European crops suffering from rain deficit and surplus October 28, 2020 Tillage After suffering from drought conditions earlier this season, parts of Europe now have a rain surplus, while some regions are still in a…
Think carefully about your seed source October 18, 2020 Tillage Tillage farmers are making the most of the drier weather at present and some are taking the opportunity to plant more winter cereals…
Winter planting: The drills are out in force October 15, 2020 Tillage Tillage farmers across the country are making the most of the drier weather this week. While some farmers have continued work over the…
Plenty of dry weather needed for winter planting October 7, 2020 Tillage Rainfall warnings put an end to or delayed the winter sowing campaign for another while in most places. However, in some drier parts…
Early herbicide application for best control on winter cereals October 2, 2020 Tillage Pre-emergence is the best way to control grass weeds in winter cereals. However, it’s not always practical to achieve as growers focus on…
Seed rate calculation and drill calibration are essential tasks September 27, 2020 Tillage As tillage farmers face into the autumn sowing season it is essential that the seed drill is set up correctly. Farmers should calibrate…
Department releases winter oats list for 2021 season September 19, 2020 Tillage The recommended list for winter oats was released by the Department of Agriculture this week. The biggest change was the inclusion of WPB…
Dare anyone say it…but delayed sowing has many benefits September 15, 2020 Tillage Tillage farmers are currently frustrated with the drawn out harvest and the unsettled weather. Many have been looking forward to the next planting…
Seed dressings play an important role in establishment September 13, 2020 Tillage Seed treatments form an important part of agronomy and plant health programmes; fighting disease from the time a crop is planted. Keeping disease…
Decision time on winter barley seed September 8, 2020 Tillage There are no new additions to the winter barley recommended list for the 2020/2021 season and one variety – Quadra – has been…
Teagasc Crops Forum moves online this week September 7, 2020 Tillage The National Crops Forum hosted by Teagasc each September will take place virtually this year over two evenings – September 10 and September…
Looking ahead to winter cereal seed availability July 1, 2020 Tillage The 2020 crops are yet to be harvested, but many farmers will be planning ahead and thinking about rotations and winter crop areas…
Crop walking: Liquid N and bio-stimulants…nutrition is key April 10, 2020 Tillage David Shortall is the agri-sales manager at Quinns of Baltinglass. This week he looked at winter crops in counties Wicklow, Kilkenny and Laois.…
CROPS WATCH: Root growth essential to reach potential yields April 4, 2020 Tillage It’s been a difficult winter for cereal crops. In the first installment of this year’s Crops Watch on AgriLand, in association with Terrachem, John Mulhare…
Winter cereals: Fertiliser needed as soon as possible March 20, 2020 Tillage The weather of the past few months means that many winter crops have not received any fertiliser and while crops may be thin…
Winter cereals: Weed control options in March March 16, 2020 Tillage Control of grass weeds in winter cereals is most successful when used in the autumn. If a herbicide is not applied pre-emergence, then…
Machinery out in small numbers…February was wettest on record March 5, 2020 Tillage A small number of tillage farmers have made their way to the fields this week in drier parts of the country. Farmers, mainly…
Replanting cereals…a last resort March 4, 2020 Tillage Replanting isn’t a word that tillage farmers like to use, but unfortunately it will be carried out this spring in some areas as…
