Crops
Tillage Edge: Post-emerge weed control and aphid control in winter cereals
Conor Kavanagh, a Teagasc tillage advisor in Tipperary, joins Michael Hennessy on this week’s Tillage Edge to discuss weed control strategies in winter cereals.
30 October 2025
Assessing establishment in winter cereals
Now is an ideal time to walk crops to assess establishment and the effectiveness of weed control, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Ciaran Collins tells us more.
30 October 2025
Buyer beware – question the value of add-on products
Crop heavy global markets and a less than positive outlook for cereal returns mean Irish tillage farmers need to refocus firmly on costs, especially add-on costs that add very little value to the bottom line of their business.
30 October 2025
Benchmarking: Focusing efforts to improve farm performance
Benchmarking helps farmers see where they stand and identify opportunities to improve profit and efficiency.
24 October 2025
What is AgNav Tillage?
AgNav is a free, voluntary digital sustainability platform available to farmers and advisors across Ireland, as part of a recent Today’s Farm article, Signpost Advisory Programme Manager, George Ramsbottom wrote about its uses on tillage farms.
22 October 2025
Make every input count: adding to the bottom line
Professor Andrew McGuire from Washington State University joins Michael Hennessy on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to discuss how to assess the real value of crop inputs.
16 October 2025
If you use fertiliser – farm sensibly, spread lime
Chasing crop or grass yields but forgetting to spread lime? You could be leaving money behind. Dr. Veronica Nyhan, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc, tells us more.
16 October 2025
Annual and rough-stalk meadow grass: the problem and the solution
Autumn residual herbicides remain effective against meadow grasses and help reduce ALS-resistance risk, but this strategy is increasingly under threat, writes Teagasc's Vijaya Bhaskar.
15 October 2025
Soil sampling – an integral tool for your farm
The starting point in nutrient management planning on farms, Anthony Dineen, Climate Action & Sustainability Advisor, Macroom, Co. Cork, looks at the many benefits that soil sampling brings.
13 October 2025
Digging into soil samples
Improving soils is important. On this episode of the Tillage Edge podcast, Dr. Veronica Nyhan explores how understanding the basics, from soil structure to nutrient interactions, can help you make lasting improvements.
9 October 2025