Overall, the country’s tillage area is back 1% to 334,450ha in 2024.
The protein payment may disappoint tillage farmers this season as more area moves into protein and protein cereal mix crops.
Spring beans are generally treated with a fungicide at the start of flowering to prevent disease building up on the crop.
Breeding has begun on the beef suckler herd in Tullamore, while lambs receive their first run through the handling unit.
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