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Potato planting surges ahead of maize and beet

Potato growers are taking advantage of the good weather, and maize planting will commence in the coming days.

NEWS 2 April 2025

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Tillage Management: nitrogen, winter cereals and break crops

Tillage Management: nitrogen, winter cereals and break crops

HUSBANDRY 2 April 2025

Spring planting continues

Spring planting continues

NEWS 26 March 2025

Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update

Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update

Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update

NEWS 20 March 2025

The cost of forage crops: from kale to maize

The cost of forage crops: from kale to maize

The cost of forage crops: from kale to maize

FODDER 19 March 2025

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Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update

Tillage Podcast: walking winter crops and planting update

On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we report from the fields and see what has to be done to winter crops in the coming days and weeks.

NEWS 5 March 2025

The cost of forage crops: from kale to maize

The cost of forage crops: from kale to maize

Here are the Teagasc costs and returns figures for forage crops. They are estimated and can be amended to suit your own farm.

FODDER 5 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 5 March 2025

Know your market when growing forage

Know your market when growing forage

It is essential to know your market when you are growing and selling forage crops, particularly expensive crops like maize and beet.

CROPS 5 March 2025

Fertiliser allowances for forage crops and buffer rules

Fertiliser allowances for forage crops and buffer rules

There are plenty of rules to follow when it comes to feeding your crops and applying the correct buffer zones at watercourses.

CROPS 5 March 2025

Beet varieties to look out for

Beet varieties to look out for

Here are some beet varieties to keep an eye out for when choosing your seed this year, writes Siobhán Walsh.

CROPS 5 March 2025

Solar move for one of Ireland’s largest dairy farms confirmed

Solar move for one of Ireland’s largest dairy farms confirmed

The Cork-based Browne family said they will now “rethink” the future of their farm with a view to leading the way in sustainability.

NEWS 5 March 2025

Beet herbicide ban could hit fodder stocks

Beet herbicide ban could hit fodder stocks

Beet herbicide Debut has been banned for use in the EU and there is no widely available alternative for the product.

NEWS 5 March 2025

Sun's out, cows out in south Cork

Sun's out, cows out in south Cork

Aidan Brennan visits the Bernard family farm in Cork where Jerome and John Bernard are milking 220 cows.

GRASS & FEEDING 5 March 2025

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New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

Syngenta Ireland recently launched CASPER®, a new broadleaved weed herbicide for newly sown and established grassland.

New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

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