Tillage Technical
How often should fertiliser plans be updated on tillage farms?
Teagasc is making it clear that tillage farmers should update their fertiliser plans regularly. This is in light of the...
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Post-emergence herbicide options on winter cereals
Wet weather has prevented many farmers from making it to the field with the sprayer with a pre-emergence herbicide on...
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Nitrate banding requirements met by supplying slurry to AD plant
Changes to nitrate banding is just one of the stricter environmental regulations in which farmers are becoming accustomed with as...
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Keeping disease at bay in winter oilseed rape
Farmers with winter oilseed rape crops should be keeping an eye out for disease on plants at present. Light leaf...
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Revising seed rates in tricky conditions
This week Teagasc released a table of suggested seed rates for winter barley varieties in 2020, based on planting in...
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Early herbicide application for best control on winter cereals
Pre-emergence is the best way to control grass weeds in winter cereals. However, it’s not always practical to achieve as...
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Looking at weed control in oilseed rape post emergence
Farmers who have not yet applied a herbicide to oilseed rape crops should consider doing so sooner rather than later....
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Time to take stock in cereal crops
As cereal growers across the country finish up spraying for the season and turn toward harvest preparations, now is a...
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Stressed spring barley and the final fungicide
Awns are out on spring barley crops across the country and while disease pressure has been low it is important...
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Watch: Cork dairy farmer tracks nitrates in derogation
Watch how this Cork farmer manages and tracks nitrates in derogation using the Herdwatch app. The nitrates situation presents both...
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Tillage management: Controlling disease in beans
There are plenty of spring beans about this year and as flowering approaches it is important to keep on top...
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Tillage management: T2s on wheat
T2s on wheat will be going out in the next few days. Any crops receiving T2s after today, May 19,...
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Chlorothalonil to be used up by next Tuesday
Next Tuesday, May 19, is the last day that Irish tillage farmers may use chlorothalonil. The product’s use is banned...
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Tillage management: Fungicides on winter and spring barley
As we enter the middle of May fungicides on winter barley will be wrapping up, while the majority of spring...
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Trace elements and nutrition essential as weed sprays are applied
As spring crops receive weed sprays in the coming days and weeks it is important to provide those crops with...
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Keep wild oats and other grasses under control
Wild oats and other grass weeds like canary and rye grass need to be kept under control in cereal ground....
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Watch: Proven fertility boost on Cork spring calving farm
A proven fertility boost has been demonstrated on the farm of Ben Ridgeway near Clonakilty, Co. Cork, where he milks...
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Tillage management: T1s on wheat
In the coming days many people will be heading out with a T1 on winter wheat, some crops may already...
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Tillage management: Will you be applying an aphicide?
The application of an aphicide to spring crops is an easy decision for some, but more and more tillage farmers...
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Tillage management: Early nitrogen for malting barley essential
As spring barley crops are appearing across the country, farmers have been and will be applying nitrogen (N) to these...
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Wheat and barley fungicides all due in the coming days
Winter wheat crops are at different stages across the country. Cellule has headed out in some regions, while the majority...