Crops
Weather and Soil crucial to making great Whisky
Weather and Soil crucial to making great Whisky A new academic study has provided conclusive proof of terroir’s influence on whisky, settling decades of an industry-dividing debate for both whisky drinkers and producers alike. Terroir is the French principle that factors like soil, microclimate, and topography together can influence flavour ‘Terroir’ The […]
19 February 2021
€2.7million funding for Ireland-Wales ‘Healthy Oats’ collaboration
€2.7million funding for Ireland-Wales ‘Healthy Oats’ collaboration The ‘Healthy Oats’ project – €2.18million of which has been granted from the European Regional Development Fund as part of the Ireland-Wales Cooperation Programme will help farmers and industry prepare for the changes pending under the EU Green deal, including reduced use of fertilisers & […]
19 February 2021
2021 National Tillage Conference
2021 National Tillage Conference The 2021 National Tillage Conference took place virtually, split over two days, on Wednesday, 3rd February and Wednesday, 17th February. Session One – Wednesday, 3 February | 11.30am On February 3rd, part one of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar where researchers and PhD […]
18 February 2021
Malting Barley Conference 2021
Malting Barley Conference 2021 The Teagasc Malting Barley Conference in conjunction with Boortmalt,takes place virtually on Tuesday 23 February at 11.30 am. An interesting line up of speakers from Teagasc, Boortmalt and farmers to present on a range of topics from nitrogen application to disease control and more. Register online Teagasc Malting […]
18 February 2021
2021 Tillage Conference Session Two
2021 Tillage Conference Session Two The 2021 National Tillage Conference takes place virtually, split over two days. The first session took place on Wednesday, 3rd February. The second session is on Wednesday, 17th February at 11.30 am. Details on how to register and information on the speakers and topics can be found […]
15 February 2021
Tillage Update – 11th February 2021
Tillage Update – 11th February 2021 As many tillage farmers are preparing for the commencement of field work Teagasc tillage advisors took to the fields this week to assess the condition of winter crops for the first Teagasc tillage crop walk held on Zoom this week. Teagasc crops specialist Ciaran Collins reports […]
11 February 2021
2021 Tillage Conference
0 2021 Tillage Conference The 2021 National Tillage Conference takes place virtually, split over two days. The first session takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, 3rd February at 11.30 am and the second session is on Wednesday, 17th February. Details on how to register and information on the speakers and topics can be found below […]
2 February 2021
Planning and priming our soils for the year ahead
Planning and priming our soils for the year ahead Over the last month weather conditions have reduced any opportunity in the fields to get some winter ploughing done. Soils are saturated. Wait until soils are dry enough before carrying out field operations such as ploughing, advises Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition […]
29 January 2021
Maximising rotations – the Scottish experience
Maximising rotations – the Scottish experience On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Cathy Hawes, from the James Hutton Institute near Dundee in Scotland, joins Michael Hennessy to discuss the Scottish experience of maximising rotations. Scotland has a similar climate to ours and the research carried out there is more comparable to […]
28 January 2021
Winter Malting Barley – a growing interest
Winter Malting Barley – a growing interest There is a growing interest in winter malting barley in Ireland. Eoin Lyons, Teagasc /Boormalt Joint Programme Advisor, discusses the expansion of the crop. He takes us through the trial work and developments to date, the varieties grown and the future prospects of this “new […]
14 January 2021