Crops
Managing the bottleneck
Niall Kerins, Teagasc Beef Specialist, and Alan Carey, Advisor, tell us how beef and tillage farmers found a solution to their spring workload.
9 March 2026
Some simple steps before you spread
A fortune in fertiliser will pass through your spreader, Francis Quigley, Teagasc Farm Machinery and Milking Machine Specialist, discusses how careful preparation will help ensure none is wasted.
7 March 2026
Replenishing soil nutrients is crucial to maintaining high yields
With one eye on the yield potential of crops next harvest, Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, reminds growers that soil fertility remains one of the most important factors in influencing crop performance and long-term productivity.
6 March 2026
Windows of opportunity: The key jobs for the next two weeks
With some change in the weather, ground is finally starting to soak and dry out on the surface so many fields should be trafficable soon without damage.
6 March 2026
Award Winning Oats in West Cork
Named the Flahavan’s Conventional Oat Grower of the year in 2025, Martin and Jim O Regan place a firm focus on growing premium crops. Teagasc Tillage Advisor, Michael McCarthy spoke with Martin O Regan to find out more about their system in West Cork.
2 March 2026
Spring beans – what you need to know for 2026
Sheila Alves, a researcher in Teagasc, Oak Park and Cork-based Teagasc tillage advisor, Michael McCarthy join this week’s Tillage Edge to discuss what growers need to know about spring beans for the 2026 season.
26 February 2026
This season isn’t about who gets out first, it’s about who gets it right
A bit of patience now can prevent problems that linger for seasons, Dr Veronica Nyhan, Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, writes on the importance of soil trafficability.
26 February 2026
Is it time to go liquid?
Though not for everyone, nitrogen applied through a sprayer can offer benefits compared to solid products. Shay Phelan, Teagasc Crops Specialist, and John Pettit, Tillage Advisor, look at the pros and cons as part of this article in Today’s Farm.
26 February 2026
New tillage support scheme opens to applications
The opening of a new National Tillage Sustainability Support Scheme was today, February 24, announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD.
24 February 2026
Teagasc publish Enterprise Roadmaps 2030
Teagasc has published a new series of “Enterprise Roadmaps” looking forward to 2030 across seven agricultural enterprise areas; dairy, beef, sheep, pigs, tillage, horticulture, and forestry.
23 February 2026