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Profits steady at Flahavan’s
Phelim O'Neill
Steady profits at the Flahavan's holding company in 2022.
18 May 2023 News
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Co Wexford
Hear how crops are looking in Co Wexford, as well as all the latest tillage news and what’s in this week’s paper.
11 May 2023 News
‘Grain and straw shortages must be tackled’ – ICSA
The ICSA is attending the Food Vision tillage group first meeting this Thursday, 11 May, in Backweston.
HiSpec Xcel provides Wexford tillage farm with more precise spread
Applying large volumes of compost annually, Gary Abbott spoke with tillage farmer George Leech of Ballyhamilton Farms in Co Wexford who gave his views on his HiSpec Xcel 1250 rear discharge spreader.
10 May 2023 Farm machinery
Keep an eye on nitrogen rates on tillage crops
There are a lot of spring crops which are due their nitrogen in the coming days. It is important to keep within the nitrogen limits.
7 May 2023 News
Tillage Podcast: 8,000ha less tillage in 2023 as planting continues into May
This week’s show looks at estimated crop area and production figures for 2023 and, of course, there is an update on fieldwork and planting progress.
4 May 2023 News
Grain area and straw supplies to plummet
The tillage area is set to decline by 2% this year as competition for land and tight margins force farmers out, despite Government plans to increase area.
3 May 2023 News
Dempsey at Large: grain market disruption
This is not the first time that EU farmers have been affected by sanctions and trade distortions created by political decisions.
3 May 2023 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Grass growth is suddenly powering ahead
With each passing day the bulk of material to be grazed is increasing in each paddock and the last thing we need is for so much grass ahead of us that it runs to seed and quality collapses.
3 May 2023 Viewpoints
Southern Europe in drought as summer starts
The weeks ahead could be vital not just for fruit and vegetable crops, but for cereals too.
3 May 2023 News
New grain and oilseed prices not moving up anytime soon - UK conference
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board held its spring grain market outlook conference on Tuesday 25 April.
25 April 2023 News
Two-thirds of spring cereals to be planted in dry spell
Spring planting has been delayed significantly by weather and while progress is being made this week, some areas of the country are proving more difficult to plant than others.
19 April 2023 News