Tillage
Six decades of crops research at Teagasc Oak Park
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the official opening of the Crops Research Centre at Oak Park, Co. Carlow....
Oak Park
Tillage
Tillage: Winter barley and winter oats harvest update
Farm manager, Brendan Burke, has confirmed the completion of the 2024 winter barley and winter oats harvest at Teagasc Oak...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Forestry
Almost 300 attend event highlighting supports for forestry
Almost 300 forest owners, foresters and industry stakeholders attended a Teagasc Forestry Open Day yesterday (Thursday, July 4) at Teagasc,...
Tillage
Tillage update: Cover crops looking well at Oak Park
One upside to the staggered harvest of 2023 was the opportunity of getting cover crops in early at Teagasc Oak...
Tillage News
Challenges for crops at Oak Park tillage farm
The management team at Oak Park, Co. Carlow are experiencing the same challenges as other tillage farmers in the area...
Tillage
Teagasc Oak Park to host ‘Healthy Oats’ trials visit
Teagasc Oak Park is to host a ‘Healthy Oats’ trials visit for growers and industry stakeholders on Wednesday of this...
Tillage Technical
Beware of blackgrass in wildflower mixes
The highly invasive blackgrass weed was found in a commercial wildflower mixture that was grown in an experimental plot in...
Tillage
Tributes paid to 'exceptionally intelligent scientist' Dr. John Finnan lost in plane crash
Tributes from across the agricultural community are being paid to the late Dr. John Finnan, a senior researcher at Teagasc...
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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...
Grass
New Irish grass variety - Oak Park...what you need to know
Oakpark is the new grass variety on the block and very importantly it is an Irish bred variety – the...
Tillage
Pics: How to identify common grass weeds in your crops
The key to controlling a grass weed problem is identification, according to Teagasc’s Ciaran Collins. This is important as farmers...
Tillage
'Timing of fungicide application is becoming more critical'
Septoria is the most destructive disease of Irish winter wheat crops and in the absence of commercially-viable, highly-resistant varieties, fungicides will...
Tillage
Study shows scope to exploit faster, lower-cost establishment methods
Oilseed rape (OSR) is traditionally sown in 125mm rows at a seeding rate of 50-80 seeds/m². However, recent interest in...
Tillage
Could variety selection solve Ireland's septoria problem?
The variety of winter wheat you choose to sow can have an impact on how much disease is going to...
Tillage
Video: Check out all the action from Crops and Cultivation 2017
Over 3,000 people attended the Crops and Cultivation open day at Teagasc Oak Park earlier this week. The profitability challenge...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Tillage
Latest research findings to be presented at crops open day
Teagasc researchers, tillage specialists and advisers will present the latest research findings for a broad range of tillage crops at...