N.Ireland
Arable update: Barley yields disappointing in Northern Ireland
Co. Down agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that the winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland is complete with many growers...
Beans
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Wet spring weather causes crop protection challenge
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors are confirming that the wet weather during much of March and...
Arable
Don’t forget – peas and beans are legumes
It’s sometimes easy for any farmer to overlook very basic facts, one being that peas and beans are legumes. The...
Arable
Year one of protein crop trial heavily subscribed in Northern Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has confirmed that 80 farmers successfully applied for the first year...
Arable
Are beans the perfect break crop?
A leading Co. Down tillage farmer has confirmed that field beans are an extremely valuable break crop within all cereal...
Dairy
How can field beans be best included in dairy cow diets?
Traditionally, the inclusion of field beans in ruminant diets is normally restricted due to the perceived risk associated with ‘anti-nutritional...
Arable
Why spring beans are key on rugby star Rory Best's 1,200-acre farm
Spring beans work tremendously well as a break within a tillage rotation, according to Irish rugby star Rory Best. The...
Rural Life
Video: Beans means ploughing, harrowing and sowing in Carlow
Sowing beans never looked so good! Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography filmed the Brennan Brothers agri-contractors preparing a field to...
