Tillage
Tillage: Weed control in autumn-sown cereals
Securing effective weed control now in autumn-sown cereals is critically important, but it’s a case of selecting the right herbicide...
Weed Control
Tillage
Tillage: Annual meadow grass & sterile bromes management
Annual meadow grass and sterile bromes can significantly impact on the yield potential of newly planted winter cereals, if not...
Tillage
Tillage: Autumn weed control in cereals
Securing effective autumn weed control in newly established cereal crops is crucially important if optimal yileds are to be secured....
Dairy
Controlling docks in your grassland swards
Docks are a difficult weed to control – in fact, all perennial weeds are difficult to control, as the same...
Tillage
Recommended seed rates for 2024/2025 planting season sees change
Teagasc has amended both winter barley and winter wheat recommended seed rates for 2024/2025 in line with projected plant numbers....
Tillage
Winter oilseed rape: A new season begins
The census figures confirm that the area of winter oilseed rape (OSR) harvested in 2024 was approximately 5,000ha lower than...
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...
N.Ireland
Controlling weeds in your paddocks this summer
Controlling weeds when they are at the most manageable stage is crucial, particularly now as grass growth has improved over...
Tillage
Advice: Spring cropping options for growers
The April tillage management notes from Teagasc represent a comprehensive and updated advice source on all spring cropping options. The...
Tillage
Weed control in winter oilseed rape and managing cover crops
Weed control measures have yet to be implemented in many winter oilseed rape crops. There has been a significant trend...
Tillage
Getting to grips with weed control measures in winter cereals
Teagasc is confirming the importance for grain growers to get on with weed control measures in winter cereal crops, as...
Tillage
How weeds adapt within a tillage system
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways. This...
Tillage
Weed control in newly planted winter cereals
For those cereal crops currently in the ground, almost all are in need of attention, where weed control is concerned....
Tillage
Weed control: Growers relying on post-emergence herbicides
This season has proved a difficult time in terms of getting winter cereals established, as a result of poor weather...
Tillage Technical
Mid-October optimal time to sow winter wheat crops
Research has confirmed that mid-October is the optimal time to sow winter wheat crops under Irish conditions. Teagasc tillage specialist,...
Machinery Focus
Machinery Focus: Weeding and granule grouping by Kverneland
In these months leading up to Agritechnica, Kverneland is one of many companies keen to get the news of its...
Tillage Technical
Hybrid barleys - improved nitrogen use efficiency
Hybrid barleys are well recognised for their high biomass potential. This is an evolving, good news story for Irish grain...
Tillage
Tillage: Crop establishment options for Irish farmers
Teagasc PhD student Jack Jameson took part in a recent Tillage Edge podcast to discuss the crop establishment options that...