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Drystock farmers are urged to consider bio-energy production

Tuesday February 10 2009

Non-profitable drystock farms could be targeted by future Government policy on bio-energy production.

100,000ha of energy crops needed to meet EU targets

Tuesday February 03 2009

At least 100,000ha need to be transferred to energy crops if Ireland is to meet its EU targets.

Think about planting winter crops

Tuesday January 27 2009

Instead of ploughing up fresh ground over the past week, growers are forced to look out at fields gathering water and many fields again resemble lakes. It will take a couple of weeks before land is dry enough to plant again. The middle of February is regarded as a very safe cut-off date to plant most winter wheat varieties where the yields of these varieties will match their spring wheat equivalents.

Biofuels cited as answer to sustainable mobility needs

Sunday November 16 2008

SECOND-generation biofuels based on sugar cane present a sustainable solution to the world's energy needs, a leading expert claimed last weekend.

Looking forward: Anders Fredriksson, of Swedish company Sekab, believes biofuels can solve fuel shortages in the future

Farmers should cash in on rising biofuel demand

Tuesday November 11 2008

Just a couple of generations from now there will be a petrol or diesel allowance of just one litre/adult/ week. That's the grim forecast -- given here at the weekend -- from a world biofuel expert.

Teagasc open day for tillage farmers

Tuesday June 12 2007

Tillage farmers eager to assess the latest findings from the Teagasc tillage research team will get their chance at a major open day on Wednesday, June 27.

Tillage area 'restricts capacity for rapeseed crop'

Tuesday March 28 2006

Caitriona
Murphy
IRELAND'S capacity to replace diesel with rapeseed oil is severely limited by our total tillage area and rotation, Teagasc expert Bernard Rice told the Teagasc National Tillage conference in Carlow last week.

All the talk and ideas are turning into reality

Tuesday June 13 2006

GRAIN crops such as wheat, barley and oats can all be grown profitably as a fuel crop and used to replace oil and gas. Willow and miscanthus are already being grown for this purpose and wood products such as chips, pellets and logs are finding a ready market.

New research programme to look at grains as fuel source

Tuesday August 01 2006

TEAGASC is to launch a major research programme this autumn to evaluate the use of grains as an alternative fuel source for home heating, grain specialist Jim O'Mahony confirmed this week.

Working out the nitrogen index for tillage crops

Tuesday January 30 2007

CALCULATING total nitrogen limits as part of the Nitrates Directive for tillage crops requires four pieces of data from your farm and then requires you to consult two tables from the Nitrates Directive.

Tillage conference on last day of month

Tuesday January 23 2007

AGAINST a positive backdrop of rising cereal prices, the Teagasc national tillage conference is to focus on maximising market opportunities.

Biodiesel idea got no help

Wednesday March 14 2007

In response to Aideen Sheehan's report quoting Bernard Rice of Teagasc (Irish Independent, March 7) I would like to outline a working example of what he is referring to.