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Row spraying cuts veg grower's spray use by up to 60%

Keen to reduce chemical usage and improve sprayer output, broccoli grower, Brophy Produce upgraded to an Amazone Pantera self-propelled sprayer based on some key features.

FARM MACHINERY 7 May 2025

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New Holland celebrates 50 years of rotary combines

New Holland celebrates 50 years of rotary combines

NEWS 30 April 2025

Biomass essential to Europe’s energy mix - new report

Biomass essential to Europe’s energy mix - new report

RENEWABLES 28 April 2025

Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency

Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency

Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency

NEWS 20 April 2025

Technology For Profit: insight drives impact – meet the winner

Technology For Profit: insight drives impact – meet the winner

Technology For Profit: insight drives impact – meet the winner

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 17 April 2025

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Editorial: climate change - new climate technologies essential for farming

Editorial: climate change - new climate technologies essential for farming

Ireland could face up to €26bn in fines unless more investment is carried out now to help reduce emissions.

VIEWPOINTS 9 April 2025

Could wood powder be Ireland's new super fuel?

Could wood powder be Ireland's new super fuel?

A new type of wood burner coming to Ireland, which could overcome the traditional challenges of using biomass to provide heat, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 9 April 2025

New scheme launched to support setting up producer organisations

New scheme launched to support setting up producer organisations

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the Early-Stage Support for Producer Organisations (ESSPO) scheme on Wednesday 16 April, which is a multi-annual measure under the CAP Strategic Plan.

NEWS 9 April 2025

€38,000 scholarship available to agri-food innovators

€38,000 scholarship available to agri-food innovators

The programme is delivered by the UCD school of bio-systems and food engineering, in partnership with Teagasc, at the AgTechUCD Innovation Centre at UCD Lyons Farm in Co Kildare.

NEWS 9 April 2025

Technology For Profit: attention to detail in Monasterevin

Technology For Profit: attention to detail in Monasterevin

Farming near Monasterevin, Co Kildare, Stephen Byrne operates a 114-cow spring-calving herd, focusing on efficiency and profitability through precision breeding, targeted nutrition and management.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 9 April 2025

Boluses do the heat detection in Tipperary herd

Boluses do the heat detection in Tipperary herd

Aidan Brennan visits the Deegan farm in Clonmore, Co Tipperary, where bolus technology is used to detect heat and health alerts.

BREEDING 9 April 2025

Farmer Writes: a brief history of fertiliser spreaders

Farmer Writes: a brief history of fertiliser spreaders

As Gerald Potterton gets through plenty of spreading and spraying in the fine weather, he takes a look at the technological advances of fertiliser spreaders.

FARMER WRITES 9 April 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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