Tillage
Expert urges farmers to check crops for blackgrass
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has encouraged all tillage farmers to check cereal crops for the presence of blackgrass. “The...
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NGOs to go to EU Court for glyphosate renewal review
PAN (Pesticide Action Network) Europe, a group of NGOs that seeks to stop the use synthetic pesticides, will go the...
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Winter barley 2024: Combines will be rolling within a fortnight
Assuming the weather holds, the first of this year’s winter barley crops will be combined within the next fortnight. This...
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Grain growers want industry-wide response to Tillage Vision report
Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) chairman, Bobby Miller is calling for an industry-wide response to the Food Vision Tillage Group...
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Tenders sought to develop crop rules that support IPM practices
Teagasc is seeking tenders for the development of a framework to define crop specific rules that support integrated pest management...
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IFA working on pre-Budget 2025 submission for tillage sector
Work on a pre-Budget 2025 submission regarding tillage is well advanced on the part of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)...
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No shortage forecast for Irish-produced spring barley seed for 2025
The Irish Seed Trade Association (ISTA) is forecasting that there will be no shortage in spring barley seed produced by...
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Met Éireann issues advisory for potato blight later in week
Met Éireann has issued an advisory for potato blight, which is in effect until Friday (June 28). The yellow level...
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Tillage: IPM can play a critical role in preventing blight
Potato growers have been reminded that the use of fungicides is not the only weapon in their armoury when it...
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Tillage: Maize crops coming under stress this year
Many farmers across the country are indicating that maize crops have been particularly slow in pushing forward this year. A...
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DAFM advises organic farmers about seed requirements
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding organic farmers about their obligations when it comes to...
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Tillage: AHDB points to downturn in global grain output
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is pointing to a projected downturn in some global grain output trends. This...
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Met Éireann issues advisory for potato blight
Met Éireann has today (Wednesday, June 19) issued a Status Yellow advisory for potato blight in several counties over the...
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Teagasc issues ‘red alert’ potato blight warning
Teagasc is urging all Irish potato growers to fundamentally change their potato blight spraying programmes with immediate effect. This reflects...
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Tillage: Spring barley crops hit bump in the road
Teagasc has confirmed a slowdown in the development of many spring barley crops, with soil compaction being the main culprit....
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Time to make a decision on combining or whole cropping
The option of whole cropping winter barley, but more likely, winter wheat, may well be a thought in many tillage...
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CSO: Potato prices paid to farmers rose by 73% in the year to April
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that the price of outputs for potato farmers have increased by 73.6% over...
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Delivering adequate potash to winter cover crops is crucial - PDA
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a newsletter highlighting the nutritional requirements of winter cover crops and herbal leys....