Crops
Scale of seed shortage becomes apparent
Scale of seed shortage becomes apparent Planting delays in spring 2023, challenging harvest conditions and a reduction in the winter planted area have combined to create seed shortages for tillage farmers this spring. This was a key message from Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc, who addressed a recent meeting […]
26 January 2024
Plan your nutrients to maximise your spend
Plan your nutrients to maximise your spend Fertiliser is one of the largest variable costs every year on tillage farms. On the latest Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Veronica Nyhan, a tillage advisor in Teagasc, chats through the benefits of planning the correct nutrients for each crop in 2024. Veronica explains that the […]
25 January 2024
Planning for 2024 on tillage farms
Planning for 2024 on tillage farms Take the time to carefully plan your crops for 2024. Crops Spring barley area normally increases after a wet autumn; however, spring barley seed supply is tight this year. Therefore it is important to carefully plan your crops and consider all options. Crop rotation in arable […]
22 January 2024
A preview of the National Tillage Conference
A preview of the National Tillage Conference Dr Ewen Mullins, Head of Crops Research at Teagasc, joins this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the exciting line up and the change of format for this year’s National Tillage Conference. The Teagasc National Tillage Conference takes place on January 31st in the […]
18 January 2024
Weed control in oilseed rape and managing cover crops
Weed control in oilseed rape and managing cover crops Shay Phelan writes about key considerations for winter crop management, weed control and catch crops. Many crops have yet to get weed control with a significant trend over the last few years to use Kerb or Astrokerb to control the bulk of the […]
18 January 2024
Month of tillage events commence to address ongoing challenges
Month of tillage events commence to address ongoing challenges The Teagasc crops team is commencing a month’s worth of events, which will offer farmers timely and practical advice to meet some of the key challenges arising at farm level. From dealing with reduced winter sowings and the associated additional workload this will […]
16 January 2024
Winter wheat varieties can be successfully sown up to mid-February: Trials
Winter wheat varieties can be successfully sown up to mid-February: Trials Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) variety trials have shown that winter wheat varieties can be successfully sown up to mid-February. Ciarán Collins tells us more about the trials and what the mean for tillage farmers. […]
12 January 2024
Revisiting the fundamentals of soil make-up and chemistry
Revisiting the fundamentals of soil make-up and chemistry This week’s episode of the Tillage Edge podcast is a repost of an episode from January 2023, with Professor Mike McLaughlin. Originally from Co. Antrim, he’s a Research Professor with the University of Adelaide, Australia, and is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with Teagasc. […]
11 January 2024
The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling
0 The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling It’s been almost a year since work began getting the national centre for brewing and distilling set-up and running. Commissioning, validation, risk assessments, licencing, explosion protection documentation, SOP writing, tender writing, new supplier set up, lab setup and validation while all the time supporting industry […]
8 January 2024
What to expect and planning for the year ahead
0 What to expect and planning for the year ahead Having an optimistic view is one of the cornerstones for all farmers. Undoubtedly, there will be challenges in 2024, there are plenty of areas that tillage farmers can still be positive about. On most farms, farmers are playing catch-up in terms of planted […]
4 January 2024