Tillage Technical
Review of 2023 harvest underway
A review of the 2023 harvest so far by Teagasc tillage specialists has revealed a mixed bag. Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy...
Tillage Technical
A review of the 2023 harvest so far by Teagasc tillage specialists has revealed a mixed bag. Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy...
N.Ireland
The United Kingdom (UK) will harvest less wheat due to more barley and oilseed rape (OSR) having been sown. This...
Tillage
Kale is an excellent fodder crop and is grown for animal use from August to March according to Teagasc, which...
Tillage Focus
The increasing break crop area available to Irish tillage farmers this autumn should act to boost grain yields in 2024....
Tillage
The start of the 2023 cereal harvest could be as early as next week, according to Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran...
Tillage
Drummonds agronomist Brian Reilly has confirmed that 2023 winter barley yields may well come in at between 3t and 3.5t/ac....
Tillage
Goldcrop agronomist, John Dunne, has called for gene editing to be made legal throughout the EU. He made the comment...
Tillage
Goldcrop agronomist, John Dunne, is strongly advising Irish tillage farmers to factor in the threat of clubroot when including oilseed...
Tillage
With some spring barley crops having gone in just last week, Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has said that yields...
Tillage Technical
Drummonds agronomist Brian Reilly is confirming that wet weather diseases are currently impacting on cereal crops such as winter wheat...
Tillage
Tillage specialists have confirmed that clubroot thrives in a low pH environment. This year has seen the disease flare up...
Tillage
As the area of oilseed rape grown in Ireland continues to increase, so does the risk of growers encountering the...
Tillage
Teagasc has published its fourth crop report of 2023. It provides updates on winter wheat, winter barley, winter oilseed rape...
Tillage
A mild autumn enabled crops to establish well and develop quickly but a cold, dry winter has reduced some early...
Tillage
Wetter than normal weather for this time of year means that all soil types are saturated across the country, but Teagasc...
Tillage
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has been identified in counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare by Leighlinbridge based agronomist Eoin Jordan...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc’s third crop report for 2023 has highlighted the recent fall in grain prices and the implications for cereal growing....
Tillage
The first split of nitrogen (N) should be applied to winter barley crops, as a matter of priority, according to...