Tillage
First gene-edited crop trials on conventional farms in UK
Europe’s first gene-edited wheat and barley crop trials to be held on conventional farms, will soon get underway in the...
ISTA
Tillage
Expert urges farmers to check crops for blackgrass
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has encouraged all tillage farmers to check cereal crops for the presence of blackgrass. “The...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Tillage
Grain growers want industry-wide response to Tillage Vision report
Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) chairman, Bobby Miller is calling for an industry-wide response to the Food Vision Tillage Group...
Tillage
IFA working on pre-Budget 2025 submission for tillage sector
Work on a pre-Budget 2025 submission regarding tillage is well advanced on the part of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
Tillage
No shortage forecast for Irish-produced spring barley seed for 2025
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is forecasting that there will be no shortage in spring barley seed produced by...
Tillage Technical
Imports necessary amid cereal seed shortage - ISTA president
Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) president, Tim O’Donovan confirmed at this year’s Teagasc National Tillage Conference that the cereal seed...
Tillage
ISTA makes 'progress' in securing spring cereal seed
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) has confirmed that significant progress has been made in securing spring cereal seed supply...
Tillage
Tillage: Start of 2023 cereal harvest could start in coming days
The start of the 2023 cereal harvest could be as early as next week, according to Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Tillage
Seed trade wants blackgrass added to register of ‘noxious weeds’
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) has formally requested that blackgrass be added to Ireland’s register of ‘noxious weeds’. The...
Tillage
New agreement reached to 'support development of Irish tillage'
The Plant Variety Development Office (PVDO) and the Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) have entered into an agreement with the...
Tillage
Cracking the 'Password' on wheat disease control with varieties
The trials carried out on winter wheat were an important stop for many at the Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA)...
Tillage
Recommended varieties, trial work and more at ISTA open day
The 2017 Irish Seed Trade Association’s (ISTA) annual open day took place last Wednesday, June 21, at the Department of...
Tillage
Gibbons appointed as Irish Seed Trade Association President
Jim Gibbons was appointed as the new President of the Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) at the association’s recent AGM. Gibbons...