Tillage
Sterile brome is a particular grass weed that has the potential to significantly impact on Irish tillage yields.
Annual meadow grass and sterile bromes can significantly impact on the yield potential of newly planted winter cereals, if not controlled now
According to Teagasc research scientist Vijaya Bhaskar, there are five different brome types in Ireland, of direct interest to farmers
Tillage Technical
On farms where heavy infestations of autumn germinating grass weeds have developed, the only solution may be to get out the plough.
The introduction of grass margins are helping Irish tillage farmers to get to grips with the problem of Sterile brome on their Co. Kildare farm.
The challenge of grass weeds on Irish tillage farms – many of which are resistant to multiple herbicides - has been confirmed by Teagasc
Many farmers across the country have planted grass margins as part of the Green, Low-carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS).
Knowing the grass weeds that need to be controlled is the first thing that needs to be known when creating a stale seedbed.
Keeping Blackgrass out of Ireland remains a priority for the IFA, according to the organisation’s grain committee chairman Liam Dunne.
The first of the weed grasses present in cereals had to originate somewhere, according to Barry O'Reilly of the Department of Agriculture.
Sterile Brome grass has the potential to have a detrimental effect on the growing of winter barley in Ireland
