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Catch crops

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, crop diversification and lime

Farmers will be harvesting, planting and sorting out cropping plans in the coming weeks.

14 August 2024
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Cover crops: the dos and the don’ts

Cover crops should be planted as soon as possible after cereal crops are harvested and will do best after early-harvested crops like winter barley and oats.

31 July 2024 NEWS

Catch crop rules changes not enough

Farmers are confused about grazing rules for catch crop and forage crops and don;t see the need for the complications.

3 July 2024 NEWS

Tillage: buffers, liebacks and changes to ACRES rules

There are a lot of rules for tillage farmers to follow to protect water quality and more changes to ACRES rules.

15 June 2024
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Further nitrates changes ‘in the pipeline’

The measures proposed under the interim review of the Nitrates Action Programme include reduced excretion rates for calves and lower feed protein allowances.

12 June 2024
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Organic farming in the heartland of tillage country

Gavin Tully is an organic tillage farmer near Camolin, Co Wexford. Niamh Murphy explains why he made the switch.

5 June 2024 NEWS