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Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Oilseed rape is the crop that over the last 20 years has seen by far the greater genetic progress in terms of yield.

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

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Nitrogen costs to double by 2030

Nitrogen costs to double by 2030

NEWS 5 August 2026

Performance of white clover varieties under intensive grazing

Performance of white clover varieties under intensive grazing

RESEEDING 29 July 2026

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

Farmer Writes: enjoying the dry after a long wait

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

AI able to spot troublesome docks

AI able to spot troublesome docks

AI able to spot troublesome docks

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

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Clover kicks on with grass in crisis

Clover kicks on with grass in crisis

Grass plots at AFBI Hillsborough show the benefit of integrating clover into swards

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 June 2026

Farmer Writes: I've been flat out not farming

Farmer Writes: I've been flat out not farming

Considering the circumstances, grass growth has been respectable and I'm happy with how the second-cut silage has turned out, James Strain writes.

FARMER WRITES 17 June 2026

Dutch never cease to a-maize

Dutch never cease to a-maize

A study is underway in the Netherlands to see if maize can be directly drilled into a cover crop without compromising production too much.

DEALER 17 June 2026

Herbal leys added to Farming With Nature

Herbal leys added to Farming With Nature

The second year of the Farming With Nature agri environment scheme has opened for applications in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 June 2026

Meet the inaugural winner of the Pasture Progress Award

Meet the inaugural winner of the Pasture Progress Award

Liam Rochford from Cleariestown, Co Wexford was last week crowned the winner of the newly established 2025 Pasture Progress Award.

GRASS & FEEDING 17 June 2026

The Grass Week: temporary grass shortage easily rectified

The Grass Week: temporary grass shortage easily rectified

Some farmers may have found themselves under pressure for grass over the last week, but are now coming out the other side of it with improved temperatures.

GRASS & FEEDING 17 June 2026

Dairy management: Grass shortages and reseeds

Dairy management: Grass shortages and reseeds

Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers grappling with a grass deficit due to recent cold weather.

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

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