Dairy
2025 was a relatively good year for grass growth, which also means it was a good year for weed growth such as docks.
Tillage
Some tillage farmers in the north-east of the country have expressed concern about the impact of a...
Tillage farmers need rain over the coming days to maintain crop growth rates. But this is only part of the story.
Teagasc is working closely with the farmer on whose land the first Irish case of glyphosate resistance in Italian ryegrass has been found
The European Union have agreed to ban flufenacet, the PFAS herbicide toxic to human health due to its endocrine disrupting capabilities.
Environment
A new generation of clover-friendly herbicides will become commercially available over the coming years due to new chemistries
Herbicide use in farming and urban areas may not be the dominant source of glyphosate in European rivers, a German university study said.
The Department of Agriculture has granted two temporary herbicide licences for dock control purposes in newly established red clover swards.
Agri-Business
Potato farm business Country Crest has been ordered to pay over €88,000 to a neighbouring business after spray drift caused damage to apples.
Syngenta Crop Protection and crop health company, Enko, have announced the discovery of a new chemistry to control fungal diseases in crops.
According to Teagasc research scientist Vijaya Bhaskar, there are five different brome types in Ireland, of direct interest to farmers
Teagasc is confirming that the herbicide Cleranda can only be used with Clearfield varieties of winter oilseed rape.
Teagasc has confirmed a significant increase in the area of oilseed rape planted this year - a 20% increase in cropping area is on the cards.
Tillage News
Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan has encouraged tillage farmers to review all their costs now amid uncertainty around input prices.
Wet weather has prevented many from making it to the field with the sprayer with a pre-emergence herbicide on their winter cereals.
Tillage farmers across the country are making the most of the drier weather this week.
Many farmers are taking the opportunity to plant winter oilseed rape while weather conditions allow this week.
In this installment of the Crops Watch series in association with TerraChem, Margaret Murphy gives some advice on controlling weeds in beet.
TerraChem agronomist, John Mulhare, intends to split the first herbicide application on this beet crop.
Weed control at pre-emergence is the best option, particularly for annual meadow-grass control. There are a host of options available.
Researchers in Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the level of herbicide resistance in blackgrass. BReD (Blackgrass Resistance Diagnostic) tests for resistance in less than five minutes.
The cut-off point for spring beans is nearing closer. Some growers will sow the crop into early-April. The end of March is the cut-off for many.
Opinion
Is it not time that Irish farmers started asking for an alternative to to glyphosate, given public concern over its continuing use?
