Tillage
Pics: How to identify common grass weeds in your crops
The key to controlling a grass weed problem is identification, according to Teagasc’s Ciaran Collins. This is important as farmers...
Crops and Cultivation
Tillage
'Timing of fungicide application is becoming more critical'
Septoria is the most destructive disease of Irish winter wheat crops and in the absence of commercially-viable, highly-resistant varieties, fungicides will...
Tillage
Study shows scope to exploit faster, lower-cost establishment methods
Oilseed rape (OSR) is traditionally sown in 125mm rows at a seeding rate of 50-80 seeds/m². However, recent interest in...
Tillage
Could variety selection solve Ireland's septoria problem?
The variety of winter wheat you choose to sow can have an impact on how much disease is going to...
Tillage
Video: Check out all the action from Crops and Cultivation 2017
Over 3,000 people attended the Crops and Cultivation open day at Teagasc Oak Park earlier this week. The profitability challenge...
Tillage
Rethink needed on fertiliser applications for tillage crops
Farmers have been urged to give careful consideration to the fertilisers they use to grow tillage crops, as soil fertility...
Tillage
Focus turns to the sky to identify crops' nitrogen requirements
A recently-established project in Teagasc Oak Park is using the latest technologies available to identify the nitrogen requirements of cereal...
Tillage
Does barley yellow dwarf virus pose a threat to my crops?
Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) is a real talking point for tillage farmers this year, particularly those involved in feed...
Tillage
Herbicide resistant strains of wild oats found in Ireland
Anyone who grew up on or had a close connection to a tillage farm, may have spent many an evening...
Tillage
Profitability challenge facing Irish tillage farmers key focus of Teagasc open day
The profitability challenge facing Irish tillage farmers was at the centre of all discussions and demonstrations at Teagasc’s Crops and Cultivation 2017 open...
Tillage
Reminder: 'Tillage management event of the year' to take place tomorrow
Teagasc’s Crops and Cultivation 2017 open day – which is being marketed as the ’tillage management event of the year’ – is...