Crops
Reducing the impacts of high input costs on Tillage Farms
0 Reducing the impacts of high input costs on Tillage Farms Maintaining current crop yields and margins while managing higher costs of fertilisers, fuel and possibly fertiliser supply issues in the year ahead is today’s challenge. Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist, Teagasc Johnstown Castle, advises on getting more from each kilo […]
2 August 2022
Tillage Update on Crop Yields and Stubble Cultivation
Tillage Update on Crop Yields and Stubble Cultivation As harvest continues around the country there are some very disappointed winter barley growers especially those with earlier sown (and harvested) crops, as yields rarely surpassed 3.5t/ac. Michael Hennessy Head of Teagasc Crops KT suggests why this might be. He also discusses stubble cultivation […]
28 July 2022
Tillage Update – Fire risks at harvest & Winter Barley
Tillage Update – Fire risks at harvest & Winter Barley Shay Phelan, Teagasc Tillage Specialist cautions on the increased risk of fires on tillage farms right now. He advises farmers to put safety measures in place and lists 10 tips farmers should follow. Shay also reflects on the Winter barley harvest, advising […]
21 July 2022
Tillage Update – Harvest management
Tillage Update – Harvest management Harvest time is upon us and it is usually the busiest time on any tillage farm. Shay Phelan, Teagasc Tillage Specialist has simple tips here which can make the job in hand a bit more efficient and which can also have long term benefits on soil structure. […]
14 July 2022
Tillage Newsletter – July 2022
Tillage Newsletter – July 2022 Get the latest information & advice from the Teagasc Tillage team in the July newsletter. It includes: Nitrate regulations – green cover on tillage ground; Straw Incorporation Measure; Grass weeds; Planning for Harvest 2023; Health & Safety – The most dangerous month and the Teagasc tillage podcast […]
14 July 2022
How to control potato blight
0 How to control potato blight The current edition of The Tillage Edge features researcher Steven Kildea discussing potato blight with crops specialist Shay Phelan. Steven describes the conditions that favour the development of blight in a crop and also how to control the fungus. Steven also discusses how a new strain of […]
7 July 2022
Tillage update – The value of Chopped Straw
0 Tillage update – The value of Chopped Straw Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist discusses P and K values of chopped straw. In 2022 there will be ~ 52,000ha of straw chopped under the DAFM Straw Incorporation Scheme (SIM) combining both cereals and oilseeds. Incorporating chopped straw is a relatively new […]
7 July 2022
Tillage Update on Oilseed Rape Desiccation and Potato Blight
Tillage Update on Oilseed Rape Desiccation and Potato Blight Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops and Potato specialist provides this week’s tillage update. He has advice on how to decide if an Oilseed rape crop is ready for desiccation and the steps to take. He also discusses potato blight, Met Eireann’s blight warning system […]
30 June 2022
Tillage Update – Counting down to harvest
Tillage Update – Counting down to harvest With the start of the harvest less than three weeks away for some growers, Ciaran Collins; Teagasc crops specialist, gives his assessment of cereal crops prior to the start of the harvest. Weather between now and harvest is crucial to realise crop potential. Overall, it […]
23 June 2022
Meet Don Somers, Signpost farmer
Meet Don Somers, Signpost farmer Don Somers, Signpost farmer, has a lot of field operations complete for the main crops on the farm. Winter oilseed rape crops are looking very good overall with all field work complete. There is some club root present, due to growing short term brassica type cover crops […]
23 June 2022