Tillage
Teagasc is strongly advising all cereal growers to walk crops now in order to identify problem weeds and plan future controls options
Dairy
Weed control can often prove a difficult task at this time of the year as when grass growths really begin to get going, weeds can spring...
Supporting sustainable crop production at farm level will be a key theme of the 2025 national tillage conference.
Agri-Business
A period of public consultation has been opened on proposed changes to legislation under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1936.
Rural Life
Kerry County Council has said that a programme for the removal of ragwort from roadsides in the county is "not feasible".
N.Ireland
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has seen an increase in submissions of carcasses in the last month exposed to ragwort.
It is now evident that an insufficient glyphosate application rate for a specific weed species can increase problems with grass weed control.
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels and in various ways.
Tillage Technical
Tillage farmers are being advised to avail of a free testing service to check for herbicide resistance in grass or broad-leaved weeds.
Dairy Technical
In general, farms are a busy place, and during the month of May in particular they are often at their busiest.
A major focus in agriculture this year has been on increasing the clover content in swards on farms. With that in mind, it is necessary to remember that to oversow clover, weeds in swards need to be under control.
May is a busy month on most dairy farms, with the breeding season in full swing and many farmers planning to harvest their first-cut silage.
Teagasc has spent all of 2021 confirming that blackgrass is now a key challenge for Irish tillage farmers.
A research study from the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway has found that removal of...
An ambitious new, international project to combat weeds is aimed at improving the management of the most intractable species of weeds.
On plots where herbicides have never been used, the threat of weeds has been consistently increasing since the 1960s.
Grass
Grassland weeds are set to escalate over the next few weeks. Rushes thrived in last year’s wet summer, as they out competed grass on land with low soil fertility.
RTK Farming has become a distributor for a robotic weeder. The 'Oz' weeding robot is a product of French company - Naio Technologies.
Bayer and Bosch have teamed up to apply herbicide where it is needed and nowhere else. Smart Spaying Technology will be more efficient.
Reseeding is a costly exercise and it can result in an outlay of approximately €250-350/ac to complete.
Grass measuring is vital to ensure that paddocks aren't over or under grazed, according to Teagasc.
Environment
Research carried out by the European Commission’s “Science for Environment Policy” suggests a herbicide-light approach to farming does not have to compromise on crop yields.
Have problems with thistles, buttercups, nettles and furze bushes on your grassland? Teagasc answers some question on weed control you may have.
