Tillage
Teagasc agronomists point out that foliar diseases in bean crops; such as chocolate spot, downy mildew and rusts; must be controlled.
Dairy
Weed control can often prove a difficult task at this time of the year as when grass growths really begin to get going, weeds can spring...
Teagasc has published an overview of the herbicide resistance status of grass weed populations within tillage systems during 2024.
Teagasc has updated the organisation’s website to help tillage farmers identify and control of grass weed infestations.
Teagasc is confirming that the challenge of ‘uncontrollable grass weeds’ within crops remains a major challenge for tillage farmers.
Grass weed management is fast rising up the list of priorities for Irish tillage farmers. This is an issue that can significantly rob yields
Herbicide resistant meadow grasses could pose a threat to future weed control, according to Teagasc research scientist, Vijaya Bhaskar.
Teagasc is confirming the importance for grain growers to get on with weed control measures in winter cereal crops
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of the weeds
Grass weeds are a problem on almost all tillage farms in Ireland. Wild oats, bromes and annual meadow grass are the most common.
Tillage Technical
Today’s Teagasc ‘Grass Weed’ conference (08 November) represents the culmination of the five-year Enable Conservation Tillage (ECT) project.
July is the perfect month for tillage farmers to accurately assess the level of grass weeds across their fields.
There is now strong evidence that points to the growth in grass weed burdens on those tillage farms where ploughing is no longer practised.
Farmers must commit to using different herbicide strategies each year, if they want to prevent weed resistance
CAFRE agronomist Leigh McLean is advising the use of stale seed beds to get on top of grass weeds over the coming weeks.
Varietal cereal selection is becoming increasingly important as an integrated pest management (IPM) tool for tillage farmers
Teagasc has provided an update on the criteria that must be met to ensure compliance with the Straw Incorporation Measure
According to Enable Conservation Tillage advisor John Mahon, grassland weeds represent a problem for the entire tillage sector.
On farms where heavy infestations of autumn germinating grass weeds have developed, the only solution may be to get out the plough.
Rat’s-tail fescue is a grass weed that is already posing problems in France, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark and a survey is now underway in the UK.
Teagasc has unveiled a series of videos to aid farmers and industry to identify the most important grass weeds found in tillage crops.
Tillage farmers are making the most of the good weather and some are now looking for extra winter cereal seed.
Knowing when grass weeds germinate and emerge is a key factor in knowing how to control those weeds and plan your crop rotation.
