Crops
Brian Caldbeck in the US on wheat, drought and the coming harvest
Getting an international perspective can help put current grain-market conditions into context. For this episode of the Tillage Edge, Brian Caldbeck, an Irish grower who runs Rubisco Seeds in Kentucky, USA, joins Michael Hennessy on the show to discuss what he’s seeing across the U.S. crop landscape.
18 June 2026
Know your soils: The first step towards healthy soils and clean water
The same practice won't deliver the same results on every field, writes Dr Veronica Nyhan, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, who delves into some of the key take-home messages shared at the recent Farming for a Better Future open day at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle.
18 June 2026
A Somers’ evening to remember
Hundreds of visitors of all ages attended the Somers family’s tillage farm in Oylegate, County Wexford today, June 17, for an open evening demonstrating how tillage farming and nature can work together.
17 June 2026
Four decades of missed opportunity
The challenges facing and opportunities available to the Irish agricultural sector were made clear to all who attended the Farming for a Better Future Open Day at Teagasc Johnstown Castle on June 10. Worryingly though, an effective solution that has been readily available for generations has largely been underutilised.
16 June 2026
Innovations in weed control and machinery sharing
An Organic Tillage & Vegetables Project Launch & Open Day will take place on Thursday, 18 June at 11am on the farm of Tommy Delahunt, Ballinaclogh, Co. Wicklow, A67 T660. The event will showcase Practical Innovations in Weed Control & Machinery Sharing.
16 June 2026
Combining organic tillage and sheep in Co. Carlow
Joe Nolan, host of a recent Teagasc Organic Crop Walk, is balancing a sheep and tillage enterprise on his farm in Kilconnor, Fenagh, Co. Carlow, Teagasc Organic Advisor, Marianne Mulhall tells us more about the enterprise.
12 June 2026
Tips on improving your vegetable garden, from an award-winning farmer
In a recent RTÉ Brainstorm article, Siobhán Kavanagh and John Mahon share Don Somer's tips from his farm that can be applied to home gardens, especially by those wanting to grow their own vegetables.
12 June 2026
Final fungicide on spring barley
With four distinct cohorts of spring barley crops present on farms, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan delves deeper into timings and product choices for the final fungicide application.
11 June 2026
Opening the gate: Sustainable farming in practice at Don Somers’ farm
Don Somers, a tillage farmer from Wexford, and the overall winner of the Environmental Sustainability award in 2025, joins Michael Hennessy on the Tillage Edge, along with John Mahon, his Signpost Farm advisor, to preview the open evening at Don’s farm on June 17th.
11 June 2026
Major evening walk planned on award winning tillage farm
Don Somers, a tillage farmer and winner of the overall Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Award 2025, will open his farm to visitors next week for a major national evening farm walk. John Pettit, a Teagasc Advisor based in Co. Wexford, previews the event.
8 June 2026