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Tillage
Beet herbicide ban could hit fodder stocks
Siobhán Walsh
Beet herbicide Debut has been banned for use in the EU and there is no widely available alternative for the product.
27 February 2025 News
Hemp diversification most suitable for tillage farms - Teagasc
Barry Caslin and Dr Fiona Thorne of Teagasc told the crowd at the industrial hemp conference in Ashtown, Co Dublin, on Thursday about the uses of hemp as a rotation crop.
19 February 2025 News
Brussels pledges to ‘level the playing field’ on food imports
The Commission has pledged to ensure imported goods come closer to EU standards than they have before in a new roadmap published for agriculture.
Commission signals more convergence and payment capping in next CAP
Brussels has claimed that the next CAP will focus on simplification, with more convergence and payment capping to come too.
13 February 2025 News
Reducing pesticide use impacts yield and income
Studies from around the world show a decrease in crop yields with pesticide reductions, but income varies.
5 February 2025 News
Plant protection products: the facts and the figures on registrations
The Department of Agriculture outlined some facts and figures on the registration of plant protection products at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference.
2 February 2025 News
EU pesticide cut reduces crop yields with no alternatives
Teagasc research has shown that an Irish expert group thinks yields will be dramatically impacted by the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy with no alternatives.
29 January 2025 News
Tillage conference: drop in pesticide use could hit crop yields by 30%
Research from Teagasc predicts declines in yield from pesticide use reductions, even when integrated pest management is being implemented.
29 January 2025 News
IGGG encourages commissioner to act on double standards
The Irish Grain Growers Group has encouraged the EU’s Agriculture Commissioner to act on his statement on maximum residue levels last week.
28 January 2025 News
MRL rules for banned products 'hypocritical' – commissioner
The European commissioner told the IFA AGM that current standards on imports to the EU are hypocritical.
25 January 2025 News
Pesticides and cover cropping on the cards at Tillage Conference
The annual Teagasc conference will take place on Wednesday, 29 January in the Lyrath Conference Centre, Kilkenny with thematic sessions and workshops organised for the day.
24 January 2025 News
Getting paid by developers for biodiversity
Conor Kehoe recently visited the farm of David Felce in the east of England with Lemken. Here, he describes the actions being undertaken on the farm regarding nature and the use of technology.
1 January 2025 Climate and environment