Crops
Yellow Rust, Ramularia and more: May’s disease challenges across crops
0 Yellow Rust, Ramularia and more: May’s disease challenges across crops The coming weeks are critical for controlling foliar diseases in cereal crops and Dr Stephen Kildea, researcher at Teagasc Oak Park, joins the Tillage Edge this week to discuss the best disease management strategies for the weather conditions expected in May 2025. […]
8 May 2025
Yellow rust vigilance required
0 Yellow rust vigilance required Recent rainfall combined with a spell of warm weather has triggered rapid, exponential growth in tillage crops over the past few days. In this article, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Ciaran Collins offers key advice on weed control and disease control programmes. Weed control is under way in spring cereals, […]
1 May 2025
Crop management for the week ahead and UK farming realities
0 Crop management for the week ahead and UK farming realities Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both tillage specialists with Teagasc, join the Tillage Edge this week to discuss the key actions needed in crops over the next 7 to 10 days. Andy Mahon, a Dubliner and farm manager in the UK, also […]
1 May 2025
Why the plough still pulls weight – and what’s replacing it
Why the plough still pulls weight – and what’s replacing it The plough remains the most widely used crop establishment system in Ireland, but alternative methods can be just as effective under the right conditions. In this Tillage Edge episode, the first of two parts, Michael Hennessy is joined by Dermot Forristal, […]
24 April 2025
Identifying leaf three in winter wheat crops
Identifying leaf three in winter wheat crops Some 80% of the yield from winter wheat comes from the top half of the canopy, so having a good clean foundation is important. One of the key ways of achieving this is ensuring the optimum timing of fungicide applications. Current fungicide choices do not […]
24 April 2025
Tillage advice: PGRs, fungicides and weed control
Tillage advice: PGRs, fungicides and weed control With most winter barley crops now at the flag leaf stage, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan shares advice on plant growth regulator (PGR) and fungicide applications, along with outlining some of the key agronomic tasks for winter wheat, spring cereal, and bean and pea […]
17 April 2025
Tillage Edge: How will the US tariffs impact Irish tillage farmers?
Tillage Edge: How will the US tariffs impact Irish tillage farmers? The on-again, off-again tariffs being proposed by the US may have significant implications for Irish tillage farmers in the months and years ahead. For this episode of the Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy is joined by Professor Michael Wallace, Economist of Agriculture and […]
17 April 2025
First confirmed case of glyphosate-resistant grass weed in Irish cropping systems
First confirmed case of glyphosate-resistant grass weed in Irish cropping systems Teagasc has confirmed the first reported case of a field population of the grass weed Italian ryegrass that has proven resistant to glyphosate. Italian ryegrass is already a major challenge on some Irish tillage farms, with some populations resistant to selective […]
15 April 2025
Why the Teagasc Crop Report is an essential tool for agronomists and farmers
Why the Teagasc Crop Report is an essential tool for agronomists and farmers With crop inputs being applied weekly, farmers and agronomists face constant decisions around product choice, application timing and overall strategy. For this episode of The Tillage Edge, Denis Dunne, Trials Manager at Seedtech, joins Michael Hennessy to discuss how […]
10 April 2025
Pig slurry – a solution to improve soil fertility on tillage farms
Pig slurry – a solution to improve soil fertility on tillage farms Greater linkage between pig farmers and tillage growers could yield positive benefits for the soil fertility status on Irish tillage farms. As confirmed by soil tests analysed by Teagasc, the results of which were published in the Teagasc Soil Fertility […]
10 April 2025