Dairy
2025 was a relatively good year for grass growth, which also means it was a good year for weed growth such as docks.
Agri-Business
The group representing farm organisations and agri co-operatives in the EU has launched a "roadmap" on the use of 'biocontrols'
Beef
Bluetongue disease could arrive in Ireland before the summer is out, according to scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.
Tillage
Irish growers fully recognise the need to secure effective blight control within their crops at all times.
The 2025 Teagasc National Tillage Conference featured a specific debate on the very real threat posed by pesticide resistance
Putting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) first was a key, take-home message from the 2025 Teagasc National Tillage Conference.
A major research initiative will help develop next generation of integrated pest management (IPM) approaches for tillage farmers.
Teagasc is overseeing a €5 million international research project examining the next generation of integrated pest management (IPM) in crops.
Tenders have been sought for the development of framework to define crop specific rules that support IPM practices within EU crop production
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of the weeds
Tillage Technical
Pre-emergence herbicides have been shown to be more effective in controlling many problem grass weeds according to Teagasc,.
Tillage News
Blackgrass is a particularly persistent weed of winter wheat. Its success is largely due to widespread, multiple-herbicide resistance.
Integrated pest management (IPM) will become a key plank of the Irish tillage sector’s response to disease and weed control challenges
Environment
Teagasc has launched a survey on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Irish food horticulture,...
A new database of 19 insect genomes, encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide, has been made publicly available.
Mologic has launched a new rapid test for Botrytis. It is the company's first crop pathogen diagnostic test.
Current dry conditions and a fear of a return of wet conditions - like last winter - will have growers eager to get out into the fields.
Cows send text messages to dairy farmers before calving. Crops can now send weather data to smart phones telling farmers when to spray.
Environmentally friendly alternatives to insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are increasing in popularity.
Research carried out by the European Commission’s “Science for Environment Policy” suggests a herbicide-light approach to farming does not have to compromise on crop yields.
