Tillage
Teagasc is to launch a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to help identify wild oat populations that are herbicide resistant.
The use of twin cap nozzles on sprayers when applying pre-emergence herbicides has been strongly recommended.
Machinery
The machinery industry is still quiet, as farmers keep their hands in their pockets while manufacturers survey sales figures with long faces
With temperatures set to plummet over the coming days now is the time for tillage farmers to get on with the winter maintenance of sprayers.
There is a new approach to the application of fertiliser emerging and it is one that goes much...
Agri-Business
This year, IAM Agricultural Machinery and Hardi are celebrating a 40-year partnership in Ireland, for it was in 1984 that the Kilkenny...
Teagasc machinery specialist, Dermot Forristal, is confirming that all farm sprayers must be officially tested
With the days fast-shortening, now is the time for tillage farmers to get on with the winter maintenance of sprayers.
Tillage News
The Tillage Capital Investment Scheme under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3)...
Machinery News
Self-propelled sprayers are still an important segment of the machinery market and they will...
Tillage Technical
One of the key elements of the Sustainable Use Directive (SUD) is that all farm sprayers must be tested and certified.
Despite Agritechnica not going ahead, the business of the DLG (German Agricultural Society)...
The most recent Teagasc ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast focused on how best to prevent frost damage in sprayers over the coming winter months.
A standard ethylene glycol-based coolant is the best anti-freeze to use in a sprayer to provide the required frost protection
Machinery Focus
Although there has been no official announcement from John Deere a couple of straws blowing in the wind suggest the likelihood changes ahead.
Michelin have expanded the number of fitments available in its Agribib row crop range available with flexion technology.
Lemken has announced its decision to permanently discontinue its production of conventional field sprayers at the end of 2020.
The spectrum of pesticide application equipment to be tested is widening, according to James Caplis of the Department of Agriculture.
7,800 sprayer certification labels have been issued by the DAFM to approved equipment inspectors since 2015.
Kelly's of Borris will hold a Tillage Information Day on Tuesday, November 28. Horsch and Dalbo tillage equipment will be front and centre.
In line with expectations, 2016 demand for farm machinery in Europe is set to end up with a drop, while the outlook for 2017 does not look much better, according to CEMA.
To date, approximately 3,500 pesticide sprayers have been issued with certification labels by the Department to registered inspectors.
By November 26 boom sprayers greater than 3m, and all blast and orchard sprayers must be tested by a registered inspector.
