford last week.
DAIRY
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
Heifer rearing
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
If the opportunity cost of selling a heifer calf at €600/head is factored in, the true cost is as high as €2,322/head.
SHEEP
Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging
Finishing lambs
Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging
The preliminary results from a study evaluating finishing systems for organic lambs were presented in the organic village at Sheep 2025
ANIMAL HEALTH
What is causing cows to cough?
Animal health
What is causing cows to cough?
In this article by Animal Health Ireland specialists, the common causes and cures for coughing cows is explored.


TILLAGE
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Herbicides
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Vijaya Bhaskar, a Teagasc grass weed researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage advisor, outline the growing scale of wild oat resistance to herbicides and management strategies to adopt.
MACHINERY
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
Silage
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
While big-bale silage is well accepted today, Michael Moroney looks back to the early days of the system and his first introduction to the system in 1980.
BUILDINGS
Specifications on re-roofing grant announced
Farm safety
Specifications on re-roofing grant announced
Farmers have been asking for months as to what the re-roofing grant for farm buildings will look like, with the scheme launched two weeks ago.
FARM SAFETY


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies
Management
Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies
Shaun Diver takes a look at the recent cull cow results on Tullamore Farm and gives an update on sheep breeding in this week's update.
Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on ewe breeding performance and what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock
Management
Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver takes a look at weanling weights and mating performance in the ewe flock.
Tullamore Farm update: breeding progress and grazing forage rye
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm update: breeding progress and grazing forage rye
Ewes are over halfway through their second breeding cycle with a low level of repeat activity evident, while ewe lambs have also been joined to rams.
Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globeSPONSORED
Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe
Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.
Added value is key for Irish dairy successSPONSORED
Added value is key for Irish dairy success
David Kennedy, head of dairy in Bord Bia, explains why targeting premium segments is vital in supporting stability in domestic milk prices
FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systemsSPONSORED
FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems
Precision agriculture market leader FJDynamics has joined forces with local farming firms Fossland Services (Ireland) and Stuart Dubois AgriSystems (Northern Ireland).
Maria Walsh MEP: bringing Irish farmers into the heart of EuropeSPONSORED
Maria Walsh MEP: bringing Irish farmers into the heart of Europe
Maria Walsh is a Fine Gael MEP for Midlands–North West and a full member of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee. She is a member of the EPP Group in the Parliament.