Tillage
Tillage farmers urged to take account of cost before replanting
Tillage farmers have been told they must take full account of the additional costs involved, before they consider replanting cereal...
Teagasc National Tillage Conference
Tillage Technical
Imports necessary amid cereal seed shortage - ISTA president
Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) president, Tim O’Donovan confirmed at this year’s Teagasc National Tillage Conference that the cereal seed...
Tillage
Miller returned as chair of Grain Growers' Group at AGM
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) recently hosted its 2024 annual general meeting (AGM) at Ballykilcavan Brewery, near Stradbally in...
Tillage
Tillage conference: Next fortnight to determine fortunes of sector
It is turning out that the next fortnight will be crucially important in determining the fortunes of Irish tillage in...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage conference to focus on future challenges
Teagasc’s National Tillage Conference, which will take place at the Lyrath Convention Centre in Co. Kilkenny, is set to focus...
Tillage
Controlling plant diseases without chlorothalonil
From May 20, 2020, the use of chlorothalonil will no longer be permitted here in Ireland. Steven Kildea of Teagasc...
Tillage
Tillage conference: 'The protected urea effect is for grassland'
Protected urea has been somewhat of a popular subject for the past number of years. There’s no doubt it can...
Tillage
Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark
“They were quite negative”: That was how farmers reacted in Denmark to legislation that made the growing of cover crops...
Agri-Business
Tillage a small player in emissions reduction...but still work can be done
It’s a well-known figure, 32% – the contribution of agriculture to national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The sector had been...
Tillage
Tillage conference: 'Economic sustainability has to be number one'
Gerry Boyle – director of Teagasc – praised the tillage sector’s low contribution to emissions at this year’s tillage conference,...
Tillage
Tillage conference: What's on tillage farmers' minds?
At the Teagasc National Tillage Conference event today, January 29, farmers completed a survey and it provided some interesting answers....
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Tillage conference: What to do with winter cereals in this tough season?
As tillage farmers look into sparse winter cereal crops, some will be faced with a decision on whether to re-sow...
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Teagasc National Tillage Conference gets underway in Kilkenny
The 2020 National Tillage Conference, hosted by Teagasc, has gotten underway at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, this morning, Wednesday, January...
Tillage
Aphids; grass weeds; costs; cover crops...National Tillage Conference 2020
Minimising risk; promoting sustainability – that is the theme of this year’s National Tillage Conference hosted by Teagasc. The tillage...
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...
Agri-Business
The unknowns and 'what ifs' of Brexit for the tillage sector
CAP, exchange rates, straw, trade agreements…the unknowns of Brexit. We all know that Brexit isn’t simple and while Fiona Thorne...
Tillage
No-deal Brexit: Cereal prices expected to increase by 5% at the Irish farm gate
An increase in income from cereals, an increase in input prices, but an overall decline in family farm income due...
Tillage
Tillage conference: The audience's view
The audience played a big part in this year’s Teagasc National Tillage Conference. Members of the crowd took part in...