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Managing fungicide resistance in Irish crops
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It is important to try to protect chemistry against resistance to ensure crop diseases can be controlled, writes Steven Kildea of Teagasc.
9 April 2025 Crop protection
Products coming off the market in 2025
Potato farmers need to keep an eye on products in their chemical store which need to be used up this season.
26 March 2025 News
Strict guidelines remain for blight control, new product available
As fungicide products become harder to come by and resistance strains continue to cause problems in potatoes guidelines need to be adhered to.
Resistance to new blight strain a concern
Irish farmers can learn lessons from others' experience of the Revus and Zorvec-resistant blight strain that emerged in Denmark, the national potato conference heard.
27 November 2024 News
News Podcast: the weather, liver fluke and spuds
On this week’s News Podcast, we discuss a liver fluke warning, future weather patterns and hear about a blight strain which could hit the potato crop.
22 November 2024 News
Loss of key spray a ‘huge loss’ to potato growers
Attendees of the Irish Farmers Journal Tillage Day in Kildare on Thursday heard how the ongoing loss of key sprays and chemistry in the sector is having an impact on costs.
7 November 2024 News