Crops
Taking stock in tillage fields
0 Taking stock in tillage fields The Teagasc Harvest Report 2022 estimates that winter cereal plantings for harvest 2023 are down 34000-35,000ha compared to last year. Winter oilseed rape area, by contrast, continues to increase on the back of a very good performance in 2022 and favourable drilling conditions in August and September. […]
2 February 2023
Recap: Missed the National Tillage Conference?
0 Recap: Missed the National Tillage Conference? This year’s Teagasc National Tillage Conference, held on Wednesday, January 25th, focused on mitigating the risks that challenge future sustainable production. Aiming to deliver science-led strategies to manage the most important pests and diseases, the conference also detailed the added value opportunities developing around plant protein […]
1 February 2023
Grass weeds, herbicide resistance and control practices: current status and challenges ahead
Grass weeds, herbicide resistance and control practices: current status and challenges ahead Vijaya Bhaskar presented his work at the recent Teagasc National Tillage Conference. This research aimed too quantify the extent of grass-weed challenges on Irish tillage farms, a nationwide survey was conducted in 2020 to 2021. The survey included 62 growers […]
30 January 2023
The Fundamentals of Soils Part 4: How to Improve Soil Health
The Fundamentals of Soils Part 4: How to Improve Soil Health This is this final episode of four for The Tillage Edge’s special soil series and this week we return to Professor Mike McLaughlin, from the University of Adelaide, to chat about soil health and how soils can be improved. Mike discusses […]
26 January 2023
Crops costs and returns 2023 available
Crops costs and returns 2023 available Teagasc tillage specialists Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan have recently published the Teagasc Crops Costs and Returns booklet for 2023. The document is intended as an indicative guide to crop margins; however land suitability, rotation, risk avoidance and husbandry skills must also be considered. As well […]
25 January 2023
CAN versus protected urea
CAN versus protected urea There is increasing interest among tillage farmers in switching from CAN to protected urea this season. Based on current fertiliser prices, there are significant financial benefits to using protected urea. Currently protected urea costs 30% less than CAN. The environmental benefits of protected urea are well proven with […]
25 January 2023
Fertiliser spreader calibration: getting ready for the coming season
Fertiliser spreader calibration: getting ready for the coming season Teagasc, in association with Carberry, organised a number of events on fertiliser spreader setup and calibration in West Cork recently. John McNamara, Carbery joint programme coordinator, along with Aoife Healy O’Driscoll, farm sustainability lead at Carbery Group, invited Francis Quigley, Teagasc farm machinery […]
24 January 2023
Spring beans a sustainable and profitable crop in 2023
Spring beans a sustainable and profitable crop in 2023 With current high nitrogen (N) fertiliser prices every effort is being explored to reduce fertiliser N costs while maintaining grain yields and crop margins. Growing spring beans offers the opportunity to reduce total farm N requirements as the crop only requires phosphorus (P) […]
19 January 2023
The Fundamentals of Soils Part 3: Soil Testing
The Fundamentals of Soils Part 3: Soil Testing This is the third episode of four for The Tillage Edge’s special soil series and this week, Dr Karen Daly, a soil scientist from Teagasc, joins Michael Hennessy to chat about the types of soil test used to measure critical nutrients and the tests […]
19 January 2023
Tips to reduce risk in what’s set to be a testing year for tillage farmers
Tips to reduce risk in what’s set to be a testing year for tillage farmers The recent Teagasc Outlook Webinar 2023 makes for some interesting reading from a tillage farm point of view. While the average incomes achieved on tillage farms were good in 2022, the outlook for harvest 2023 is a […]
19 January 2023