Tillage
ADAS has officially responded to the UK’s 30: 50: 50 targets for agriculture, established by an all party grouping of MPs at Westminster
The challenge of increasing phosphorous uptake by crops on a consistent basis has recently been reviewed by ADAS.
The UK’s Weed Resistance Action Group has warned that more cases of glyphosate resistance in Italian rye-grass populations are very likely.
Grain analysis at harvest is a very effective way of determining nutrient deficiencies within crops of all kinds
Soil analysis is normally carried out within a three to five-year cycle on tillage farms throughout the UK and Ireland.
N.Ireland
Ergot is a fungal pathogen that infects cereal crops during the flowering period. It causes hard, dark ergots to develop in place of grain.
The role of cover crops has been well profiled in both the UK and Ireland as a means of improving water quality.
Pig/Poultry
The introduction of the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) could lead to broiler production costs increasing by 37.5%
The Irish potato industry looks set to enter a new era of blight management as it approaches the 2024 growing season.
Satellite imagery will be an integral part of a bespoke algorithm, developed to predict vining pea yields at harvest...
A recent ADAS study has confirmed that cover crops can both refine nitrogen (N) usage and protect water quality....
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of the weeds
ADAS has recently compiled a series of guidelines, advising farmers on how the can make best use of organic manures and slurries.
Teagasc has confirmed that it is to trial the new ACroBAT Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) prediction model over a three year period.
Hybrid barleys receiving a reduced application of nitrogen fertiliser (N) can deliver similar yields to conventional winter barleys
