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Teagasc co-ordinating €5m integrated pest management project in crops
James Hanly
The four-year Horizon Europe project IPMorama was launched at a meeting at Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre in Dublin on Thursday 3 October.
11 September 2024 News
44% of recommended winter barley varieties BYDV-tolerant
There are three new varieties on the recommended list and two of those claim to be tolerant to BYDV.
5 September 2024 News
44% of recommended winter barley seed BYDV-tolerant
There are three new varieties on the recommended list and two of those claim to be tolerant to BYDV.
Bugs with benefits – why beetles are not always pests
Beetles are often seen as pests, but many of them are beneficial to crops and soils reports, Conor Kehoe.
31 July 2024 Soils
Hurler is coming off the ditch
With 14 varieties of spring barley in seed production farmers are spoiled for choice for the 2025 season.
10 July 2024 Varieties
What you need to know about grassland pesticide use
The use of pesticides is now governed by conditionality, meaning that if breaches occur it may pose a risk to CAP payments, writes Darren Carty.
16 June 2024 Nitrates
Keeping disease out of spring barley crops
It is easier to keep disease out of crops than to control it. It is also important to avoid stress on plants.
26 May 2024 News