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Home Farm: cattle back out by day

We are not quite finished all the sowing but with the forecast so good, we are expecting to get it finished and rolled within the next day or so.

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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.

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Oilseed rape seed sales increase dramatically

Oilseed rape seed sales increase dramatically

Oilseed rape area is set to rise this season as conditions are ideal for planting after the early harvest.

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Lemken Karat offers primary cultivation and cover cropping on Cork farm

Lemken Karat offers primary cultivation and cover cropping on Cork farm

Two years ago, Hegarty Agri moved to a new Lemken Karat 10 trailed cultivator, with two purposes in mind- firstly for some primary cultivations, and secondly, to sow cover crops.

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Sky adds single disc coulter option to Progress drills

Sky adds single disc coulter option to Progress drills

Sky Agriculture has added the option of its P30 single disc seeding unit on its Progress seed drills as an alternative to its P50 double disc unit.

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Laois tillage farmer opens maize maze to the public

Laois tillage farmer opens maize maze to the public

The tillage farmer in Laois has sown the maze along with the message 'support Irish farmers'.

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Rye area continues to grow and varieties with it

Rye area continues to grow and varieties with it

Hybrid rye is growing in popularity and some merchants like to give farmers the option of growing it and buying it for animal feed.

VARIETIES 25 June 2025

AgNav will give Irish grain a premium – Teagasc

AgNav will give Irish grain a premium – Teagasc

Teagasc launched the tillage carbon calculator at the Crops and Technology event at Oakpark, Co Carlow, which was held in partnership with the Irish Farmers Journal.

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Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

At the AIB Shed Talks, industry experts explored how Ireland’s agri sector can support the next generation of farmers.

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