Crops
Listen: Select the varieties which best suit your farm
Listen: Select the varieties which best suit your farm As planting season begins, the choice of crop varieties will shape the management practices for the year ahead. Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, Tillage Specialists at Teagasc, are on this week’s Tillage Edge to discuss the key factors in selecting varieties and why […]
26 September 2024
Minimum buffers to protect water
Minimum buffers to protect water Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Ciaran Collins looks at the role buffer zones along watercourses play to help prevent sediment, nutrient loss and pesticides entering watercourses – a key feature of the Teagasc tillage display at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. A buffer zone is an area of […]
20 September 2024
Listen: Comparison of crop establishment techniques for growers
Listen: Comparison of crop establishment techniques for growers This week on the Tillage Edge podcast, we’re circling back to the National Tillage Conference from earlier this year and focusing on the trade-offs of establishment systems with Jack Jameson. The growing problem of weeds, particularly poppies, is also discussed with Charlotte Morgan. Listen […]
20 September 2024
Autumn planting
Autumn planting Balancing early cereal planting with risks such as BYDV, take-all, and disease is crucial, while strategic crop rotation, including oilseed rape, rye, and BYDV-tolerant barley, can optimise yield and profitability. After two exceptionally wet autumns, there is a natural temptation to begin planting cereals earlier than usual. However, striking the […]
14 September 2024
Assessing soils is the best route to healthier soils
Assessing soils is the best route to healthier soils Correctly structured healthy soils will deliver better returns for farmers. Joining this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc, Dr Veronica Nyhan discusses why it is necessary to carry out regular soil assessments and how the results can be […]
12 September 2024
Soil health, rotations and early planting addressed at Teagasc Crops Forum
Soil health, rotations and early planting addressed at Teagasc Crops Forum The Teagasc Crops Forum discussed the latest agronomy issues facing farmers and also how farmers can improve their soils in the coming years. The Crops Forum took place on Wednesday, September 11 in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The Department […]
11 September 2024
New resource on managing grass weeds available
0 New resource on managing grass weeds available Teagasc, via a new and improved Grass Weeds webpage, has provided tillage farmers with a key resource to aid in the identification and control of grass weeds. The umbrella term grass weeds relates to numerous plant types, including: blackgrass; bromes; wild oats; Italian ryegrass; annual […]
9 September 2024
Harvest results from around the country
0 Harvest results from around the country With a good proportion of the harvest completed, Teagasc Tillage Advisors, Ciara O’Donovan, Conor O’Callaghan and John Pettit join this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to report on the yields in their areas to date, with all three reporting good yields from spring barley and reasonable straw […]
5 September 2024
Drilling oilseed rape and creating a cropping plan for winter crops
0 Drilling oilseed rape and creating a cropping plan for winter crops Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan offers key advice on establishing and managing winter oilseed rape crops, while also focusing on the key elements of a cropping plan for winter crops. Winter oilseed rape There is still time to drill winter […]
5 September 2024
Too late for cover crops?
0 Too late for cover crops? As spring crop harvesting edges into September, tillage farmers may begin to question the value of establishing cover crops at this late stage. Teagasc research has shown that early sowing, preferably in mid to late August, is vital to achieve good autumn growth – bringing with it […]
4 September 2024