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Tillage Newsletter – April 2020
Tillage Newsletter – April 2020 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Winter barley Winter wheat Spring crops Winter oats Winter oilseed rape Enable Conservation Tillage (ECT) project
2 April 2020
Teagasc Tillage Update – 2 April
Teagasc Tillage Update – 2 April 0 Type Media Article TILLAGE: Get some tips on spring barley; winter cereals; winter barley nitrogen advice; growth regulators and diseases. Watch videos on the fertiliser application rates required to match off takes and on fertiliser spreader calibration and set up. After a prolonged period of inactivity […]
2 April 2020
COVID-19: Relevant financial supports for Horticultural Producers and their Employees
COVID-19: Relevant financial supports for Horticultural Producers and their Employees Type Media Article Teagasc Horticultural Development Department, in producing this short communication, aim to compile information available from the relevant competent authorities (mainly DBEI) regarding relevant financial business supports being made available by government. Download Publication (PDF) We are particularly mindful of […]
30 March 2020
Teagasc Tillage Update
Teagasc Tillage Update Type Media Article TILLAGE: The weather is improving allowing sowing to take place. Get some tips on planting beans. If you are planting spring cereals. plant wheat, oats and malting barley first. Watch the winter barley update and P & K requirements for winter cereals. In these unprecedented times […]
25 March 2020
COVID-19: Information for Horticultural Producers
COVID-19: Information for Horticultural Producers Type Media Article HORTICULTURE: Teagasc Horticultural Development Department has compiled a document with information available from the relevant competent authorities and some suggestions for producers to consider in the coming weeks. Download Publication (PDF) Horticultural production is currently the fourth largest Agri-food sector in Ireland, employing a […]
24 March 2020
Update your spring rotation planner and GET FERTILISER OUT.
Update your spring rotation planner and GET FERTILISER OUT. Type Media Article BEEF The wet weather of early spring 2020 has disrupted the spring rotation planner. That now needs to be adusted to reflect the circumstances. The application of fertiliser will be critical, see the options. Things are finally looking up in […]
24 March 2020
Second grazing – when to start and how much fertiliser to apply
Second grazing – when to start and how much fertiliser to apply Type Press Release DAIRY: If you’re behind, use the grass on the first grazed paddocks to decide when to start the second round. On most farms, now is an ideal time to apply fertiliser to boost grass growth. Now is […]
23 March 2020
Spring Malting Barley Drilling
Spring Malting Barley Drilling Type Media Article Eoin Lyons, Teagasc/Boortmalt Joint Programme Advisor Over the month of February an average of 154mm of rain fell across the five malting barley monitor farms, which is 80mm more rain compared to the Met Eireann 30 year average rainfall figures for the same period. The […]
23 March 2020
Finally Getting to Grass
Finally Getting to Grass Type Media Article By Mícheál Kelly, Teagasc Advisor, Galway/Clare Unit The Covid-19 outbreak has taken over the airways/media in recent weeks, and although we have all had to adapt to dealing with this, we still have to try and maintain our farming system to the best of our […]
20 March 2020
Achieving high performance from grass this spring
Achieving high performance from grass this spring Type Media Article By Donal McCabe, Drystock Advisor, Longford Town. Given the weather conditions we have encountered this Spring, it can be hard to contemplate letting cattle out of their comfortable shed to grass, however it is something that we must give serious consideration to. […]
16 March 2020