07 November 2024

Organic farming – is it a viable option for tillage farmers?

Organic farming is gaining attention as a viable option for tillage farmers, especially with the demand for organic feed in livestock production on the rise.

Martin Burke, an Organic Specialist from Teagasc, joins the Tillage Edge podcast to discuss how the recently opened Organic Farming Scheme could offer new opportunities for farmers looking to diversify and improve sustainability.

With profitability challenges in conventional tillage farming, Martin says the organic scheme is ideally suited to tillage farming where part of the farm can be converted to organic and continue to farm the remaining area as conventional.

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