Tillage
Spring planting conditions see dramatic improvement
Teagasc’s head of Crop Knowledge Transfer, Michael Hennessy, has confirmed that spring planting conditions have improved dramatically over recent days....
Tillage
Teagasc’s head of Crop Knowledge Transfer, Michael Hennessy, has confirmed that spring planting conditions have improved dramatically over recent days....
Tillage
The conundrum for tillage growers at the moment – do they push ahead with the seed they have already purchased,...
Tillage
Tillage specialists are confirming that the opportunity to get viable crops of spring beans, wheat, and oats into the ground...
Tillage
Tillage farmers will be using any breaks in the weather over the coming days to get on with the job...
Tillage
The Teagasc annual tillage conference has reiterated the benefits of an effective rotation for crops. These include: the better use...
Tillage
Teagasc is strongly advising tillage farmers to plan their spring plantings campaigns as a matter of priority as seed becomes...
Tillage
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has been identified in counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare by Leighlinbridge based agronomist Eoin Jordan...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc’s third crop report for 2023 has highlighted the recent fall in grain prices and the implications for cereal growing....
Tillage
According to Teagasc, there is good interest being shown in spring beans again this year. This is due to the...
Tillage
A Teagasc tillage specialist has confirmed that the time to plant spring beans is now, particularly on heavy ground. Shay...
Opinion
This week’s confirmation of a forward contract price for spring beans from Dairygold will come as very welcome news for...
Tillage
Teagasc has confirmed that growing spring beans offers the opportunity to reduce the total nitrogen (N) requirement on tillage farms....
Tillage
Teagasc is projecting an increase in the area of spring beans grown in Ireland this year. This will be driven...
Tillage
Farmers intent on planting spring beans in 2022 have just over two weeks to gets crops into the ground, so...
Tillage
There is reportedly a a strong interest on the part of many tillage farmers in spring beans as a cropping...
Tillage Technical
When it comes to crops of spring beans, it was very much a mixed bag in 2021 with some growers...
Tillage
There are two additions to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) 2022 spring bean recommended list. The...
Tillage
This week marks the start of the spring bean harvest in Northern Ireland, with Hillsborough grower Charlie Kilpatrick geared up...