Opinion
Ploughing in straw: What's all that about?
The decision by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to financially support the chopping of straw and...
Black Grass
Tillage
Keep brome, black grass and other weeds under control in margins
Grasses are in full flower along roadsides, under hedges and in field margins at present. When out for a walk...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Tillage
Mapping, rogueing and controlling grass weeds
As fungicide applications get under control and farmers prepare machinery for harvest, this time of year is also a time...
Tillage
Think black-grass isn't that big a deal? Think again
Black-grass is a serious grass weed which has the ability to devastate the cereal industry in Ireland if it is...
Tillage
The 'Brian Cody approach' to grass weed control
The Brian Cody approach needs to be taken in the control of grass weeds on tillage farms – you have...
Tillage
Ignoring black-grass will leave you and your neighbours with a problem
Black-grass is present in many fields across the country and it is a grass weed that cannot be ignored. When...
Tillage
Resistance to wild oat herbicide prominent in the south east
Herbicide resistance in grass weeds is one of the challenges facing the tillage sector at present. Ronan Byrne, a PhD...
Tillage
Cover crops are not controlling black-grass
If you have black-grass on your farm, ensure that you take the proper steps to control it. A recent study...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Tillage
Pregnancy test for blackgrass...how does it work?
Researchers in Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the level of herbicide resistance in blackgrass....
Tillage
Farmers must adopt a 'zero-tolerance policy' on black grass
Grass weeds are becoming more of a problem on tillage farms – according to Teagasc – and bromes, canary grass,...
Tillage
Herbicide resistant strains of wild oats found in Ireland
Anyone who grew up on or had a close connection to a tillage farm, may have spent many an evening...
N.Ireland
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass
Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
Tillage
Importing straw could worsen Ireland's Blackgrass problem
The potential is there to worsen the Blackgrass problem in Ireland if straw is imported from the UK, according to...
Tillage
Controlling black grass in crops - 'the answer is not in a herbicide can'
Irish tillage farmers can learn from the mistakes made by UK farmers in regards to the control of black grass,...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Tillage
Here is the easiest way to control Black Grass in a direct drilling system
The easiest method of controlling Black Grass in winter crops is to drill later, according to Patrick Stevenson. Speaking at...
Tillage
Here's how a Kildare farmer dealt with a Black Grass issue on his farm
Tillage farmers would be foolish to say they were going to eradicate the problem of weed grasses in cereal crops,...
Tillage
Cereals - 'There are risks of bringing in grass weeds with imported seeds'
The first of the weed grasses present in Irish cereals could have occurred as a result of imported seed, according...
Tillage
Tillage farmers warned that new weed 'black grass' is in Irish crops
Black grass was found in a number of crops through the country for the first time last year, according to Teagasc. It...