Tillage
Tillage: Ramularia control in barley crops
Ramularia leaf spot (RLS) is a disease that attacks barley crops late in the season; losses are linked to reductions...
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Spring beans aids in reducing nitrogen requirement
Teagasc has confirmed that growing spring beans offers the opportunity to reduce the total nitrogen (N) requirement on tillage farms....
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Wheat disease control options for the upcoming season
Septoria continues to be the most damaging disease of winter wheat crops in Ireland, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Steven Kildea...
Tillage
Research: Potatoes receive a key boost in terms of health
Potatoes have received a key boost in a health context on the back of a major research project recently completed...
Tillage
CAN vs. protected urea - a tillage perspective
According to Teagasc, there is increasing interest among tillage farmers in switching from calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) to protected urea...
Beef
Bord Bia: 'No move' towards digital-only audit format
Bord Bia has said that it will not be moving to an exclusively digitally based audit format when a new...
Tillage
Tillage Conference: Teagasc unveils 'crops' booklet
Growers could face an estimated “22-25% increase in fertiliser costs”, according to Teagasc tillage specialists. Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan,...
Tillage
Commissioner urges caution on call for pesticide ban
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski has urged caution on any potential moves to limit the use...
Tillage
Tillage Conference: Teagasc to trial BYDV prediction model
Teagasc will trial a new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) prediction model over a three year period it has confirmed...
Tillage
Soil nutrients and plant availability
Teagasc research scientist Dr. Karen Daly has confirmed that soil nutrients can be found in different forms – some are...
Tillage
Tillage: Spring beans on the up in 2023
Teagasc is projecting an increase in the area of spring beans grown in Ireland this year. This will be driven...
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Soil testing – getting back to basics
Accurately identifying the key parameters within soils, through soil testing, is crucially important for farmers and growers. It is an...
Tillage
Tillage: Soil quality – what is its function?
Soil quality and type can vary widely within a single farm In Ireland. And, no doubt, the same principle holds...
Tillage
Clubroot threat to expansion of oilseed rape acreage
Teagasc has confirmed that the growing threat of clubroot could hamper the further expansion of Ireland’s oilseed rape (OSR) acreage....
Tillage
Weather could impact on EU crop outcomes in months ahead
Unusually warm weather could spell trouble in the months ahead for crop growers, according to the latest bulletin from the...
Tillage
Looking to the past to develop new oat varieties
Teagasc plant breeders are currently assessing the genotype of heritage oat varieties that were grown in Ireland many years ago....
Agri-Business
Alltech: Global feed production steady in 2022
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, according to the...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Finish off spraying programmes started before Christmas
The current spell of dry weather will provide tillage farmers with an opportunity to complete spraying programmes that were started...
