Tillage
Mayo cereal grower reaps the rewards of improved weather conditions
Back in August, Co. Mayo cereal grower, Fintan Murray was contemplating the prospect of ensiling his crops of spring barley...
Spring Oats
Tillage
Tillage: Fieldwork gathers pace amid improving ground conditions
Fieldwork continues apace on all tillage farms. Ground conditions are good and crops are responding well to the improved weather...
Tillage
Tillage spring planting - south and midlands fare the best
Teagasc has confirmed that 90% of spring tillage planting work has now been completed in the south of the country...
Tillage
Tillage: Should growers continue with seed already purchased?
The conundrum for tillage growers at the moment – do they push ahead with the seed they have already purchased,...
Tillage
‘Planting window’ for spring beans, wheat and oats fast diminishing
Tillage specialists are confirming that the opportunity to get viable crops of spring beans, wheat, and oats into the ground...
Tillage
Push is on to complete 2023 fungicide programmes
The coming days will see tillage farmers push to get 2023 fungicide programmes significantly advanced across all cereal crops. Where...
Tillage
DAFM: Spring cereal recommended lists for 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has published its spring cereal recommended lists for 2023. Wheat, barley...
Tillage Technical
Crop report outlines eligibility for new Tillage Incentive Scheme
The latest crop report from Teagasc has outlined the details and criteria for the new €10 million Tillage Incentive Scheme....
Tillage
One new spring oat variety on the cards for next season
Spring oats saw a rise in popularity this year as the wet autumn and winter led more farmers to plant...
Tillage
Recommended lists: Oats area catch up...with what varieties?
Just 35% of the 2019 winter oats area has been planted for 2020. Therefore, the spring time may provide an...
Tillage
Spring oats seed set to be in demand as recommended list is published
Five varieties made their way onto the spring oats recommended list for the 2019 season. The Department of Agriculture, Food...
Tillage
The 2018 cereal recommended lists are out
The spring cereal recommended lists have been published for the 2018 season. The lists are published by the Crops Evaluation...
Tillage
Any tillage crisis fund that is introduced 'must be as accessible as possible'
If and when a tillage crisis fund is established, the scheme must be as easily accessible as possible, according to...