Tillage
Two varieties feature within the recommend list of spring beans for 2026, recently published by the Department of Agriculture
Teagasc is confirming that harvest yields in 2025 came back to levels that would be deemed more normal in terms of their overall value.
Tillage farmers are being advised to maximise the certainty linked to the crops they select for the spring 2026 planting season.
Teagasc is confirming that winter oilseed rape performed particularly well in 2024/25. It turned out to be an almost perfect growing season
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, is indicating that a significant number of winter wheat crops have exceeded the 5t/ac threshold
There’s little doubt that the rain showers of recent days will have enhanced the growth rates of all spring crops.
The continuing spell of dry weather is allowing tillage farmers in Donegal to get on with spring field work in earnest.
The current dry spell is allowing tillage farmers get on with ground preparation work in preparation for the drilling of spring crops.
Teagasc is confirming that many tillage growers are taking the opportunity to plant spring beans at the present time.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has recommended four varieties of spring bean for use in 2025.
Teagasc is confirming that the Protein Aid budget for 2025 will be €10m, with a maximum area payment of €580/ha.
Cereal growers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to apply the first split of nitrogen fertiliser to winter barley crops.
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan is confirming that winter barley crops continue to look exceptionally well.
According to Teagasc, last year saw the area planted with spring beans reach a record 18,000ha. A number of factors drove this trend
Spring beans make an invaluable contribution to all tillage rotations. But, like all crops, they need the best possible start.
According to Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, winter barley crops will require their first fertiliser application in six weeks’ time.
Opinion
Spring beans will always make sense within any tillage rotation. And this should genuinely be the case in 2025....
Teagasc has confirmed that the 2024 spring bean harvest is proving to be a significant challenge for many growers.
Teagasc is confirming a very strong demand for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDY) tolerant winter barley varieties.
Teagasc’s head of crop knowledge transfer, Michael Hennessy, is confirming that spring planting conditions have improved dramatically
The conundrum for tillage growers which now arises - do they push ahead with the seed they have already purchased?
Tillage specialists are confirming that the opportunity to get viable crops of spring beans, wheat, and oats into the ground is fast reducing.
Tillage farmers will be using any breaks in the weather over the coming days so to get on with the job of establishing spring crops
