Crops
Tillage Update 21st April 2022
Tillage Update 21st April 2022 The excellent weather will allow growers to get out in fields to apply some of the plant protection products which are necessary for many crops at the moment. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops KT, Teagasc, has the week’s Tillage update for winter crops of wheat, barley and […]
21 April 2022
Tillage and Biodiversity Photo Competition
Tillage and Biodiversity Photo Competition Teagasc and Tillage Industry Ireland have launched a photo competition to highlight the contribution of the Irish tillage sector to biodiversity in our countryside. Biodiversity has always been important but its importance is increasingly being recognised. The importance of biodiversity is increasingly being recognised, not least because […]
17 April 2022
Tillage Update April 14th 2022
Tillage Update April 14th 2022 Over the last number of weeks, the planting of spring crops has progressed very well with very good weather and seedbed conditions. Many crops are emerging to fully emerged as soil temperatures are quite good. Mark Plunkett Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist, has advice on planting. Spring […]
14 April 2022
Tillage Newsletter – April 2022
Tillage Newsletter – April 2022 Get the latest information & advice from the Teagasc Crops team in the April newsletter. It includes: Dealing with the rising costs and reviewing current supplies on your farm; Spring Crops; Nitrogen, PGR and Fungicide management of Winter wheat, Winter barley and Winter oats. View Tillage Newsletter […]
14 April 2022
Is your Sprayer test due?
0 Is your Sprayer test due? The sprayer on a typical 100ha tillage farm will apply in excess of €25,000 of PPP’s in a season and so a properly functioning sprayer is vital. Sprayer testing is now a fundamental activity on any tillage farm. Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist discusses testing, buffer zones […]
9 April 2022
Tillage Update 7th April 2022
0 Tillage Update 7th April 2022 Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops & Potato Specialist advises farmers not finished sowing spring barley yet to aim to complete sowing soon if soil conditions are suitable. Crow damage is affecting some crops of beans – the advice is to walk your crop. Shay has fertiliser guidance for […]
7 April 2022
The Tillage Incentive Scheme – A new Drive for native Grain
0 The Tillage Incentive Scheme – A new Drive for native Grain John Galvin, Drystock and Tillage Advisor, Teagasc Athenry, discusses the targeted intervention support package for farmers including a Multi-Species Sward Measure, Increased funding for Protein Crops and the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS). He then focuses on sowing spring Barley following grass […]
2 April 2022
Tillage Update 31st March 2022
Tillage Update 31st March 2022 Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist has the latest details here about the new Tillage Incentive Scheme. Ploughing grassland to plant a tillage crop is being encouraged in 2022 by the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine with the introduction of the Tillage Incentive Scheme worth €400/ha The […]
31 March 2022
Tillage Update 24th March 2022
Tillage Update 24th March 2022 The launch of the Tillage Incentive Scheme by the Department of Agriculture this week has to be welcomed by the tillage industry. Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops KT, Teagasc discusses the opportunities it brings for tillage and grassland farmers and provides advice on converting grassland to tillage […]
24 March 2022
Farmers urged to grow more cereals and fertilize for first cut silage
Farmers urged to grow more cereals and fertilize for first cut silage The announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, of a new targeted intervention package for the tillage sector and a multi-species sward initiative, worth over €12 million, was welcomed by the Chair of the National […]
23 March 2022