Tillage
Teagasc Oak Park in Co Carlow is the most visited tillage farm in Ireland. The venue hosts numerous open days and discussion groups
The upcoming Teagasc Crops’ Forum event will put a strong focus on the potential to increase the area of winter rye grown in Ireland
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 60th anniversary of the official opening of the Crops' Research Centre at Oak Park, Co Carlow.
Farm manager, Brendan Burke, has confirmed the completion of the 2024 winter barley and winter oats' harvest at Teagasc Oak Park.
Forestry
Almost 300 forest owners, foresters and industry stakeholders attended a Teagasc Forestry Open Day yesterday Oak Park, Carlow.
One upside to the staggered harvest of 2023 was the opportunity of getting cover crops in early at Teagasc Oak Park.
Tillage News
The current edition of the Tillage Edge podcast reviews the year that was at the Teagasc Oak Park farm in Co Carlow.
Teagasc Oak Park is to host a ‘Healthy Oats’ trials visit for growers and other industry stakeholders on Wednesday of this week (August 10).
Tillage Technical
The highly invasive blackgrass weed was found in a commercial wildflower mixture that was grown in an experimental plot in Carlow.
Ongoing trial work at Teagasc Oakpark is pointing to the tremendous potential of rye crops within Irish cereal rotations
Tributes are being paid to the late Dr. John Finnan, a senior researcher at Teagasc Oak Park, who tragically lost his life in a plane crash.
Grass
Oakpark is a new grass variety on the recommended list and very importantly it is an Irish bred variety.
The key to controlling a grass weed problem is identification, according to Teagasc’s Ciaran...
In the absence of varietal resistance at the moment, fungicides will continue to be relied upon to control diseases in Irish wheat.
There is scope for Irish farmers to exploit faster and lower-cost establishment systems, such as strip-till.
The variety of winter wheat that you choose to sow can have an effect on how much disease is going to come into your crop.
Over 3,000 people attended this year's Crops and Cultivation open day at Teagasc Oak Park, Carlow, last Wednesday, June 28.
Teagasc researchers, tillage specialists and advisers will present the latest research findings for a broad range of tillage crops at the upcoming Crops and Cultivation open day.
Teagasc is encouraging tillage farmers in the north east to seriously consider beans as a break crop this spring.
