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Tillage
Examining nutrition and fungicides on beet crops
Siobhán Walsh
Nutrition needs to be watched in beet crops. Some crops were showing nitrogen and boron deficiency this year.
27 November 2024 News
Disease-resistant spuds will not reduce need for chemistry - Teagasc
Chemical protection will remain important for growers even when new, more resistant varieties come on stream, a Teagasc researcher explained.
27 November 2024 News
Consumers 'not hungry' for the most efficient potato varieties
Growers could plant more efficient varieties of potatoes, but the consumer is not looking for them, an agronomist told the national potato conference.
New Smart fodder beet on the way
This Smart beet crop could make a big difference to yield in beet crops, as it is a fodder beet. So far, these varieties have been sugar beet.
17 November 2024 News
Farmers to discuss the season at Tillage Day
Farmers will discuss the challenges they faced in 2024, while also focusing on the positives at this year’s Tillage Day.
3 November 2024 News
Grazing targets may need to be revised in line with weather
Dr Deirdre Hennessy of UCC said achieving targets is important for utilising grass, but with changing growth patterns these targets may need to be examined.
16 October 2024 News
BYDV-tolerant barley - to spray or not to spray
This article provides some details on research carried out by Teagasc on winter barley and BYDV control.
13 October 2024 News
Wexford merchant seeking milling wheat growers
The company plans to assemble milling wheat next season and is looking for growers to grow both winter and spring crops.
9 October 2024 News
Teagasc co-ordinating €5m integrated pest management project in crops
The four-year Horizon Europe project IPMorama was launched at a meeting at Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre in Dublin on Thursday 3 October.
3 October 2024 News
Two new wheat varieties as JB Diego leaves list
The winter wheat list has been published for 2025 and has two new varieties for the coming season.
22 September 2024 News
Seed: certification, home-saving and royalties
Siobhán Walsh shares all you need to know about sourcing seed, as well as the importance of paying plant variety royalties.
18 September 2024 News
Forage maize crops a month behind on 2023
David Wright reports from a forage maize open day held on the Dobson farm, outside Moy, Co Tyrone.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland