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Tillage
Tillage Podcast: pesticides and politics - reporting from Brussels
Siobhán Walsh
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we’re reporting from Brussels and talk field work back home and low grain prices.
24 May 2023 News
Accompany the Agronomist: sowing, spraying and minding stressed crops
Last Thursday, the Irish Farmers Journal headed to Wexford to walk crops with George Blackburn of Cooney Furlong Grain as part of the Accompany the Agronomist series.
24 May 2023 News
Lemken launches Karat 10 cultivator
German machinery manufacturer Lemken has launched a new Karat 10 three-beam cultivator.
On test: French one-pass proves itself with highly accurate metering and sowing
Peter Thomas Keaveney spent some time sowing grain this spring with the Sulky Progress one-pass drill, which was equipped with the French manufacturers serrated single disc coulter setup.
24 May 2023 News
From the Tramlines: planting finishes in dry conditions
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Cork, and Down as planting finishes up.
24 May 2023 From the Tramlines
Target for tillage area will require ambition from all stakeholders
The 2023 cropping year was always set to be financially challenging for tillage farming.
24 May 2023 Community
Grain Trends: Matif below €230/t with generally good crop reports forecast
Crop reports are generally good and, at present, supply does not look like an issue in grain markets. Prices moved down again over the last few days.
24 May 2023 Markets
Wheat prices hit low of €245/t
Grain prices have been on a downward trend and hit a low this week, one year on from when they reached a peak.
24 May 2023 News
Land-leasing taxes on tillage group agenda
Land availability for tillage and tighter regulations around pesticide usage will also be up for discussion at next week's Food Vision 2030 tillage group meeting.
24 May 2023 News
Tillage Management: Disease, beet sprays and BISS applications
Drier weather is helping to slow down disease in crops, but it’s busy for tillage farmers. BISS applications should be a priority this week.
24 May 2023 Crops
Installing owl boxes in Co Waterford
Footprint Farmer Pádraig Connery has put up a couple of owl boxes on his farm in the past couple of weeks.
23 May 2023 Footprint Farmers
New Seedtech grass seed mixing plant in Belview
There is now increased capacity for the mixing and dispatch of grass seed at Seedtech’s site in Belview.
23 May 2023 News