LATEST ARTICLES
Farm Programmes
Creating water catchment ponds in Tipperary
Kelsey Daly
Creating small sediment ponds is a cost-effective way to improve water quality on Barry Powell’s farm, Kelsey Daly reports.
18 September 2024 Forestry
Establishing forests with diversity for long-term CCF management
Sean Hoskins and Olive Leavy examine continuous cover forestry (CCF) principles in the approach to forest management.
Opinion: land use change rules must be changed to tackle biodiversity loss
In the context of a national biodiversity crisis, it’s not credible that farmers can remove habitats without oversight, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.
New action plan sets out roadmap to improve water quality
It is well past time to clean up our rivers, lakes and coasts, Minister for Nature Malcolm Noonan said.
5 September 2024 Climate and environment
Claydon launches front tank and rear toolbar combo
UK drill manufacturer, Claydon, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of the Evolution drill toolbar and front hopper combination. Gary Abbott reports.
28 August 2024 Farm machinery
Dealing with another snatch-and-grab year
There have been few opportunities for field work this summer, writes John Egerton.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Are property rights being slowly eroded?
Cooley farmers are taking to the roads in opposition to a proposed greenway. The concerns they are raising are shared across the country, it seems.
28 August 2024 Dealer
Home Farm: Catching up over the weekend
We may also have to accept that we may run out of weather in the autumn and simply be prepared to leave some land until the land dries out in spring.
21 August 2024 Viewpoints
Dairy management: Good chance to get drainage done
Aidan Brennan looks at the role of drainage – a key job for the autumn period on dairy, tillage and livestock farms.
22 July 2024 Management
Reseeding opportunities in July
July is a good month to reseed less-productive swards on suckler farms, with plenty of time for new grass to establish before autumn.
2 July 2024 Management
Five tips for reseeding grassland
Reseeding unproductive swards offers a good return on investment. Outlined are five tips for reseeding.
8 June 2024 Grass & feeding
263,000ha of farmland benefit from OPW works
OPW works have been carried out on over 11,000km of drainage channels since the Arterial Drainage Act passed in 1945.
5 June 2024 News