Cultivation

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

New nitrates rules are mainly positive for tillage farmers with some restrictions on manures applied in the autumn time.

HUSBANDRY 10 December 2025

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

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Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

NEWS 8 December 2025

Spanish Ovlac disc harrow tastes Irish soil

Spanish Ovlac disc harrow tastes Irish soil

NEWS 5 December 2025

Common sense has prevailed with changes to stubble rules – IFA

Common sense has prevailed with changes to stubble rules – IFA

Common sense has prevailed with changes to stubble rules – IFA

NEWS 30 October 2025

Scrapping of stubble rules welcomed by BirdWatch Ireland

Scrapping of stubble rules welcomed by BirdWatch Ireland

Scrapping of stubble rules welcomed by BirdWatch Ireland

NEWS 30 October 2025

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Amazone expands Cenio tine cultivator range

Amazone expands Cenio tine cultivator range

Amazone will showcase a new Cenio 5000-2, 5m hydraulic-folding stubble cultivator at Agritechnica.

FARM MACHINERY 19 August 2025

Stubble cultivation rules to be scrapped

Stubble cultivation rules to be scrapped

Tillage farmers will be happy to hear that stubble cultivation requirements have been removed from the proposed sixth Nitrates Action Plan.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Murphy Motors to host Bednar demo day

Murphy Motors to host Bednar demo day

The newly appointed Bednar dealer, Murphy Motors is hosting a live tillage demonstration day on Saturday 11 October, to showcase the Bednar range of cultivation and seeding equipment.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Long Read: tillage sector needs money, but it may not be forthcoming

Long Read: tillage sector needs money, but it may not be forthcoming

With external pressures, global and regional uncertainty undermining the Government's spending capacity, tillage farmers' legitimate calls for urgent financial support may only be partially answered.

OPINION 19 August 2025

Horsch debuts latest cultivation and seeding wares

Horsch debuts latest cultivation and seeding wares

Gary Abbott travelled to Germany last week, where Horsch unveiled a suite of new and updated products which will be publicly launched at Agritechnica this November.

FARM MACHINERY 19 August 2025

Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats

Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats

Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could put a huge amount of pressure on tillage farmers, writes Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 19 August 2025

Cultivation rules a huge safety concern

Cultivation rules a huge safety concern

Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could bring about unsafe working conditions for tillage farmers.

NEWS 19 August 2025

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