Crops
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
Jim McCarthy’s update from Romania
0 Jim McCarthy’s update from Romania Jim McCarthy joins the Tillage Edge again this week with the latest on managing the 16,000 hectare farm in Romania and to share some insights on the global grain trade. Jim discusses the agronomy of growing crops in Romania and how the farm is growing most of […]
4 April 2024
Time to reset and plan again
0 Time to reset and plan again Tillage farmers are in unchartered waters at the moment, writes Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops Specialist. We have had wet autumns and wet springs in the past, but the autumn 2023 / spring 2024 combination is new. 2023 came close but dry weather in February allowed most […]
4 April 2024
Root behaviour
Root behaviour The soilborne disease clubroot is increasingly prevalent and difficult to control. To help manage clubroot, Teagasc researchers are investigating the potential of naturally occurring predators in the soil microbiome. The Brassica plant family includes a large range of agriculturally important crops, which are grown as vegetable or oil crops for […]
30 March 2024