Tillage
A new AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of wheat varieties together can deliver better milling crops
Given the growing demand for plant proteins, Teagasc is re-evaluating the potential roles for peas on Irish tillage farms.
Teagasc agronomists point out that foliar diseases in bean crops; such as chocolate spot, downy mildew and rusts; must be controlled.
The latest crop report from Teagasc paints a very encouraging picture regarding the current state of winter cereals.
Tillage farmers are entering the business time of the year with key management decisions required for both winter and spring crops.
The head of Scottish Agronomy is calling for all crop inputs used within UK and Irish agriculture to be independently trialled.
Soil acidity is a major factor in fertiliser efficiency. Applying lime can reduce requirements for many crop nutrients.
Teagasc’s 2025 National Tillage Conference takes place on Wednesday next (January 29) in the Lyrath Hotel on the outskirts of Kilkenny City.
Opinion
Spring beans will always make sense within any tillage rotation. And this should genuinely be the case in 2025....
Teagasc is confirming that the 2024 bean harvest will get underway in the Cork area next week, weather permitting.
Machinery
Grange Machinery Ltd of Holderness is a company that focuses on less intensive cultivation, building implements that are designed to work...
Fieldwork continues apace on all tillage farms. Ground conditions are good and crops are responding well to the improved weather conditions.
The global plant protein market is valued at over €17 billion per year and is expected to grow steadily over the coming decades...
N.Ireland
According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops’ advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply this year.
Teagasc is committed to developing value-added opportunities for protein crops, including peas and beans, grown in Ireland.
Teagasc has again highlighted the issue of seed availability as the factor that will drive tillage planning in 2024.
Tillage farmers have until Friday of this week (January 5 ) to participate in Teagasc's spring cereal planting survey.
The opportunities associated with the growing of plant protein crops in Ireland continue to develop at an exponential rate.
The recent Crops Forum event provided an opportunity to highlight the research into plant protein, now ongoing within Teagasc.
Co Down agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that the winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland is complete
Agri-Business
While Protein Aid Scheme payments will not be issued until December 2023, confirmation has been provided by DAFM over aspects of the scheme.
According to Teagasc, crop diversification can improve the resilience of the European agriculture which currently relies on a few core crops.
Teagasc has published its latest crop update for 2023. It confirms that the finishing line is in sight for winter wheat.
