Crops
Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture
Integrated pest control of mites in protected ornamental horticulture Type Event Proceeding Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Horticulture Development Department hosted a webinar on Monday, 21 February which focused on Integrated Pest Management. Dónall was joined by David Davidson, Technical Consultant with Koppert. David discussed strategies for mite control using IPM methods in a […]
25 February 2022
Teagasc Manual on Drainage and Soil Management
Teagasc Manual on Drainage and Soil Management Type Book Soil drainage poses particular challenges in Ireland. The great variety of soils and soil problems means that every drainage challenge on mineral soils is unique. Careful investigation of the site; professional diagnosis; prudent assessment of the costs/benefits; expert implementation of a planned project […]
22 February 2022
Vegetable Nutrition Webinar
Vegetable Nutrition Webinar Type Event Proceeding This Vegetable Nutrition webinar took place on Tuesday, 8th February. It was the fourth webinar of the Teagasc Winter 2021/2022 Vegetable Webinar Series. Webinar hosts Eoin Sweetman & Andy Whelton, Teagasc Horticulture Development Department were joined by Dr. Lizzie Sagoo of ADAS and Teagasc’s Soil and […]
22 February 2022
Brassica Diseases Webinar
Brassica Diseases Webinar Type Event Proceeding This webinar which took place on Tuesday, 1st February was the third in the series of Teagasc Winter 2021/2022 Vegetable Webinars. Webinar hosts Eoin Sweetman & Andy Whelton, Teagasc Horticulture Development Department were joined by Andy Richardson of The Allium and Brassica Centre agronomy. Leading UK […]
16 February 2022
Tillage Newsletter – February 2022
Tillage Newsletter – February 2022 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Spring beansBean crops were very much a mixed bag in 2021, with some growers achieving yields of between 5.5 and 6.0 tonnes per hectare (t/ha), while in other parts yields were as low as 2.5t/ha. There is likely […]
14 February 2022
Forestry Newsletter – February 2022
Forestry Newsletter – February 2022 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: A question for every landowner: how can you plan for some level of tree planting to maximise the potential benefits?With a new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) around the corner, along with a new Forestry Programme, now is a […]
14 February 2022
Crops Malting Webinar
Crops Malting Webinar Type Event Proceeding The webinar was held on Thursday, 10 February as part of the Teagasc Boortmalt Joint Programme on malting barley. Host Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by a panel of guests to discuss high fertiliser prices, Joint Programme/ Boortmalt update and […]
11 February 2022
Let’s Talk Dairy – Plan for Spring Grazing 2022
Let’s Talk Dairy – Plan for Spring Grazing 2022 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 3 February, host Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses the plan for Spring grazing in 2022. Stuart outlines what is important to watch out for and some actions […]
8 February 2022
CAP23 Webinar
CAP23 Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On this webinar which took place on Thursday, 3 February, host Michael Hennessy, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer Department, Teagasc was joined by Cormac McGann and Francis Morris, DAFM; Clive Carter, Laois Farmer; and Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Crops Specialist to discuss the new CAP proposals and how […]
4 February 2022
Maximizing the Use of Slurry and a Plan for Fertiliser this spring
Maximizing the Use of Slurry and a Plan for Fertiliser this spring 0 Type Media Article By Aonghusa Fahy, Participant, Teagasc Future Beef Programme This week, I phoned three merchants to price Urea and it will cost approximately €1000/tonne. Last year I paid on average €420/tonne for fertiliser. Other inputs such as meal […]
4 February 2022