The findings are clear. Scientists make game-changing discovery with centuries-old farming method — here's how it could ...

With 7,000 acres, when you’re farming 35 miles from home, you can’t wait for a field to dry.” Before committing to no-till, ask yourself: Can you manage weeds and disease without tillage?

Teagasc is confirming that winter cereals are well established this season thanks to earlier sowing and good growth up to ...

Since the first farmers tilled the soil more than 10,000 years ago, the plow has been the essential tool of human survival.

More information: Cong Wang et al, No-tillage practice enhances soil total carbon content in a sandy Cyperus esculentus L. field, Ecological Processes (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s13717-024-00573-x ...

Teagasc’s Martin McCullough has reviewed the changes to the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) application ...

Steve Nicholson of Eniver Farms believes healthy soil is the key to good farming. As an agronomist, he works to improve soil chemistry, structure, and microbiology. Compost plays a big part in his ...

In terms of land use, we are likely to see a gradual decline in the area used for agriculture, a corresponding increase in ...

Government urged to back proposal if 400,000ha tillage-area target is to be reached Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon said that one of the main challenges for the sector is its current ...

Payments totalling €32.4 million have begun issuing to farmers under the Tillage and Horticulture Support Scheme. The average payment under the scheme is just under €3,000, with 10,868 farmers ...