Crops
Tillage update: Focus turns to winter oilseed rape
Tillage update: Focus turns to winter oilseed rape Sowing winter oilseed rape this season? Shay Phelan, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, offers advice on sowing winter oilseed rape, including a focus on establishment, seeding rates and variety selection. Drilling of winter oilseed rape is now underway, although it is unlikely that the same overall […]
24 August 2023
Plan your rotation to reduce risk and comply with Cross Compliance rules
Plan your rotation to reduce risk and comply with Cross Compliance rules Planning for the 2024 harvest has begun on many farms and farmers should bear in mind the crop diversification rule, or three crop rule, is in force for 2024. Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, are on […]
24 August 2023
Catch crop grazing options limited
Catch crop grazing options limited Changes introduced under Conditionality, specifically GAEC 6 – which aims to prevent/minimise soil erosion and soil degradation – will have knock-on effects on livestock farmers’ ability to graze catch crops on specialised tillage farms this winter. The changes being introduced this year, as outlined in the Department […]
22 August 2023
Tillage update: Making adjustments to the Straw Incorporation Measure
Tillage update: Making adjustments to the Straw Incorporation Measure Michael Hennessy, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, provides an update on the harvest, focusing on straw management and the Straw Incorporation Measure. The harvest continued this week, but not all areas have managed three or four dry days together. Where this did […]
17 August 2023
Rule changes for grazing cover crops and oilseed rape planting season
Rule changes for grazing cover crops and oilseed rape planting season New rules brought in this year under Conditionality GAEC 6 will exclude tillage farmers who do not have grassland from grazing cover crops, according to Shay Phelan, a Tillage Specialist in Teagasc. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay outlines the […]
17 August 2023
Planning for winter oilseed rape
Planning for winter oilseed rape The recently released Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) figures show the crops grown in Ireland this year, and make for some very interesting reading. The cereal area has fallen by 6% but when proteins and oilseeds are included, […]
12 August 2023
Teagasc Oak Park farm harvest update
Teagasc Oak Park farm harvest update Brendan Burke, the Farm Manager in Teagasc Oak Park, joins the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the harvest progress on the farm. Despite the weather, Brendan says his team have made good progress and pretty much all of the ripe crops have been harvested. […]
10 August 2023
Harvest ’23 continues to be a stop-start affair
Harvest ’23 continues to be a stop-start affair Despite the poor weather, many farmers are either finished or very close to being finished the harvest. However, Michael Hennessy, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, reports that is certainly not the case all across the country. There is still quite a substantial amount […]
10 August 2023
The multiple benefits of catch crops
0 The multiple benefits of catch crops Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, touches on the many benefits of catch crops and what farmers need to consider when establishing them as part of their ACRES plan. The fact that cover crops reduce nutrient loss is beyond doubt. Multi-year research in Teagasc has proven that […]
6 August 2023
Harvest update and stubble cultivation
0 Harvest update and stubble cultivation Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, joined the Tillage Edge podcast this week to chat about the harvest and stubble cultivation rules which farmers should be aware of. Ciaran said the harvest is stop/start, with good progress being made in winter barley, winter oilseed rape and winter oats. […]
3 August 2023