John Collins of Cappoquin Estate walking a crop of Graham winter wheat. / Donal O Leary
John Collins of Cappoquin Estate using the Yara N-Sensor
The Yara N-Sensor / Donal O Leary
John Collins of Cappoquin Estate using the Yara N sensor for variable application of nitrogen on a crop of Graham winter wheat at GS30. Previous Next
This year’s Arable April campaign is focusing on sustainability in the tillage sector.
The positive sustainability profile of the sector has gained a lot of publicity recently.
The carbon footprint of the tillage sector is about 14% of that of an average dairy farm, or around 30% of a typical beef enterprise.
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This year we want to highlight the great work which the tillage industry does to contribute to sustainable agriculture.
Arable April kicks off this week. This year the
Irish Farmers Journal has teamed up with the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) with the support of Seedtech for the initiative to showcase the very best of the tillage industry.
We want to see as many readers take part in Arable April by sending in pictures and showing us what’s happening on your farms over the course of the month.
If you’re sowing, spraying, spreading fertiliser or walking crops the