Tillage
Tackling sterile brome through integrated weed management
According to Teagasc research scientist Vijaya Bhaskar, there are five different brome types in Ireland, of direct interest to farmers:...
Sterile Brome
Tillage Technical
Controlling grass weeds: when to press the reset button
Teagasc tillage specialists have confirmed that on farms where heavy infestations of autumn germinating grass weeds have developed, the only...
Tillage Technical
Grass margins act to reduce sterile brome threat
The establishment of three-metre-wide grass margins has helped Co. Kildare tillage farmers Shay and Michael Grace get to grips with...
Tillage
Diversifying crop rotations -the only answer to resistant grass weeds
The more-than significant challenge of grass weeds on Irish tillage farms – many of which are resistant to multiple herbicides...
Tillage
Tackling a brome problem with more grass
Many farmers across the country have planted grass margins as part of the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS). The margins...
Tillage
Cultivation depth essential in stale seedbed
There’s a lot more to creating a stale seedbed than just tilling up the ground. Knowing the grass weeds that...
Tillage
Blackgrass controls remain a priority for the tillage sector
Keeping blackgrass out of Ireland remains a priority for the IFA, according to the organisation’s Grain Committee Chairman Liam Dunne....
Tillage
Cereals - 'There are risks of bringing in grass weeds with imported seeds'
The first of the weed grasses present in Irish cereals could have occurred as a result of imported seed, according...
Tillage
Winter barley growers advised to act now to halt the progress of Sterile Brome
Sterile Brome grass has the potential to have a detrimental effect on the growing of winter barley in Ireland, according...