Crops
Tillage Newsletter – April 2025
Tillage Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter barleyApril will be a critical month for winter barley crops to maximise yield. The five-year average of 8.5t/ha is below what many would expect, so timing of key agronomic inputs is crucial. Winter wheatWinter wheat will also […]
8 April 2025
Forestry Newsletter – April 2025
Forestry Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: Talking Timber 2025Teagasc’s annual timber marketing event returns with a particular focus on the post-storm harvesting response. This event, held in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), and Forest Industries Ireland (FII), will address […]
8 April 2025
Closing for silage – points to consider
Closing for silage – points to consider 0 Type Media Article Donall Fahy, Drystock Advisor, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway Fertilising for first cut grass silage is an important task which must be completed currently. The right fertiliser application will promote healthy grass growth, ensuring the best possible yield and quality. Here are some key […]
7 April 2025
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025
Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 Type Report Horticulture Crop Input Prices 2025 report, produced by the Teagasc Horticulture Development Department. Download Publication (PDF) The key objective of this report, as with previous reports is to surface up to date facts about specific inputs prices in January 2025 compared to January 2024. This […]
20 March 2025
DAFM confirms changes to Nitrates Regulations
The intensification of the agricultural sector in Ireland has resulted in economic benefits while also creating environmental challenges.
18 March 2025
March Grass, Opportunities and Challenges
March Grass, Opportunities and Challenges Type Media Article By Michael Donoghue, B&T Dairy Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Grazed grass represents Irish farmer’s greatest advantage in livestock production. It costs 3 to 4 times less than either silage or meal, stock performance is better and labour input is drastically reduced. After a wet but […]
11 March 2025
Tillage Newsletter – March 2025
Tillage Newsletter – March 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter cereals Winter cereals are well established this season thanks to earlier sowing and good growth in October and November. The priority this month will be fertiliser. While most crops received a herbicide last autumn, it is important to […]
7 March 2025
Tillage Newsletter – February 2025
Tillage Newsletter – February 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter oilseed rapeOilseed rape crops seem to have been heavily grazed by pigeons this year, more so than in the last couple of years. This has resulted in some crops, which had relatively good canopies before Christmas, looking […]
10 February 2025
Crop Costs and Returns 2025
Crop Costs and Returns 2025 0 Type Report An indicative guide to crop margins for 2025. Compiled by Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, Tillage Crops Specialists Download Publication (PDF) The Teagasc Crop Costs & Returns are intended as an indicative guide to crop margins. Land suitability, rotation, risk avoidance and husbandry skills must […]
4 February 2025
Today’s Farm – January/February 2025
Today’s Farm – January/February 2025 Type Magazine Download Publication (PDF) In this edition, we have focused strongly on fertilisers and the importance of adopting new technologies, such as protected urea, in conjunction with an unrelenting emphasis on core principles of good soil health, nutrient management, liming, and the efficient and balanced application […]
21 January 2025