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New Smart fodder beet on the way

This Smart beet crop could make a big difference to yield in beet crops, as it is a fodder beet. So far, these varieties have been sugar beet.

17 November 2024 NEWS

Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control

The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.

13 November 2024
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Tillage Management: weeds, aphids and sowing

The three-crop rule has to be complied with this season, so farmers need to have their cropping plan done.

6 November 2024
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Tillage Management: sowing and spraying winter crops

There are plenty of winter crops in the ground and they need to be managed for weeds and aphids.

30 October 2024
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Commission bans herbicide for use on potato crops

The herbicide is currently used for pre- and post-emergence spraying. French farmers have condemned the move.

17 October 2024 NEWS

Tillage Management: sowing, harvesting and weed control

Ground conditions are still good for planting. Many farmers still have crops to harvest across the country.

16 October 2024
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Satellites and drones for targeted fertiliser and chemical use

Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a Farmhand and CultiWise working demonstration day in Laois last week where variable rate herbicide applications were derived from drone imagery.

21 August 2024
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