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Cutting out fertiliser for sheep grazing

AgriSearch held an event on Greg O'Boyle's farm near Randalstown last week. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 July 2025

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Tillage Management: harvest, straw and stubbles

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and stubbles

HUSBANDRY 9 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: Late first cuts and early second cut on the cards this week

Grass+ Beef: Late first cuts and early second cut on the cards this week

GRASS & FEEDING 18 June 2025

Opinion: IGG proposals worth consideration

Opinion: IGG proposals worth consideration

Opinion: IGG proposals worth consideration

OPINION 14 June 2025

In pictures: local farmers bale silage in aid of Pieta House

In pictures: local farmers bale silage in aid of Pieta House

In pictures: local farmers bale silage in aid of Pieta House

NEWS 12 May 2025

No baling payment planned for this year

No baling payment planned for this year

With winter and spring crops in excellent condition, there is unlikely to be pressure on straw supply this year, and no baling assistance payment will be introduced.

NEWS 26 February 2025

I’m thinking of buying a mower, what would you recommend?

I’m thinking of buying a mower, what would you recommend?

Conal Moore an Agri contractor & tillage framer from Ballygar Co. Galway. “we do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 26 February 2025

Silage contractor charges likely to stay steady

Silage contractor charges likely to stay steady

The dry, sunny weather in recent days has saw the start of this year’s silage season, mainly for dairy farmers operating multi-cut systems.

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 February 2025

SIP rake is the ‘Star’ of the show for Dublin contractor

SIP rake is the ‘Star’ of the show for Dublin contractor

Having almost doubled baler output when his first SIP twin rotor rake arrived, Gary Abbott caught up with farmer and contractor Pat Flynn to find out why he chose the Slovenian solution.

CONTRACTING 26 February 2025

Non-stop baling keeps Galway contractor moving

Non-stop baling keeps Galway contractor moving

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Sean Gilligan, a Galway contractor baling for three decades who made the move to a Kverneland FastBale ahead of last season.

FARM MACHINERY 26 February 2025

Farmers supply over 70% of the diesel we use — Antrim contractor

Farmers supply over 70% of the diesel we use — Antrim contractor

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Darragh Rutledge from Rutledge Contracts who tells us about his contracting enterprise and newly established machinery retail business, focusing on slurry.

FARM MACHINERY 26 February 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 26 February 2025

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