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Tillage
Tillage Management: Disease, beet sprays and BISS applications
Siobhán Walsh
Drier weather is helping to slow down disease in crops, but it’s busy for tillage farmers. BISS applications should be a priority this week.
3 May 2023 From the Tramlines
Producing fodder on the Tramlines farms
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Carlow, Dublin, and Tipperary.
3 May 2023 News
Only 40% of potatoes in the ground
There are still plenty of fields to be planted across the country. Spring cereals are almost wrapped up, but potatoes, maize and beet are all on the agenda at present.
Tillage Management: large amounts of work under way
As the weather is dry at present, tillage farmers are making the most of it and there is plenty of work to be done.
19 April 2023 Husbandry
Will you grow fodder for livestock?
Teagasc told the National Fodder and Food Security Committee that fodder supplies are tight on many farms at its meeting last week.
16 April 2023 Crops
Declining gas price to 'stabilise' EU fertiliser market
Farmers are increasingly opting for crops with lower fertiliser needs, the EU's short-term outlook has said.
4 April 2023 News
What beet variety will you grow?
Beet will be going into the ground in a couple of weeks. It’s important to see what varieties are out there.
22 March 2023 Marts
Forage crops could help land access issues
There are many things that can be done to free up land. One is to encourage tillage and livestock farmers to work together to produce forage crops.
22 March 2023 Marts
Time to work together to grow fodder
This week’s focus covers varieties, costs and returns and opportunities for more forage crops to be grown.
22 March 2023 Marts
How much does it cost to grow maize and beet?
Teagasc carried out crop costs and returns figures for 2023. This article looks at the break down for maize and beet.
22 March 2023 Marts
This week in photos: sowing, ploughing, direct drilling and spreading
Our top farming photos from the past week include farmers sowing Isabel oats, ploughing in preparation for spring barley , direct drilling spring beans, sorting through a harvest of beet and more.
26 February 2023 News
New TAMS list provokes slurry controversy
There is a major change to the slurry equipment eligible for grant aid and some surprises in the new TAMS equipment list.
8 February 2023 Schemes