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Spring cereal sowing hit by bad weather in Cork
Spring cereal sowing hit by bad weather in Cork

Farmers have been advised to switch from barley to crops such as rape, beet or maize, as they run out of time to sow spring cereals.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

Macra seeks EU realism in greening
Macra seeks EU realism in greening

A farm-specific crop rotation plan would be better for land than a rigid three-crop rule, said Kinsale tillage farmer Martin O’Regan.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

New seeding recipe will dramatically boost grasslands
New seeding recipe will dramatically boost grasslands
Statisticians have cracked a code for a bumper crop by feeding cattle with a new seeding recipe that will dramatically boost grasslands.

Fri, 01 Jan, 2016

New spore traps great for timely warnings
New spore traps great for timely warnings
New spore traps can use modern DNA-based methods to identify and quantify threats to crops and send out warnings to growers within minutes.

Thu, 28 May, 2015

GM vote put off
IRELAND was one of just six countries that supported this week’s European Commission proposal to allow the import and sale of genetically modified sweet corn.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2003

Little Irish sugar faces downgrading
JUST 1,700 tonnes of Ireland’s sugar production quota of 199,208 tonnes is expected to be downgraded, as the EU declassifies 206,646 tonnes of sugar across Europe from A and B quotas to the C surplus quota, said Jim O’Regan, chairman of IFA’s sugar beet section, after a meeting with Irish Sugar.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2003

Attack of the aphids threatens cereals and beet

TEAGASC advisers have recommended contact aphicide application on all spring sown cereals, because aphid numbers are very high.

Thu, 08 May, 2003

Alert on as lesser canary grass scourge threatens to create crop havoc
TILLAGE farmers have been put on alert to watch for lesser canary grass and to eliminate this troublesome weed before it becomes established.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003

EU food industry supports principles of farm reform

THE European food industry has came out largely in support of mid-term reforms, particularly moves to open up the CAP to market forces.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2003

EU in plea to Russia on grain imports
THE EU has offered to negotiate larger grain import quotas to Russia, after Moscow threatened to limit meat imports.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2003

Grain growers can’t afford another year of losses

GRAIN growers have been advised to critically evaluate the cost of conacre in 2003, following their drop in income in 2002.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2003

Food for thought for farm cooks
SAFE food is no laughing matter, but panto star June Rodgers caused a few giggles at the National Ploughing Championships when she urged plough persons and the farming community not to get into a pickle when preparing their food.

Thu, 03 Oct, 2002

Unhappy harvesters blame their grain worries on weather and merchants
WITH 70 to 75% of winter barley harvested, IFA sources have confirmed that yields are disappointing but prices are even more disappointing.

Thu, 01 Aug, 2002

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