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Diary dates: Keep up with the latest trial work at upcoming tillage events

June 23, 2018

Open days are kicking off as pressure begins to ease on tillage farms for a short while. Most final fungicides will be out…

Spring barley: Uncontrolled diseases could decrease yields by 25-40%

May 13, 2018

Many growers are facing difficult decisions this season regarding management of their spring cereal crops. The facts are undeniable as we face a…

Septoria sensitivity to SDHIs and azoles continues to decline

February 9, 2018

Tillage

The sensitivity of septoria to SDHIs and azoles is eight and 14 times lower, respectively, than what it was in 2005. This was…

‘Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm’

December 26, 2017

Tillage

Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates heard at the…

Don’t overlook the need for sulphur on cereal crops

April 5, 2017

Tillage

Most winter cereals are due nitrogen at their early stem extension stage, according to CAFRE Crops Advisor Leigh McLean. Barley normally reaches this…

Septoria resistance will be a game changer for Ireland’s grain sector

March 26, 2017

Opinion

There was much talk about new fungicides that might be coming to the Irish market at this week’s Teagasc Septoria Conference in Co.…

Teagasc Septoria Conference: Prevention is better than cure…

March 23, 2017

Tillage

Preventing septoria build-ups in cereal crops, through the strategic use of fungicide sprays, rather than going in with heavier rates that may or…

Brussels told to row back on its new registration procedures for pesticides

March 23, 2017

Tillage

A blunt warning has been issued to MEPs in Brussels by a leading UK tillage specialist against the perceived over-zealous and ill-considered banning…

Hybrid wheats, with improved yields, are just around the corner…

March 23, 2017

Tillage

Plant breeders believe that hybrid wheats may provide the cereal industry with an opportunity to secure improved yields and enhanced septoria resistance. Nicholas…

Tightening EU regulations could slash the number of fungicides available

March 22, 2017

Tillage

The changing focus of the EU’s assessment criteria for fungicides will put at risk the use of many common chemistries, according to Teagasc’s…

Seed and fungicide sales fuel Bayer’s first quarter results

April 26, 2016

Agri-Business

German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has recorded first quarter group sales of €11.8m. For the quarter ending March 31, Bayer’s earnings…