Winter Barley

Home Farm: Beef is expensive to produce right now

We can only aim to maximise production from the stores on the rapidly growing high quality grass at this time of the year.

VIEWPOINTS 30 April 2025

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Accompany the Agronomist: herbicides the big job this week

Accompany the Agronomist: herbicides the big job this week

NEWS 30 April 2025

Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy

Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy

NEWS 25 April 2025

Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade

Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade

Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade

VIEWPOINTS 23 April 2025

Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Tipp and talking resistant weeds

Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Tipp and talking resistant weeds

Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Tipp and talking resistant weeds

NEWS 17 April 2025

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Crops looking Tipp top in the Golden Vale

Crops looking Tipp top in the Golden Vale

In this week’s installment of Accompany the Agronomist we met Tim McCarthy of Dairygold to look at crops in Tipperary.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Tillage management: flag leaves, weeds and fungicides

Tillage management: flag leaves, weeds and fungicides

Flag leaves are appearing on winter barley, while weeds will soon be sprayed on early-sown spring crops.

HUSBANDRY 26 March 2025

Managing varieties not crops to target issues

Managing varieties not crops to target issues

It is important to know the strengths and weaknesses of the varieties that you are growing, writes Siobhán Walsh.

CROP PROTECTION 26 March 2025

Products coming off the market in 2025

Products coming off the market in 2025

Potato farmers need to keep an eye on products in their chemical store which need to be used up this season.

CROP PROTECTION 26 March 2025

From the Tramlines: wonderful weather takes some pressure off

From the Tramlines: wonderful weather takes some pressure off

The good weather of late has taken some pressure off farmers. There is plenty of work to be done, but the weather is there to do it.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 26 March 2025

Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March

Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March

While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.

FARMER WRITES 26 March 2025

Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

It’s all happening in the tillage fields at present from sowing to spraying and spreading writes Siobhán Walsh.

HUSBANDRY 26 March 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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