Crops
Harvest without headaches: Combine maintenance and soil care
Michael Hennessy, Teagasc Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, writes on preparing your combine for harvest, sharing tips for a trouble-free season.
3 July 2025
Intercropping – a chance to view it in action
Are you interested in intercropping or considering adding it to your rotation? Then an upcoming walk on the farm of Growing Organics participant, Tommy Delahunt will be of interest to you.
3 July 2025
Tillage AgNav tool, growing winter rye and tackling wheat diseases – highlights from the Oak Park Open Day part 2
The Tillage Edge podcast’s coverage from the recent Teagasc Crops and Technology Open Day continues this week, with Michael Hennessy bringing you updates on the Tillage AgNav Programme, winter rye and wheat diseases.
3 July 2025
New thinking on winter oat nitrogen fertiliser strategies
Research undertaken in the Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, to support the development of the Winter Oat Guide, has offered new insights as to the most appropriate nitrogen fertiliser strategies for winter oat crops.
3 July 2025
Time to catch on to rye?
Rye, a relatively new crop to Ireland, sparked plenty of discussion among tillage farmers at the Crops and Technology Open Day, held in Teagasc Oak Park on June 25.
1 July 2025
What lies beneath: Insights from the Oak Park soil pit
Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, Veronica Nyhan revisits the walk-in soil pit demonstration from the Crops and Technology Open Day, revealing the impact of compaction and highlighting solutions to improve soil health.
27 June 2025
Highlights from the Oak Park Open Day
Highlights from the Teagasc Crops & Technology Open Day in Oak Park, Carlow are brought to you via this week's Tillage Edge podcast.
26 June 2025
Fast-growing faba beans – a runner in shorter growing seasons?
Lower nitrogen input and the availability of Protein Aid have made faba beans an attractive crop, but one challenge remains – the potential for later harvesting.
26 June 2025
Handle pesticides safely
The importance of health and safety on tillage farms was highlighted at a major crops event in Teagasc Oak Park, today, June 25.
25 June 2025
Calculating the carbon footprint of your crops
A further enhancement to AgNav, launched today, June 25, as part of the Crops and Technology Open Day at Teagasc Oak Park will allow tillage farmers to calculate the carbon footprint of their crops.
25 June 2025