Tillage
Farmers want to 'switch fields' under Straw Incorporation Measure
Farmers with lying straw, who are under increasing pressure because of wet weather conditions, are seeking to “switch” fields under...
Tillage
Farmers with lying straw, who are under increasing pressure because of wet weather conditions, are seeking to “switch” fields under...
Tillage News
Teagasc is attributing its predicted fall in tillage incomes this year to a number of factors. Head of Crops Knowledge...
N.Ireland
Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers has confirmed that 90% of Northern Ireland’s winter barley crop has yet to be...
Tillage
The first part of the 2023 harvest is turning out to be a ‘snatch and grab’ operation for cereal and...
N.Ireland
Farmers in parts of east Down sprayed-off crops of winter barley last week, in the expectation of having their earliest...
Tillage
Latest indications suggest that the yields from crops of winter barley harvested in locations as far apart as Cork in...
Tillage Focus
The increasing break crop area available to Irish tillage farmers this autumn should act to boost grain yields in 2024....
Tillage
The start of the 2023 cereal harvest could be as early as next week, according to Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran...
Tillage
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that 85% of Great Britain’s winter wheat crop was in good/excellent...
Tillage
Some winter barley crops are at a high risk of lodging, if the weather turns wet between now and harvest....
Tillage
Winter barely could have the potential to deliver bumper yields in 2023, according to latest evidence from growers. However these...
Tillage
With some spring barley crops having gone in just last week, Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has said that yields...
N.Ireland
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors are confirming that the wet weather during much of March and...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan has reviewed the fungicide options for winter barley and winter wheat, along with weed and...
Tillage
Net blotch, which can result in yield losses of up to 40%, has been identified in winter barley crops in...
Tillage
April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and demand for nutrition is at its highest, according...
Tillage Technical
Teagasc’s third crop report for 2023 has highlighted the recent fall in grain prices and the implications for cereal growing....
Tillage
The first split of nitrogen (N) should be applied to winter barley crops, as a matter of priority, according to...