Tillage
Weeds a fast-growing problem in late-sown spring barley
Late-sown spring barley crops will require treatment with herbicide to knock out weeds over the coming days. That is according...
Tillage
Late-sown spring barley crops will require treatment with herbicide to knock out weeds over the coming days. That is according...
Tillage
Most winter wheat crops have reached Growth Stage 32, according to Teagasc tillage advisor Marianne Mulhall. “This represents full flag...
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice cereal management tips – for the...
Tillage
Good seed-bed preparation is proving to be a critical factor on cereal farms in the south-east this spring, according to...
Tillage
Teagasc agronomist John Pettit has confirmed the emergence of yellow rust in the wheat varieties Garrus and KWS Lili in...
Tillage
Most winter cereals are due nitrogen at their early stem extension stage, according to CAFRE Crops Advisor Leigh McLean. Barley...
Opinion
There was much talk about new fungicides that might be coming to the Irish market at this week’s Teagasc Septoria...
Tillage
Overall production of wheat, oats and barley in Ireland decreased by 12.3% in 2016, the latest figures from the Central...
Tillage
Preventing septoria build-ups in cereal crops, through the strategic use of fungicide sprays, rather than going in with heavier rates...
Tillage
Plant breeders believe that hybrid wheats may provide the cereal industry with an opportunity to secure improved yields and enhanced...
Tillage
The days of growing continuous wheat in Ireland are over, according to TerraChem’s John Mulhare. “Effective crop rotation will be...
Tillage
Plant breeders cannot currently offer cereal growers a ‘silver bullet’ when it comes to overcoming the challenge of septoria resistance...
Tillage
Last year’s UK-based ‘Cereals’ event, for tillage farmers, featured an 8m long x 1.5m deep soil pit, demonstrating the impact...
Tillage
Global wheat production is expected to fall in 2017, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United...
Tillage
Teagasc is reporting quite high levels of mildew infestations in a number of winter cereal crops. “Generally speaking, both wheat...
Tillage
A change of attitude is needed if the tillage sector is to have a bright future, according to the Irish...
Tillage
Rothamsted Research is to undertake field trials in the UK, which will assess the ability of GM wheat cultivars to...
Rural Life
This great footage from the US shows the wheat harvest, on over 2,000ac, on one family farm in Osborne County, Kansas....