Tillage
Tillage: Managing winter cereal crops over the coming days
Critically important management decisions must be taken where the management of winter cereal crops is concerned over the coming days....
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Planning for the autumn planting season
With the harvest of 2023 still not complete in some areas, we are now quickly approaching the start of the...
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2024 recommended lists for winter wheat and oats published
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has published the 2024 recommended lists for winter wheat and oats....
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Barley crops harvested with 24% moisture content
Early indications suggest there is a “wide range of yields” this year as the impact of challenging weather patterns over...
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Harvest challenges ‘stacking up’ for cereal and oilseed rape
The first part of the 2023 harvest is turning out to be a ‘snatch and grab’ operation for cereal and...
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Tillage: Spring barley crops are a real mixed bag
With some spring barley crops having gone in just last week, Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has said that yields...
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Advice for growers on winter crops management
April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and demand for nutrition is at its highest, according...
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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...
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Harvest Report: 4% increase in 2022 cereals production
The Harvest Report 2022, published by Teagasc, estimates that the production of cereals was 2.42 million tonnes in 2022. This...
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Tillage: DAFM updates winter cereal recommended variety lists
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) has updated the winter cereal recommended variety lists. These now include...
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Winter oat varieties perform well in AHDB trials
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that most winter oat varieties performed well in the organisation’s 2021/2022...
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BYDV hits barley yields in many places
Teagasc is confirming that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) was noted as a threat to winter barley crops as far...
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Rust and mildew issues cropping up in winter oats
Teagasc has confirmed that winter oats are at around growth stage (GS) 32 and, for the most part, crops are...
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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...
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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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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...
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Department releases winter oats list for 2021 season
The recommended list for winter oats was released by the Department of Agriculture this week. The biggest change was the...
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Harvest update: Variable reports so far
More winter barley was cut over the weekend and a start was made on some oat crops. Harvest 2020 is...