Crops
Buffer zones – where to put them on your farm
Buffer zones – where to put them on your farm Buffer zones are important to protect waterbodies and Hugh Rooney, a Teagasc ASSAP advisor, joins this week’s Tillage Edge to talk about how buffer zones are necessary and what benefits these areas can bring. Hugh explains that protecting waterbodies from nitrates, phosphates, […]
28 March 2024
Judicious use of chemistries now critical to control late blight
Judicious use of chemistries now critical to control late blight The need to both mix and alternate fungicide chemistries was highlighted at the Teagasc Potato Late Blight Workshop held at Teagasc Ashtown on Tuesday 26 March. This was the key message given to over 60 potato stakeholders in attendance at the workshop, […]
26 March 2024
Is this the ideal grain crop?
Is this the ideal grain crop? Oat grain is supremely nutritious, the plant is resistant to take-all, it can compensate for a thin stand – and now we discover that oats grown here have an extremely low carbon footprint. Ciaran Collins,Teagasc tillage specialist, tells us more. Oats is primarily grown for animal […]
25 March 2024
Establishing spring beans and barley
Establishing spring beans and barley Interest in spring beans is good due to the increased protein payment, favourable contract prices (€250), and a scarcity of spring seed. The protein payment rate will depend on the area planted but will be in the range of €350-€500/ha. Beans are more profitable than spring barley […]
24 March 2024
Three-crop rule exemption for 2024
Three-crop rule exemption for 2024 An exemption to the three-crop rule for 2024 was recently announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. When making the announcement last week, Minister McConalogue said: “The adverse weather and seed shortage has restricted the crop options for tillage farmers this spring. […]
22 March 2024
Sean Kelly MEP discusses EU policy and the tillage sector
Sean Kelly MEP discusses EU policy and the tillage sector Sean Kelly, who is a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South, joined the Tillage Edge this week to chat about how EU policy is put in place and the influence farmers can have when these policies are being devised. Firstly, […]
21 March 2024
Field work to bring winter crops up to date
Field work to bring winter crops up to date With ground conditions preventing drilling of spring crops, now is a good time to get the winter crop up to date with all the necessary jobs that need to be done, Teagasc Crops Specialist, Shay Phelan has some key advice. Winter barley The […]
21 March 2024
Let’s Talk Organics – Experiences with cover crops for field-scale organic vegetable production
Let’s Talk Organics – Experiences with cover crops for field-scale organic vegetable production Elaine Leavy, Teagasc Organics Specialist hosted a webinar on Wednesday, 6th March which looked at experiences with cover crops for field-scale organic vegetable production. Elaine was joined by William Deasy, Specialised Vegetable Advisor, Teagasc and Christoffel den Herder, Senior […]
19 March 2024
In-crop slurry application to cereal crops – timely tips
In-crop slurry application to cereal crops – timely tips John Mahon, Teagasc Signpost Tillage Advisor, tells us more about how to manage the application of slurry to growing cereal crops in order to maximise nutrient recovery and lower chemical fertiliser costs. On Irish tillage farms approximately 70% of GHG emissions are related […]
14 March 2024
Applying slurry to growing tillage crops on the Kepak farms
Applying slurry to growing tillage crops on the Kepak farms A recent Signpost farm event on the Kepak farm in Dunboyne, Co Meath focused on the use of slurry on their tillage farm. On this episode of the Tillage Edge we discuss utilising slurry on a tillage farm. Sam Myles, the farm […]
14 March 2024