Crops
Virtual Tillage Conference 2022
Virtual Tillage Conference 2022 The 2022 National Tillage Conference will take place virtually, split over two days. The first session will take place on Thursday, 13 January and the second session will take place on Thursday, 27 January, both at 11.30 am. Register to attend here. Session One – Thursday, 13 January […]
11 January 2022
Teagasc Tillage Thursdays
0 Teagasc Tillage Thursdays Welcome to Tillage Thursdays during which we will deliver the latest insights on current tillage research plus the most relevant technical advice for tillage farmers through a series of live, interactive webinars. The tillage industry underpins Ireland’s agri-food enterprises through the provision of high quality feed / material for […]
6 January 2022
Tillage update January 6th
0 Tillage update January 6th Autumn 2021 was the warmest on record for Ireland. This is reflected in autumn planted cereals and oilseed rape where crop growth has been exceptional. Tillage Specialist Ciaran Collins gives an update on recently visited crops-. One of the stand out messages from the recently published Met Eireann […]
6 January 2022
Teagasc Virtual Tillage Conference 2022
0 Teagasc Virtual Tillage Conference 2022 The 2022 National Tillage Conference will take place virtually, split over two days. The first session will take place on Thursday, 13 January and the second session will take place on Thursday, 27 January, both at 11.30am. Session One – Thursday, 13 January | 11.30am On Thursday, […]
6 January 2022
Tillage Farms are low GHG emitters but targeting nitrogen can reduce emissions further
Tillage Farms are low GHG emitters but targeting nitrogen can reduce emissions further The biggest contributor to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions on tillage farms is nitrogen use. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crop Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc looks at some of the figures involved in reducing nitrogen rates on farms. Based on the […]
30 December 2021
Don Somers Teagasc Signpost tillage farmer
Don Somers Teagasc Signpost tillage farmer Don Somers is one of the Teagasc Signpost tillage farmers and is based in Co. Wexford. Don grows a mixture of winter and spring cereals as well as winter oilseed rape and spring beans. Find out more about Don’s farming practices in a short video here […]
26 December 2021
Tillage update – Chopped straw reducing crop establishment in min-tilled winter crops
Tillage update – Chopped straw reducing crop establishment in min-tilled winter crops Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist reports on winter crops and how they are developing in the southeast. On the shortest day of the year, he visited a number of crops in east Wicklow with Local Tillage advisor Martin […]
23 December 2021
Strategic Plan to Double Protein Crop Area
Strategic Plan to Double Protein Crop Area The Irish Protein Stakeholders Group have produced and published a strategic plan to support the growing of native protein crops. The Plan was launched Thursday, 9 December by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD. Pictured from ( L to R): […]
13 December 2021
Reducing the impacts of high fertiliser prices in 2022 on Tillage Farms
Reducing the impacts of high fertiliser prices in 2022 on Tillage Farms Fertiliser costs increased in early 2021 but in the last 6 months, prices have escalated to all-time highs. Fertiliser costs are one of the largest costs in cereal crop production so now is a good to plan to reduce price […]
26 November 2021
2021 Harvest estimated at 2.32 million tonnes
2021 Harvest estimated at 2.32 million tonnes The 2021 harvest report published by Teagasc estimates that the production of cereals was 2.32 million tonnes in 2021. This represents an increase of 407,000 tonnes (21%) from harvest 2020. Get the details here Total cereal area increased by 3.1% on 2020 There was a […]
19 November 2021