Tillage
Winter OSR: Make crop management decisions now
Given the delayed harvest, chances to drill oilseed rape (OSR) were limited this year. However, slug damage doesn’t seem to...
Winter Crops
Tillage
Tillage: Most winter barley crops are ready for the combine
Tillage farmers across the country are now reporting that almost all winter barley crops are fully ripe and ready for...
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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...
Tillage
Tillage: Heightened threat of take-all in barley crops
A new agronomy guide from BASF is confirming the heightened risk of take-all in winter barley crops, if they follow...
Tillage
Research reveals potential impact of ban on glyphosate
A ban on glyphosate could lead to an increase in weed abundance and a decrease in the yields of some...
Tillage
The importance of winter maintenance of sprayers
With the days fast-shortening, now is the time for tillage farmers to get on with the winter maintenance of sprayers....
Tillage
Tillage: First split of N should be applied now to winter barley
The first split of nitrogen (N) should be applied to winter barley crops, as a matter of priority, according to...
Tillage
Tillage: Urgent need to survey winter crops
With fields now drying out, Teagasc is advising growers to survey all winter cereal crops as a matter of urgency....
Tillage News
CSO: Wheat, barley and oat production increased in 2021
Production of cereals increased by 22% during 2021, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The Area,...
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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 Technical
Winter barley crops are starting to grow-on
Winter barley crops are starting to grow-on in many parts of the country and this is reflected in the yellow...
Tillage Technical
Crop performance: Winter oilseed rape now starting to green
The latest Tillage Edge podcast features a review of crop performance over the last few months and the current priorities...
Tillage
Winter crop walks throughout the week
Teagasc will hold its annual winter crop walks across the country this week. Farmers and agronomists are invited to the...
Tillage
Forage, winter varieties and grain markets to take centre stage at National Crops Forum
The National Crops Forum takes place this coming Tuesday, September 11, and will focus on one of the most topical...
Tillage
6,000 tillage farmers worked off 2 and 3-crop rule in 2017
According to data from the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), approximately 6,000 farmers were obligated under the two and three-crop...
Tillage
What to do with your late-sown winter wheat
Winter wheat often undergoes hardship; perhaps even more so this season, as growers scrambled to plant crops when weather conditions...
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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
Cold snap is just what winter cereals need
A good cold snap will help slow down growth rates in all winter sown cereals, according to Teagasc tillage advisor...
Tillage
Now is the time to prioritise winter crops for Nitrogen and fungicides
Most winter barley, wheat and oat crops are at growth stage (gs)30 and all regions reported lower than normal plant counts...
Tillage
Here's how much Nitrogen to put on winter crops this March
Once field conditions allow, crops that survived winter will need their first N application to breathe life back into them, Leigh...
Agri-Business
Low farmgate prices and adverse weather causes crisis in the vegetable sector
Irish vegetable growers are in crisis due to a combination of continuing low farmgate prices and the on-going adverse weather...