12 April 2024

Cropping decisions for the coming weeks

The continuing poor weather is forcing many farmers to change their cropping decisions. On this week’s Tillage Edge, Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, discuss the benefits and risks of making cropping changes.

Shay explains that the choice between planting seed which cannot be returned and leaving it in the shed for next year is made even more difficult as the weeks pass by. 

Both Ciaran and Shay point to calculating a gross margin for a crop and maximising the payments like Straw Incorporation Measure and the protein scheme.  

Listen in below:

For those who might like to chat through these options, chat to your advisor.  Teagasc has also opened a Tillage Helpline at 059 918 3533, which is open for the next couple of weeks Monday to Saturday, 9am – 9pm.

For more episodes of the Tillage Edge podcast, produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com, visit the show page.