Arable
New Syngenta winter cereal varieties added to AHDB Recommended Lists
Two new winter cereal varieties from breeder Syngenta have been added to the latest Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)...
Arable
N.Ireland
How weeds adapt within a tillage system
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways. This...
Agri-Business
Swapping DJ desk for tillage to start ‘farming revolution’
What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for...
Agri-Business
AHDB farm walk to explore the role of livestock in arable rotation
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will host a farm walk for attendees to explore the role of livestock...
Arable
Advice: Making best use of organic manures and slurries
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) has recently compiled a series of guidelines, advising farmers on how they can make...
N.Ireland
Potato harvest 2023 – the struggle continues
Progress made in terms of the potato harvest 2023 remains very slow, according to Teagasc. Crops specialist, Shay Phelan, said...
Arable
Tillage: Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial
Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial a recent tillage conference heard. Seedtech director, Dr. Tim O’Donovan,...
N.Ireland
AHDB publishes initial ‘Early Bird’ planting survey for autumn 2023
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published the provisional results from it’s ‘Early Bird’ planting survey for autumn...
Arable
Tillage: The importance of crop establishment
The importance of crop establishment cannot be stressed enough. It is the most critical period within all tillage life-cycles, as...
Arable
Mankind will require additional crop land equal to Brazil’s by 2030
A new report is indicating that additional crop land, equivalent to that already farmed in Brazil, will be required over...
Agri-Business
Origin Enterprises revenue drops by 25% due to fertiliser pricing
Origin Enterprises Plc., the international agronomy services group which has headquarters in Dublin, has issued its first quarter trading update...
N.Ireland
Wet autumn season hampers planting of winter crops
The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast addresses the impact of the very wet autumn season on tillage farms...
Arable
Fodder beet: One of the few good news stories for tillage in 2023
Teagasc is confirming that 2023 will be a good year for Irish fodder beet growers. This is assuming that they...
Agri-Business
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...
Agri-Business
Potato supply chain company acquires York-based Wolds Produce
Integrated potato supply chain specialists AKP Group based in North Lincolnshire, has completed the acquisition of Wolds Produce, based in York....
N.Ireland
UK malting barley premiums hit historically high levels
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK malting barley premiums are at historically high levels. As...
Arable
Revised forecasts produce more positive outlook for harvest 2024
Strutt & Parker has updated its arable farm profitability and produced revised forecasts for harvest 2023 and harvest 2024, revealing...
N.Ireland
Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim
The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop...
