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Machinery
Ovlac: turning a new sod in Ireland
Gary Abbott
Gary Abbott caught up with Garry Daly of Farmec, the recently appointed importer of the Spanish-built Ovlac tillage equipment range, and Ovlac’s Nicholas Clarke, to find out more about the brand.
14 May 2025 News
Is there a big difference between branded and generic products?
Farmers have loads of choice when it comes to certain types of plant protection products, but is there a difference in these products, asks Siobhán Walsh.
14 May 2025 News
Top takeaways on tillage from Brussels
Siobhán Walsh travelled to Brussels to hear what can be done to help tillage in the next CAP.
Grain Trends: markets fall further
Grain markets have been falling, but, in positive news, oilseed rape has improved this week, writes Siobhán Walsh.
14 May 2025 Markets
Dry conditions starting to bite crops
It's now almost a month since the last meaningful rainfall in many tillage areas.
14 May 2025 News
Tillage management: barley, beet and wheat
Spraying is the main job to be done at present on many different crops across the country from beet to barley to wheat.
14 May 2025 Husbandry
Gates close on winter barley crops
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Donegal and Waterford, as some crops begin to show signs of moisture stress.
14 May 2025 Crops
Almost 1,400 farmers leave tillage sector
Seventy-two per cent of farms with tillage have less than 30ha of crops and these farms are seeing the biggest decline in numbers.
14 May 2025 News
Dempsey at Large: alarm at tillage prospects
Europe and Ireland need to reassure their farmers that as harvest approaches, they will not be left swinging.
14 May 2025 Viewpoints
Breaking: blackgrass declared a noxious weed
Blackgrass has been signed into the noxious weeds legislation by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon.
14 May 2025 News
US trade dispute leaving whiskey sector ‘uniquely exposed’
The Irish Whiskey Association with Drinks Ireland have called for an immediate removal of all tariffs on EU and US spirits, allowing a return to the tariff-free environment.
14 May 2025 News
Weed control in beet proving difficult
Weed control in beet is more difficult in dry weather. You may need to travel the crop a number of times.
13 May 2025 News
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