Crops
Meet the Irish company producing generic ag-chems
Meet the Irish company producing generic ag-chems Life Scientific is an Irish company researching, developing and manufacturing off-patent plant protection products for the global market. For this week’s Tillage Edge, Michael Hennessy was joined by Ruth Stanley, the Ireland and UK country manager, to tell us a bit more about the company, […]
25 April 2024
Guaranteed buyer needed when growing forage crops
Guaranteed buyer needed when growing forage crops A troublesome spring for planting has seen the crop choices available to tillage farmers become somewhat limited. As a result, some tillage farmers are considering growing forage crops for livestock farmers as a way of spreading the crop establishment and harvest workload. Where this is […]
18 April 2024
Tillage advice: Seeding rates, fertiliser and planting spring beans
Tillage advice: Seeding rates, fertiliser and planting spring beans The prospect of at least two weeks of fine, dry weather is lifting everybody’s mood. In order to make the best of the dry spell, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, Michael Hennessy explains planning is needed – especially around sourcing materials which […]
18 April 2024
Managing winter crops in the coming weeks
Managing winter crops in the coming weeks Teagasc Tillage Specialists, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan joined Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about winter crop management over the next couple of weeks. Firstly, Ciaran touched on the complexity of applying multiple products to crops which have not received […]
18 April 2024
An update from Tom Barry, Signpost Tillage Farmer
An update from Tom Barry, Signpost Tillage Farmer Tom Barry, who farms in Killavullen, outside Mallow, Co. Cork, gives an update on his winter crops, spring work and fertiliser plans. Tillage farming in 2024 is proving challenging on all fronts. Firstly, the weather has been very broken and with few opportunities to […]
18 April 2024
Crop establishment in a difficult spring
Crop establishment in a difficult spring Recent conditions are extremely challenging for soil cultivation and leave the soil prone to traffic damage too. Dermot Forristal, Crops and Mechanisation Researcher in Teagasc Oak Park, has some key advice on crop establishment in a difficult spring. Growers will seek to balance the need to […]
12 April 2024
Cropping decisions for the coming weeks
Cropping decisions for the coming weeks The continuing poor weather is forcing many farmers to change their cropping decisions. On this week’s Tillage Edge, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, discuss the benefits and risks of making cropping changes. Shay explains that the choice between planting seed which […]
12 April 2024
Navigating Late-Sown Spring Malting Barley: Management Practices for Wet Weather Conditions
Navigating Late-Sown Spring Malting Barley: Management Practices for Wet Weather Conditions Rebecca Bayley, Teagasc/Boortmalt Joint Programme Advisor, explains effective management practices for late-sown spring malting barley, focusing on strategies to address challenges posed by wet weather and optimize crop yield and quality. Spring malting barley sowing is a critical milestone in agricultural […]
11 April 2024
The farm-to-farm trading of organic feed regulations
The farm-to-farm trading of organic feed regulations With over 5,000 farmers now enrolled in the Organic Farming Scheme, inter-farm trading of organic crops is seen as an effective solution for organic livestock farmers to secure part of their winter feed supply, while also providing organic tillage farmers with a suitable market for […]
10 April 2024
Risk mitigation advice for tillage farms
0 Risk mitigation advice for tillage farms Challenging ground conditions on account of high levels of rainfall, first occurring at harvest 2023 and persisting through the winter cropping campaign, have continued to pose challenges on tillage farms this spring. That’s according to Dr Stan Lalor, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer, who briefed the […]
5 April 2024