Session One – Wednesday, 3 February | 11.30am

On February 3^rd, part one of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar where researchers and PhD students provided insights into current research on:

• Designing management practices to enhance both yield and grain milling quality of Winter and Spring Oats
  Sara Tudor, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, Aberystwyth University, Wales
• Growing field beans in Ireland: agronomic practices and current issues
  Sheila Alves, Teagasc, Oak Park
• The potential of rye in Ireland
  Richie Hackett, Teagasc, Oak Park
• Establishing a BYDV and aphid-monitoring network to support IPM strategies in Ireland
  Maximilian Schughart, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, University College Dublin
• Producing high value plant breeding material suited to Irish tillage systems
  Dan Milbourne, Teagasc, Oak Park

Watch the recording below:

Session Two – Wednesday, 17 February | 11.30am

On February 17^th, part two of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar. Researchers and PhD students provided insights into more immediate issues, detailing the continuous need for integrated pest management approaches to mitigate against the problem of grassweeds and STB of winter wheat. The panellists also discussed the relevance of recent results from the on-going Teagasc systems trials, which have been examining the impact of different cultivation practises.

• Herbicide-resistant grass weeds: problems and the way forward
  Vijaya Bhaskar A.V., Teagasc, CELUP, Oak Park
• Developing IPM strategies for septoria tritici blotch on winter wheat
  Steven Kildea, Teagasc, CELUP, Oak Park
• Crop establishment systems and rotation in combination
  Dermot Forristal, Teagasc, CELUP Oak Park

Watch the recording below:

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2021 Tillage Conference

The 2021 National Tillage Conference took place virtually, split over two days, on Wednesday, 3^rd February and Wednesday, 17^th February.