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...
Arable
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...
Arable
AHDB strategic cereal farm results webinar to focus on data use
A strategic cereal farm results webinar hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will focus on using data...
Machinery
Choice of seed placement with Pottinger Terradisc
Cover crops are becoming an important part of the cropping cycle and Pottinger is further catering for their timely sowing...
Arable
Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds
Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal...
Beef
Scottish agri statistics show drop in cattle numbers by 3%
The latest 2023 agricultural figures released by the Scottish government have shown a decline of 3% in cattle numbers compared...
Arable
Doubts over quality of potatoes still to be harvested after 'torrential rainfall'
Potato Solutions has said doubts remain about the state of the potatoes yet to be lifted following recent “torrential rainfall”....
N.Ireland
DAERA extends pilot Protein Crop Scheme until 2026
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced a further extension of the Northern Ireland pilot Protein...
Arable
Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?
A trial carried out at Severn Trent’s biogas farm in Nottingham in the UK has confirmed that it is feasible...
Arable
US tillage farming ‘performing well’, despite recent challenges
Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over...
Arable
AHDB: Wheat and barley stocks tight - relative to demand
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting that UK wheat and barley stocks will remain tight, relative to...
Arable
Independent review of combinable crops assurance to take place
An independent review of assurance in the combinable crops supply chain in the UK is to take place over the...
