Crops
Diary date: What’s planned for the Teagasc Crops Forum?
0 Diary date: What’s planned for the Teagasc Crops Forum? As poor weather over recent cropping seasons has forced many farmers into making decisions which affected rotations and soil health, the upcoming Teagasc Crops Forum 2024 will address some of these critical areas. Some of the key elements to be covered at the […]
3 September 2024
All you need to know about weeds
All you need to know about weeds Vijaya Bhaskar A.V., Dermot Forristal and Michael Hennessy, discuss the challenges of managing herbicide-resistant weeds in Irish tillage farming, emphasizing the need for integrated weed management strategies to combat the growing resistance, which threatens crop yields and farming sustainability. Irish agriculture occupies 4.5 million hectares with 92% devoted […]
30 August 2024
Good seedbed conditions is the most important factor for a successful crop of oilseed rape
Good seedbed conditions is the most important factor for a successful crop of oilseed rape Ciaran Collins discusses the challenges and considerations for planting winter oilseed rape, particularly focusing on the impact of delayed spring barley harvests, optimal sowing dates, seedbed conditions, and pest control. Oilseed rape has taken a back seat […]
30 August 2024
Mixed harvest results from Poland and the UK
Mixed harvest results from Poland and the UK Tim Bergin, a Dublin man farming in Poland, and Andy Mahon, a Dubliner who manages a farm in the UK, join the Tillage Edge this week to chat about their respective harvests with contrasting reports of a very difficult year in the UK and […]
29 August 2024
Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer multiple benefits for farmers
Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer multiple benefits for farmers Cover crops have many benefits for a farmer and also for the wider landscape. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Richie Hackett, Teagasc Crops Researcher in Oak Park, delves into the benefits and pitfalls when growing cover crops. Richie cautions […]
22 August 2024
Post-harvest stubble management
Post-harvest stubble management Post-harvest cultivations are a useful tool to try to control problem weeds, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us more. When deciding which fields to cultivate and to what end, the following issues need to be considered: Dormancy status of the weed – some weeds need light to […]
22 August 2024
Signpost Update: Overcoming an ACRES setback and focusing on crop management
Signpost Update: Overcoming an ACRES setback and focusing on crop management Tom Barry, Signpost participant and tillage farmer from Co. Cork, gives an update on an ACRES setback on his farm, crop performance and early harvest progress. It’s been a few months since my last Signpost update at the start of April. […]
17 August 2024
Blight is still a risk to potato crops
Blight is still a risk to potato crops As the early potato harvest progresses and with maincrop varieties expected to appear in about two weeks’ time, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us how blight still poses a risk to potato crops. Early potato crops are now being harvested with reports […]
15 August 2024
Harvest lull an opportunity to drill winter oilseed rape
Harvest lull an opportunity to drill winter oilseed rape With a lull in the harvest at the moment, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us why now is the opportune time to drill winter oilseed rape, while also offering key advice on variety selection and weed control. As most spring barley […]
15 August 2024
The oilseed rape planning window is upon us – here’s how to prepare for it
The oilseed rape planning window is upon us – here’s how to prepare for it The ideal time to plant oilseed rape is in the next couple of weeks. Given this, Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, join the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the variety choice […]
15 August 2024