Crops

How to claim the Eco Scheme in 2023

0 How to claim the Eco Scheme in 2023 The Eco Scheme is part of the new CAP 2023-2027 and will make up a significant part of farmers payments this year and on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay Phelan, a Tillage Specialist in Teagasc, outlines the eight measures which farmers can choose […]
2 March 2023

High yields of malting barley start with the correct seeding rate

0 High yields of malting barley start with the correct seeding rate Sowing the correct number of seeds/m2 is vital in order to achieve top yields in spring malting barley, Rebecca Bayley, Teagasc/Boortmalt Joint Programme advisor, told delegates at the recent National Malting Barley Conference. “We aim for 350 seeds/m2. With an approximate […]
1 March 2023

ITLUS meeting in Oak Park

ITLUS meeting in Oak Park The spring workshop of the Irish Tillage and Land Use society (ITLUS) took place in Teagasc Oak Park recently. ITLUS president and Teagasc technologist, Deirdre Doyle welcomed tillage growers, agronomists and industry personnel who attended the meeting. She said: “As Honorary president of ITLUS for 2023, I […]
28 February 2023

Tillage advice: Guidance on spring cereal planting

Tillage advice: Guidance on spring cereal planting After a small amount of rain in the past week, the weather looks to be relatively dry for the next week to 10 days. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, offers advice to farmers considering planting in this article. March is just around the […]
23 February 2023

Malting Barley Conference returns this week

Malting Barley Conference returns this week The Malting Barley Conference, as part of the Teagasc Boortmalt Joint Programme, gives farmers and the industry an insight into the latest research and results from the joint programme activities. The conference, taking place on Friday this week, will cover a variety of subjects. Session one […]
20 February 2023

Nutrient efficiency and the 4 Rs

Nutrient efficiency and the 4 Rs Mark Plunkett, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, outlines the four key aspects that need to be considered to help ensure that nutrients are applied and used efficiently; these are the 4 R’s – right product applied at the right rate, right time and in the right […]
16 February 2023

Buying urea will save thousands of euros on a typical farm

Buying urea will save thousands of euros on a typical farm The cost of nitrogen is stubbornly high, but the cost differential between CAN and urea can be exploited to cut costs this year on tillage farms. Dr. Richie Hackett from Teagasc joins The Tillage Edge podcast this week to chat about […]
16 February 2023

Mycotox-I: field to fork assessment and mitigation of mycotoxin exposure risk on the Island of Ireland

Mycotox-I: field to fork assessment and mitigation of mycotoxin exposure risk on the Island of Ireland Diana Bucur, Teagasc, tells us about her research. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi during the growth of a crop or transportation, processing, or storage. Once ingested by humans or animals, these compounds have an […]
13 February 2023

Beans and the new Protein Payment Scheme

Beans and the new Protein Payment Scheme The new Protein Payment Scheme 2023, which has an increased budget of €7m, will make beans and other protein crops much more attractive to tillage farmers this year, Shay Phelan, Tillage Specialist tells us more. In 2022, approximately 11,000ha of protein crops were grown. This […]
13 February 2023

Winter Barley and Oilseed Rape

0 Winter Barley and Oilseed Rape Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops Specialist, discusses winter crops; Barley and Oilseed Rape Winter Barley Winter barley crops for the most part have progressed well over the recent weeks with very little “yellowing” of crops so far. While growers may be happy with this it may also point […]
9 February 2023