Crops
Weed Watch 2025 – Herbicide resistance testing
0 Weed Watch 2025 – Herbicide resistance testing Vijaya Bhaskar highlights the growing importance of herbicide resistance testing. Teagasc has launched a ‘Weed Watch-2025’ campaign with the Irish Farmers Journal to encourage growers and tillage sector to utilize the weed seed resistance testing service to test suspect populations, of Italian ryegrass, Blackgrass, Wild […]
9 June 2025
Identifying critical tillage grass weeds
0 Identifying critical tillage grass weeds Some growers have spotted blackgrass for the first time on their farms in recent weeks and have sought help to confirm its identification. Correct identification is crucial, says Vijaya Bhaskar, Research Officer. We have received reports of an increasing presence of blackgrass, Italian ryegrass, and bromes in […]
6 June 2025
‘Undies the surface’
0 ‘Undies the surface’ Unlike your typical cereal or legume crop, Signpost Tillage farmer, Darren Allen has ‘planted’ a novel ‘crop’ that he hopes will provide useful insights into the soil health on Ballymaloe Farm, Ballymaloe, Shanagarry, Co. Cork. The other day, along with my Teagasc Advisor and in preparation for a joint […]
6 June 2025
Inter cropping challenges
0 Inter cropping challenges A push for home-grown protein, an influx of livestock farmers having converted or converting to organic production and the availability of Protein Aid scheme has made inter crops – a combination of cereals and legumes – an attractive prospect for many organic tillage farms. Despite the positives, challenges do […]
6 June 2025
Listen: US farmers are behind on plantings
0 Listen: US farmers are behind on plantings The grain harvest in the United States has a significant impact on global markets, and directly influences harvest prices in Ireland. On this week’s Tillage Edge, Brian Caldbeck, an Irishman running a seed business in Kentucky, returns to the show to discuss how US farmers […]
5 June 2025
Timing critical with final fungicide applications
0 Timing critical with final fungicide applications As most spring barley and winter wheat crops will be due their final application of fungicide over the next week or so, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan reminds us of the importance of timing for effectiveness and cost. Over the coming week or so, the final […]
5 June 2025
Walk crops for grass weed issues
0 Walk crops for grass weed issues Teagasc Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan shares key tips and advice for controlling grass weeds, and encourages growers to walk all crops over the coming weeks to identify any potential issues. Over the last number of weeks, we have heard of cases of blackgrass and Italian ryegrass […]
5 June 2025
Spreading the risk in organic tillage systems
0 Spreading the risk in organic tillage systems Farming without pesticides, fungicides or chemical fertilisers, organic tillage farmers were reminded of the importance of establishing effective crop rotations to improve the resilience of their farming systems to weather, disease and pest challenges. Speaking as part of a Teagasc Organic Farm Walk on the […]
4 June 2025
Benefitting from beans in Co. Meath
0 Benefitting from beans in Co. Meath Signpost Tillage farmer, Vincent Macken informs us of the latest happenings from his farm in Co. Meath, providing an update on beans, spring crop establishments and spraying. This has been a great spring for getting work done on time. All crops are looking well with plenty […]
3 June 2025
Celebrating the Global Impact of the Potato
Celebrating the Global Impact of the Potato Today, Friday, 30 May is International Potato Day. In December 2023, the United Nations General Assembly officially proclaimed May 30 as International Potato Day, recognising the crop’s critical role in global food security. The initial momentum for this declaration was sparked during the World Potato […]
30 May 2025