Cultivation

Farmer Writes: scanning will give us a clearer picture

Breeding season is progressing reasonably well. One frustration has been seven cows returning bulling at around the 40-day mark after AI.

FARMER WRITES 24 June 2026

Farmer Writes: scanning will give us a clearer picture

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Cereals 2026: Sumo T-Press for shallow cultivations

Cereals 2026: Sumo T-Press for shallow cultivations

FARM MACHINERY 17 June 2026

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

Heavy cost of compaction can't be ignored

SOILS 10 June 2026

Editorial: respite due from weather woes

Editorial: respite due from weather woes

Editorial: respite due from weather woes

VIEWPOINTS 15 April 2026

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

APV launches new combi harrow with slit seeding

NEWS 25 February 2026

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Bednar factory tour – Czech firm building 4,000 machines annually

Bednar factory tour – Czech firm building 4,000 machines annually

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the home of Bednar FMT in the Czech Republic, to check out the company’s factory and find out more about one of Irelands newest tillage equipment suppliers.

FARM MACHINERY 10 December 2025

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of building seed drills

Pöttinger began building cultivation equipment in 1975, and in 2001, it entered the seed drill market.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland

Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland

Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Michael Redmond, who tells us how he balances working full-time with ESB Networks, farming 200 acres of tillage and importing cultivation equipment from Poland.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Tillage Management: rain, ploughing and slurry

Tillage Management: rain, ploughing and slurry

Some farmers may want you to import slurry at the minute, but only apply it when conditions are suitable for the job.

HUSBANDRY 10 December 2025

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

Farmer Writes: why many of our fields are no-till ready

It is, on our heavy flat land, the principal reason why I like min-till; the good trafficability it provides, allied to the fact of how level the fields become when ploughing ceases.

FARMER WRITES 10 December 2025

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

There are many factors impacting the build up of resistance to glyphosate so a plan is needed to keep on top of good weed control.

CROPS 10 December 2025

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

Tillage Management: nitrates, weather and herbicides

New nitrates rules are mainly positive for tillage farmers with some restrictions on manures applied in the autumn time.

HUSBANDRY 10 December 2025

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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