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Sunshine, flowers and smashing crops in the Garden of Ireland

James O’Loughlin, an agronomist with Quinns of Baltinglass, joins us on this week’s instalment of Accompany the Agronomist.

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Crops looking Tipp top in the Golden Vale

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Tillage Podcast: spring has sprung in the northwest

Tillage Podcast: spring has sprung in the northwest

On this week’s show, we have an update on fieldwork in the northwest, along with all the latest tillage news.

NEWS 12 March 2025

Home Farm: spring tillage work continues

Home Farm: spring tillage work continues

We have also bought in some straight potash, following our soil samples showing low K on the silage ground.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Beans and oats sold out as planting continues

Beans and oats sold out as planting continues

Tillage farmers are busy planting spring crops across the country and in the main have now moved onto spring barley crops.

NEWS 12 March 2025

Tillage management: sunshine, dry ground and spring cropping

Tillage management: sunshine, dry ground and spring cropping

A lot of work has been completed on tillage farms across the country in the past few weeks in very good weather conditions.

HUSBANDRY 12 March 2025

Home Farm: Spring work underway

Home Farm: Spring work underway

As I write, we are sowing the beans. I was interested to see that our delivery came from Denmark.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies

Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies

Good weather means a spring in the step of farmers planting crops, but the markets are not as bright as the weather, with tariffs (yet again) a threat.

OPINION 12 March 2025

Home Farm: Lime levels being counted

Home Farm: Lime levels being counted

We don’t use that much lime, but it’s noticeable that even on just one farm that pH levels vary from one field with a pH of over 7.5 while a small grass paddock was analysed at 5.5.

VIEWPOINTS 12 March 2025

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