Tillage
Glyphosate no longer allowed to desiccate crops prior to harvest
Teagasc is advising that glyphosate cannot be used to desiccate cereal crops prior to harvest; the new regulation kicks in...
Spraying
Tillage
Advice: Using a dock herbicide on red clover swards
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has granted two temporary herbicide licences for dock control purposes in...
Tillage
Spring cereal crops - much fieldwork in a short timeframe
Getting on with fieldwork as quickly as possible is the key priority now confronting those tillage farmers with spring cereal...
Tillage
More than one chemical 'rarely warranted' for winter barley spray
Teagasc crops specialist, Shay Phelan, has assessed the field work required for winter barley and wheat crops in the coming...
Agri-Business
Guidance on good practice during sprayer operations
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued guidance for sprayer operations to comply with the EU...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues snow and ice warnings for some counties
Met Éireann has issued new Status Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, which will come into force from tomorrow...
Environment
Farmers advised that rainfall will be 'above average' - Met Éireann
Rainfall will remain “above average” across the country over the next seven days, with the highest amounts in the north and...
Environment
Glyphosate described as 'critical' for Irish agriculture
Following the outcome of EU member states voting on the European Commission’s proposal to renew the use of glyphosate, an...
Environment
Glyphosate renewal proposal fails to get EU approval
In a vote today (Friday, October 13), a proposal to renew the use of glyphosate for 10 years did not...
Environment
Deadline for spreading chemical fertiliser tomorrow
The closed period for the application of chemical fertiliser (nitrogen N and phosphorous P) will commence on Friday, September 15,...
Tillage Technical
How to control weeds in spring cereal crops
All crops are now responding well to the improved weather conditions that have impacted across the country over the past...
Tillage
Tillage: First split of N should be applied now to winter barley
The first split of nitrogen (N) should be applied to winter barley crops, as a matter of priority, according to...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Fertiliser application on winter cereals
Teagasc is advising that fertiliser application on winter cereals will be the priority over the coming days. There are large...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Finish off spraying programmes started before Christmas
The current spell of dry weather will provide tillage farmers with an opportunity to complete spraying programmes that were started...
Tillage
Trials: Strong autumn herbicide activity on volunteer oats
New data from Corteva Agriscience has shown that farmers can achieve excellent levels of control of volunteer oats in the...
Tillage
How to weigh up the pros and cons of growing winter barley
Teagasc has assessed the reasons why winter barley has been such a disappointing crop for Irish farmers in 2022. Tillage...
Tillage
Tillage advice: T2 spraying of spring cereals now a priority
In terms of tillage advice, Drummonds agronomists are strongly recommending that spring barley growers get on with their T2 spraying...
Dairy Technical
Weed control: Now is the time to consider spraying
It is around this time in the season, when weeds are young and actively growing, that they are at the...