Tillage
Herbicide resistance status of grass weed population in 2024
Teagasc has published an overview of the herbicide resistance status of grass weed populations within tillage systems during 2024. Significantly,...
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Tillage: Grass weed identification service now open
Teagasc has updated the organisation’s website to help tillage farmers identify and control grass weed infestations. The umbrella term grass...
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Longevity and a strong calf rearing system at Pennbury Farm
Calving 540 cows in seven and a half weeks requires stamina, good organisational skills and a calf rearing system that...
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'Uncontrollable' grass weeds remain major challenge
Teagasc has confirmed that the challenge of ‘uncontrollable grass weeds’ within crops remains a major challenge for tillage farmers. This...
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Tillage advice: Effective grass weed management
Grass weed management is fast rising up the list of priorities for Irish tillage farmers. This is an issue that...
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Herbicide-resistant meadow grasses pose threat to weed control
Herbicide resistant meadow grasses could pose a threat to future weed control, according to Teagasc research scientist, Vijaya Bhaskar. In...
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Getting to grips with weed control measures in winter cereals
Teagasc is confirming the importance for grain growers to get on with weed control measures in winter cereal crops, as...
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Tillage: The biology of blackgrass and ways to prevent it
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of...
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Tillage: The challenge of grass weeds in 2024
Grass weeds are a problem on almost all tillage farms in Ireland. Wild oats, bromes and annual meadow grass are...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
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Grass weed conference: Awareness 'critical' for control measures
The Teagasc Grass Weed Conference which is underway today, Wednesday, November 8, represents the culmination of the five-year Enable Conservation...
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July is the perfect time to tackle grass weeds
July is the perfect month for tillage farmers to accurately assess the level of grass weeds across their fields. In...
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Tillage: Could strip-till add to grass weed burdens
There is now strong evidence that points to the growth in grass weed burdens on those tillage farms where ploughing...
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Alternate herbicide strategies to prevent weed resistance
Farmers must commit to using different herbicide strategies each year, if they want to prevent weed resistance becoming an issue...
Tillage Technical
CAFRE: Use stale seed beds to get on top of grass weeds
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) agronomist Leigh McLean is advising the use of stale seed beds to...
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Cereal varieties as integrated pest management tool
Varietal cereal selection is becoming increasingly important as an integrated pest management (IPM) tool for tillage farmers, as the challenge...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
Tillage
Criteria for Straw Incorporation Measure
Courtesy of its July Newsletter, Teagasc has provided an update on the criteria that must be met to ensure compliance...
Tillage
Grassland weeds becoming a problem for entire tillage sector
According to Enable Conservation Tillage (ECT) advisor, John Mahon, grassland weeds represent a problem for the entire tillage sector. Speaking...
Tillage Technical
Controlling grass weeds: when to press the reset button
Teagasc tillage specialists have confirmed that on farms where heavy infestations of autumn germinating grass weeds have developed, the only...
Tillage Technical
Rat's-tail fescue - another grass weed we don’t need
Farmers in the UK are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of rat’s-tail fescue,...