Crops
Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer multiple benefits for farmers
Richie Hackett explains how cover crops offer multiple benefits for farmers Cover crops have many benefits for a farmer and also for the wider landscape. On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr Richie Hackett, Teagasc Crops Researcher in Oak Park, delves into the benefits and pitfalls when growing cover crops. Richie cautions […]
22 August 2024
Post-harvest stubble management
Post-harvest stubble management Post-harvest cultivations are a useful tool to try to control problem weeds, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us more. When deciding which fields to cultivate and to what end, the following issues need to be considered: Dormancy status of the weed – some weeds need light to […]
22 August 2024
Signpost Update: Overcoming an ACRES setback and focusing on crop management
Signpost Update: Overcoming an ACRES setback and focusing on crop management Tom Barry, Signpost participant and tillage farmer from Co. Cork, gives an update on an ACRES setback on his farm, crop performance and early harvest progress. It’s been a few months since my last Signpost update at the start of April. […]
17 August 2024
Blight is still a risk to potato crops
Blight is still a risk to potato crops As the early potato harvest progresses and with maincrop varieties expected to appear in about two weeks’ time, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us how blight still poses a risk to potato crops. Early potato crops are now being harvested with reports […]
15 August 2024
Harvest lull an opportunity to drill winter oilseed rape
Harvest lull an opportunity to drill winter oilseed rape With a lull in the harvest at the moment, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan tells us why now is the opportune time to drill winter oilseed rape, while also offering key advice on variety selection and weed control. As most spring barley […]
15 August 2024
The oilseed rape planning window is upon us – here’s how to prepare for it
The oilseed rape planning window is upon us – here’s how to prepare for it The ideal time to plant oilseed rape is in the next couple of weeks. Given this, Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, join the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the variety choice […]
15 August 2024
Get your weeds tested for herbicide resistance
0 Get your weeds tested for herbicide resistance Teagasc is offering a herbicide resistance testing service for tillage farmers. With a break in the harvest, Ciaran Collins says that this is the last opportunity to inspect crops for uncontrolled weeds and to collect samples for herbicide resistance testing if resistance is suspected. Do […]
8 August 2024
The harvest in Teagasc, Oak Park – progressing well despite the weather
0 The harvest in Teagasc, Oak Park – progressing well despite the weather The Teagasc crops research farm in Oak Park, Carlow, is in the middle of the harvest and Brendan Burke, the farm manager, joins the Tillage Edge this week to chat about the highs and lows of the harvest so far. […]
8 August 2024
The Benefits of Cover Cropping
0 The Benefits of Cover Cropping Coming off the back of a very wet autumn and winter, it was clear to see the huge benefits a well-established cover crop can bring in terms of protecting soils and reducing losses of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment to water. Now is the time to plan for […]
3 August 2024
Steps to change your application from the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) to the Baling Assistance Programme (BAP)
0 Steps to change your application from the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) to the Baling Assistance Programme (BAP) Michael Hennessy writes about the announcement of the BAP scheme and how farmers can apply. The industry was throw into a tailspin with the withdrawal and then reinstatement of the SIM measures with the Baling […]
1 August 2024