Tillage
Next season planting to be focus of National Tillage Conference
The annual Teagasc National Tillage Conference will take place on Wednesday, January 31 at Lyrath Conference Centre, Co. Kilkenny. The in-person conference is set...
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Wheat disease control options for the upcoming season
Septoria continues to be the most damaging disease of winter wheat crops in Ireland, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Steven Kildea...
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Tillage Conference: Teagasc unveils 'crops' booklet
Growers could face an estimated “22-25% increase in fertiliser costs”, according to Teagasc tillage specialists. Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan,...
Tillage
Importance of crops within Irish economy highlighted at conference
The growing importance of crops within the Irish economy was a recurring theme of the recent National Tillage Conference for...
Tillage
Tillage income second highest, but 63% is coming from direct payments
Specialist tillage farms had the second highest family farm income of the farming sectors in Ireland in 2017, at just...
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Tillage conference: Brexit 'high risk' and 'catastrophic' says NFU
The Teagasc National Tillage Conference kicked off this morning (Wednesday, January 30) in the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny. The conference...
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49% of tillage farmers see world grain prices as a threat - survey
49% of Irish tillage farmers see world grain prices as the biggest long-term threat to their farm businesses. That was...
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Tillage boost: Protein Aid Scheme set to continue
The Protein Aid Scheme – which was worth almost €3 million to tillage farmers in 2017 – is set to...
Tillage
Irish tillage area dropped by 10,000ha in 2017
Challenging circumstances have been at play in the Irish tillage sector over the last number of years, according to Minister...
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One million fewer bales of straw made on Irish farms
The Irish tillage sector has experienced significant challenges over the past number of years, according to Teagasc’s Prof. Gerry Boyle....
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'Scope to increase the quantity of beans used in animal feedstuffs'
There is scope to use more Irish-grown beans in animal feedstuffs, according to Teagasc’s Dermot Forristal. Speaking at the National...
Dairy
Bringing growers and cattle farmers together with new maize contracts
The Maize Industry Group hopes to bring tillage and dairy or beef farmers together with the introduction of a new...
Tillage
'Poor returns see tillage farmers struggle to hold on to Basic Payments in 2016'
Poor returns, due to low cereal yields and prices, has seen many tillage farmers struggle to hold onto their Basic...
Tillage
Crop rotations have the potential to increase profits - Teagasc tillage expert
Farmers who fail to use crop rotations could see a negative impact on the profitability and sustainability of their tillage systems,...
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Tillage farmers to benefit from discussion group membership
Discussion groups offer farmers a relatively easy and practical way of gaining new information, skills, solutions and technologies, according to...
Tillage
Resistance to fungicides on the increase in wheat crops - Teagasc
Resistance to fungicide sprays in wheat crops is becoming a real issue in Ireland, according to Teagasc’s Steven Kildea, who spoke...
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Controlling black grass in crops - 'the answer is not in a herbicide can'
Irish tillage farmers can learn from the mistakes made by UK farmers in regards to the control of black grass,...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage conference to tackle the growth of grass weeds
Six tillage experts from Ireland and the UK will hold the floor for this year’s Teagasc national tillage conference in...