Crops
Straw incorporation – its role in achieving net zero on tillage farms
Straw incorporation – its role in achieving net zero on tillage farms Ciaran Collins, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, takes a closer look at straw incorporation and its important role in achieving net zero on tillage farms. This follows an announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that Straw Incorporation […]
12 December 2024
Assessing your tillage performance as winter approaches
0 Assessing your tillage performance as winter approaches Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc, shares advice on protecting crops over the winter, benchmarking your yields to help pinpoint strengths and weaknesses in your crop management and, most importantly, assessing your farm’s performance. As we approach the shortest day of the […]
6 December 2024
Leading the Way in Sustainable Tillage: Tom Barry’s Journey – Part 2
0 Leading the Way in Sustainable Tillage: Tom Barry’s Journey – Part 2 For this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Michael Hennessy re-joins Tom Barry, a tillage farmer from North Cork, who shares how he’s implementing sustainable farming practices, using organic manures and reducing fertiliser use to enhancing biodiversity. On this episode, Tom explains […]
5 December 2024
Tillage emissions stable
Tillage emissions stable Despite profitability and weather related challenges, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Irish tillage farms remained stable over 2023, the recently released Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) Sustainability Report 2023 has indicated. Presented on both a yearly and three-year rolling average basis, the NFS report points to tillage GHG emissions […]
30 November 2024
Oilseed Rape Updates and Machinery Costs
Oilseed Rape Updates and Machinery Costs Shay Phelan discusses the current condition of oilseed rape crops, herbicide application strategies, and the management of machinery costs on tillage farms. Oilseed rape crops for the most part are looking quite well at the moment. The warmer than average temperatures in October and November has […]
28 November 2024
Leading the Way in Sustainable Tillage: Tom Barry’s Environmental Journey – Part 1
Leading the Way in Sustainable Tillage: Tom Barry’s Environmental Journey – Part 1 Tom Barry, a tillage farmer from North Cork, who has recently been recognised with multiple environmental awards, joins The Tillage Edge for a two-part series sharing how he’s implementing sustainable farming practices from using organic manures and reducing fertiliser […]
28 November 2024
Listen: What does a good rotation look like on your farm?
Listen: What does a good rotation look like on your farm? A year ago, many farmers faced significant challenges due to the unusually wet weather, which disrupted their crop rotations. For this week’s Tillage Edge, John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage advisor from South Wexford, shares his insights into how farmers are adapting […]
21 November 2024
Harvest Report: 2024 cereal production estimated to be 1.9mt
Harvest Report: 2024 cereal production estimated to be 1.9mt Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialist at Teagasc, shares some of the headline figures from the Teagasc Harvest Report 2024, which was published earlier this week. In what was a difficult year for tillage farmers, cereal production for 2024 is estimated at 1.9mt. This is […]
21 November 2024
Blight, seed supply and future market trends on the agenda at the National Potato Conference
Blight, seed supply and future market trends on the agenda at the National Potato Conference The National Potato Conference – an event organised by Teagasc, Bord Bia and the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) – will take place on Thursday, November 21. Centring on the theme of ‘Potatoes – Looking to the Future’, […]
19 November 2024
Invest wisely and the loss of an industry great
Invest wisely and the loss of an industry great Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, reminds farmers to focus their investments in areas where there is a clear payback. Michael also provides a fitting tribute to Jim O’Mahony, a stalwart of the industry whose innovations still form a key pillar of […]
14 November 2024