N.Ireland
Crops: Impact of soil pH on nutrient availability
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), soil pH must be considered the all-important starting point of any crop fertiliser...
Tillage
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Aphid monitoring and BYDV control
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising growers to be mindful of the impact that...
Arable
Main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland well underway
The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop...
Arable
Survey: High input costs accelerate uptake of agtech
Soaring costs of farm inputs, including fertiliser, crop protection products and labour, are accelerating the adoption of agtech among US...
Arable
CAFRE reviews grain drying costs
Grain drying has not been an issue for most cereal farmers up to this point. However, these circumstances might change...
N.Ireland
NI 2022 cereal harvest nears completion
Apart from some late-planted crops of spring barley, the 2022 cereal harvest in Northern Ireland is nearing completion. The promise...
Arable
Research shows alcohol can help plants survive drought
Plants that are treated with ethanol – a scientific term for ordinary alcohol – can develop a tolerance to drought...
N.Ireland
Oilseed rape not a solution to soil compaction problems
Many growers might think that oilseed rape, with its long tap root, is an answer to the problems caused by...
N.Ireland
Wheat: Latest variety-based trial results from AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that a number of variety-based trial results for feed and...
Arable
AHDB recommended list winter barley trials results varied
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is reporting a series of generally disappointing results from its 2021/2022 Recommended List (RL)...
N.Ireland
Pink straw – could your eyes be deceiving you?
First noticed four years ago, pink straw at harvest has again been identified at a number of grain field sites...
N.Ireland
Farm manager discusses weather impact on UK tillage farm
North Bedfordshire farm manager Andy Mahon took part in the most recent edition of the Tillage Edge podcast to discuss...
Agri-Business
Lemken makes mechanical weed control possible in ridge crops
Growers of field-scale vegetables are increasingly facing the problem of keeping ridge crops weed-free while using less chemicals. Lemken has...
N.Ireland
Teagasc Oak Park to host ‘Healthy Oats’ trials visit
Teagasc Oak Park is to host a ‘Healthy Oats’ trials visit for growers and industry stakeholders on Wednesday of this...
Arable
Harvest update: Heavy rain temporarily stalled work
While last weekend’s heavy rain brought the harvest to a halt, Teagasc is confirming that combines are now back in...
Agri-Business
First grain shipment from Ukraine passes inspection in Turkey
The first ship to transport grain out of Ukraine since the Russian invasion has passed inspection in Turkey and is...
Agri-Business
Work underway at Black Sea ports to resume grain exports
Work has begun at three of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in preparation to resume grain exports, the Ukrainian navy confirmed...
Arable
Harvest 2022: Northern hemisphere roundup
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that the northern hemisphere wheat harvest is now well underway. The...
