Crops
Potato crop walks get underway as blight cases emerge
Potato crop walks get underway as blight cases emerge With cases of blight beginning to emerge, Teagasc will host a number of potato crop walks this week, with the first scheduled for Co. Meath on Wednesday, May 29. Along with covering EU 43, a new threat to potatoes in Ireland, the events […]
27 May 2024
Grass weeds – their prevention and eradication
Grass weeds – their prevention and eradication Grass weeds can be a serious risk to tillage farmers and, unlike the weather or international markets, grass weed prevention and eradication is something that is in the farmer’s control. John Mahon, Teagasc Advisor, and Vijaya Bhaskar, Teagasc weed researcher, are on this week’s Tillage […]
23 May 2024
Take action on blackgrass
Take action on blackgrass Teagasc Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan advises growers to walk their crops in the coming days and weeks, as blackgrass has already started to flower in some crops. He also offers key advice on the management of spring cereals and beans. Blackgrass has already started to flower in some […]
23 May 2024
Herbicide resistance update for grass weeds
Herbicide resistance update for grass weeds Vijaya Bhaskar, Teagasc Oak Park, tells us how difficult-to-control grass weeds such as Italian ryegrass, blackgrass, wild oats and bromes pose herbicide resistance problems on our tillage farms. The 2023 testing of resistance-suspect populations of these weeds revealed a worrying situation, as 60% (34 out of […]
20 May 2024
Controlling Net blotch in RGT Planet Spring Barley
Controlling Net blotch in RGT Planet Spring Barley Net blotch in RGT Planet is hardly a new phenomenon but growers are concerned by how early in the crops development it has appeared this year. Ciaran Collins tells us more. There are reports of net blotch in some crops at the 2-3 leaf […]
17 May 2024
More organic tillage needed
More organic tillage needed An upsurge in the number of organic livestock farms has created an opportunity for the Irish organic tillage sector to expand. As part of a recent Signpost Series Webinar, Senior Inspector at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s organic division, Jack Nolan provided insights into organic […]
16 May 2024
Sequencing ag-chems for spring crops this year
Sequencing ag-chems for spring crops this year Spring crops will develop quickly in the shorter season and timing of the necessary inputs will be difficult. Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialists, join this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about sequencing the critical inputs to crops. Shay says growers should be […]
16 May 2024
Ireland’s plant protein potential: what is holding us back?
Ireland’s plant protein potential: what is holding us back? In a world where concerns mount over food security, nutrition, and environmental sustainability, it’s hard to overlook the potential of protein crops to help tackle such issues simultaneously, writes Alan Fahy, Research Officer at Teagasc Johnstown Castle. The humble family of protein crops […]
15 May 2024
Management advice for late-sown spring barley
Management advice for late-sown spring barley The majority of spring barley will emerge in May. This brings different management challenges compared to barley emerging in March/April, writes Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops Specialist. Disease levels in late-sown barley tend to be lower. Nitrogen (N) rate needs to be managed in line with yield […]
15 May 2024
Growing beans and peas in combination – Wexford farmer tests the water
Growing beans and peas in combination – Wexford farmer tests the water Don Somers is a tillage farmer from Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. In this update, Don speaks about the challenges of a late spring, experimentation with a combination crop of peas and beans and why he’s making strategic adjustments in agronomy, tailored […]
10 May 2024