Soil Conditions

Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops

Tillage News

over 1 year ago

Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops

Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively...

Advice: Plant crops when soil conditions best suit

Tillage

over 2 years ago

Advice: Plant crops when soil conditions best suit

Cereal growers, who held off planting crops last autumn over fears of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), are paying a real penalty now.

Wait and see approach being taken on GLAS cover crop extension

Tillage

over 8 years ago

Wait and see approach being taken on GLAS cover crop extension

Close on 45,000ac of GLAS cover crops are expected to be sown this year

Good weather giving farmers a 'great opportunity' to spread Potassium

Environment

about 9 years ago

Good weather giving farmers a 'great opportunity' to spread Potassium

K index can build up quite quickly in sandy soils so spreading now will have an impact next spring

Winter oilseed rape area up significantly

Tillage

about 9 years ago

Winter oilseed rape area up significantly

The 2016/17 winter oilseed rape acreage is up by between 10% and 15% on previous years, according to Teagasc's Michael Hennessy.