Tillage
Herbicide resistance testing service now open to tillage farmers
Teagasc is currently offering an extremely relevant herbicide resistance testing service for tillage farmers. With a break in the harvest,...
Herbicide Resistance
Tillage
Dealing with the threat of blackgrass in an Irish context
Blackgrass and other herbicide resistant grass weeds are now a reality within Irish tillage systems, according to Lemken’s Derek Delahunty....
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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...
Tillage
The threat of herbicide resistance in grass weeds
Teagasc has confirmed that the threat of herbicide resistance in blackgrass, Italian ryegrass and spring wild oats is now very...
Tillage Technical
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...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Get weed seed samples tested for herbicide resistance
Tillage farmers are being advised to avail of a free testing service to check for herbicide resistance in grass or...
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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
Weed control: Resistance to herbicides on the rise
Resistance demonstrated by both grass and broadleaf weeds to applied herbicides is on the rise, according to Teagasc. Moreover, this...
Tillage Technical
How to control weeds in spring cereal crops
All crops are now responding well to the improved weather conditions that have impacted across the country over the past...
Tillage
Grass weeds and herbicide resistance in Irish crop production
A comprehensive scientific paper outlining occurrences of grass weeds and herbicide resistance status in Ireland has just been published by...
Tillage
Implementing the cultural control of blackgrass
Tillage farmers in the UK have been left with cultural control as being the primary means of tackling blackgrass infestations...
Tillage
Blackgrass now the number-one weed in the UK
The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast features a discussion involving Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy and ADAS scientist, Dr. Sarah...
Tillage
Bayer supports principles behind integrated weed management
Bayer has confirmed that it is fully committed to the the application of integrated weed-management principles, providing stewardship advice and...
Tillage Technical
Companion crops make positive difference on Louth tillage farm
Co. Louth tillage farmer, Gareth Culligan, believes that we are only scratching the surface when it comes to fully understanding...
Tillage
How to get to grips with herbicide-resistant wild oats
Tales of the chaos caused herbicide-resistant black-grass have been commonplace within the UK’s tillage industry for many years: hence the...
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...