Tillage
Weeds a fast-growing problem in late-sown spring barley
Late-sown spring barley crops will require treatment with herbicide to knock out weeds over the coming days. That is according...
Tillage
Late-sown spring barley crops will require treatment with herbicide to knock out weeds over the coming days. That is according...
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Most winter wheat crops have reached Growth Stage 32, according to Teagasc tillage advisor Marianne Mulhall. “This represents full flag...
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Ireland’s maize acreage is up 10% year-on-year, according to Maizetech’s John Foley. The improved performance was attributed to the continuing...
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The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice cereal management tips – for the...
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Good seed-bed preparation is proving to be a critical factor on cereal farms in the south-east this spring, according to...
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A recent finding suggesting that the barley disease ramularia is potentially resistant to three of the main groups of fungicide...
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Teagasc agronomist John Pettit has confirmed the emergence of yellow rust in the wheat varieties Garrus and KWS Lili in...
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Most winter cereals are due nitrogen at their early stem extension stage, according to CAFRE Crops Advisor Leigh McLean. Barley...
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Overall production of wheat, oats and barley in Ireland decreased by 12.3% in 2016, the latest figures from the Central...
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Preventing septoria build-ups in cereal crops, through the strategic use of fungicide sprays, rather than going in with heavier rates...
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Plant breeders believe that hybrid wheats may provide the cereal industry with an opportunity to secure improved yields and enhanced...
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Heavy infestations of mildew are apparent in a significant number of barley, oat and wheat crops at the present time, according...
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Last year’s UK-based ‘Cereals’ event, for tillage farmers, featured an 8m long x 1.5m deep soil pit, demonstrating the impact...
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Teagasc is reporting quite high levels of mildew infestations in a number of winter cereal crops. “Generally speaking, both wheat...
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A change of attitude is needed if the tillage sector is to have a bright future, according to the Irish...
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Australian barley exports are likely to reach their highest level on record in 2016/17, according to USDA sources Barley production...
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Low soil Potassium levels will have a negative impact on the yields produced by barley crops, Teagasc’s Mark Plunkett has...
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Cereal growers should spray for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) this autumn, according to Teagasc’s Michael McCarthy. The tillage advisor...