Tillage
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...
winter wheat
Tillage
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...
Tillage
Tillage: Fieldwork gathers pace amid improving ground conditions
Fieldwork continues apace on all tillage farms. Ground conditions are good and crops are responding well to the improved weather...
Tillage
Armagh grower commits to growing winter crops only
Co. Armagh cereal grower, Tim McClelland, is maintaining an effective crop rotation by focusing on winter crops only. McClelland said:...
Tillage Technical
UK winter wheat crops in a very poor state - AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter wheat crops are in a very poor state across...
Tillage
Tillage spring planting - south and midlands fare the best
Teagasc has confirmed that 90% of spring tillage planting work has now been completed in the south of the country...
Tillage
Global grain watch: US winter wheat rating dips
The most recent update from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed another drop in winter wheat crop...
Tillage
More than one chemical 'rarely warranted' for winter barley spray
Teagasc crops specialist, Shay Phelan, has assessed the field work required for winter barley and wheat crops in the coming...
Tillage
Tillage: Managing winter cereal crops over the coming days
Critically important management decisions must be taken where the management of winter cereal crops is concerned over the coming days....
Tillage
Tillage: Winter wheat management update for growers
Growers should complete the main nitrogen (N) application on winter wheat crops before Growth Stage (GS) 32, according to Teagasc. This...
Tillage
'Almost no' spring crops planted - report update
There has been “almost no” spring crops planted according to Teagasc, with only the driest ground supporting field work to-date....
N.Ireland
'60% of targeted winter cereal planting achieved in NI' - agronomist
Agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed that continuing wet conditions are hampering cereal growers form getting on with critically important field...
N.Ireland
Little winter crop sown on farms - CAFRE
Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...
Tillage
Making best use of nitrogen on winter crops
Teagasc is categorising its recommendations regarding nitrogen which is applied to winter crops in ways that reflect current plant numbers....
Tillage
Waterlogging tolerance in blackgrass revealed by scientists
Research trials have consistently conformed that blackgrass thrives on heavy land, particularly where drainage is poor. Herbicide-resistant blackgrass has represented...
Tillage
Determining the carbon footprint of Irish tillage systems
Recent weeks have been marked by the confirmation that the carbon footprint of Irish tillage is exceptionally low. This is...
N.Ireland
'Umbilical systems come into their own during slurry season' - agri contractor
Agricultural contractor, Darren Russell, is confirming that umbilical systems come into their own during the early weeks of the slurry...
Tillage
Rust disease in winter wheat - what to watch out for in 2024
Last year was more of a septoria year than a yellow rust year for winter wheat but what could 2024...