Harvesting

Claire McCormack caught up with Padraig Noonan of Cork based Noonan Agri Contractors to find out more about the ins and outs of running a modern contracting business in 2024

Donal Whelan outlines the benefits of the ITGA template tree sales agreement for growers and the need to plan for forest certification.

Weeks behind with harvest, it’s been a high-pressure year for Footprint Farmer Gareth Culligan in Co Louth.

Good old spring barley, I thought to myself from the combine seat, it’s an unlikely saviour, but it will be the crop of the harvest, writes Gerald Potterton.

It's a great time to reflect back and to reap the rewards of all your efforts in the garden as you enjoy your fruit and vegetables, writes Kitty Scully.

I would expect to have the silage aftergrass growing vigorously at this stage, so that we could spread the cattle out across the place, but it’s too soon to let stock out on it yet.

Padraig Callanan visits a farm in Canada where the cows are milked three times per day, at 4am, 12pm and 8pm, in a 12 unit double up, rapid exit parlour.

Whatever merger, agreement or deal is struck or developed in the coming weeks, long term returns to milk suppliers on both sides must be central and must not be jeopardised,