Tillage
How best to set up the combine at harvest
Many Irish cereal growers use the winter barley harvest to help them set up the combine for the season ahead....
Winter Barley
Tillage Technical
Tillage farmers urged to prepare combines correctly for harvest
Tillage farmers are being advised to ensure that the chains in their combines’ grain elevators and augers are at the...
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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...
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Research: Hybrid barleys could help with fertiliser costs
New research is indicating that hybrid barleys which receive a reduced application of nitrogen fertiliser (N) can deliver similar yields...
Tillage
This year’s winter barley crops ready for the combine
The first of this year’s winter barley crops are being harvested now, following a return to drier weather conditions. However,...
Tillage
Using cattle slurry as fertiliser on growing cereal crops
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) cereals and oilseeds monitor farmer, Alistair Craig, uses 5,000g/ha of cattle slurry as a...
Tillage
Harvest season gets underway in Munster with winter barley
Harvest season is well and truly underway in Munster as cereal growers began cutting Joyau six-row winter barley this week,...
Tillage
Mediocre yield output for winter crops in Ukraine
Adverse weather conditions since the start of the 2021–2022 season have led to a poor yield outlook for winter crops...
N.Ireland
NI cereal crops ahead of normal for time of year
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) tillage advisors are confirming that most cereal crops in Northern Ireland are...
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Wexford farmer sees benefits of Youngstock Monitoring Technology
Seamus O’Leary, who milks 130 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows at Coolnagree Dairy in Co. Wexford, splits his calving between autumn...
Tillage
Crops update: Weather aids condition of cereal crops
In terms of a crops update, most cereal crops are in excellent condition with the weather playing a key role...
Tillage Technical
Winter barley – it’s time to get moving on plant nutrition
April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and the demand for plant nutrition is at its...
Tillage
Planting cereals after long-term permanent pasture
The new Tillage Incentive Scheme is expected to lead to an increase in cereals planted after long-term permanent pasture. Barley...
Tillage Technical
Disease levels in winter cereals have remained low
Disease levels in winter cereals have remained low over the past number of months. Commenting specifically on winter barley, Teagasc’s...
Tillage
Time to start thinking of fertiliser application on winter cereals
Fertiliser application on winter cereals will be the priority on tillage farms this month. It is now recognised that the...
Tillage
Oilseed rape acreage up by almost 25%
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, is projecting a significant increase in the oilseed rape acreage drilled last autumn, relative to...
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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 Technical
The growing threat of BYDV in barley and wheat
The latest edition of Teagasc’s ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast features a review of the threat posed by Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus...
Tillage
Cereal growers: Fancy a punt this autumn?
Despite not making it on to this year’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM’s) recommended cereal list, Seedtech...
Tillage Technical
First barley crops could be ready for the combine by mid-July
The head of Teagasc’s Crops Knowledge Transfer department, Michael Hennessy, has indicated that the first of this year’s winter barley...
Tillage
Top tips on winter barley management and sowing spring barley
With March now here, winter barley management and spring barley sowing will be to the fore of farmers’ minds over...