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Tillage
Protina tops the spring beans list
Siobhán Walsh
Protina looks to be an impressive variety on the recommended list this year with the highest yield and a high protein content.
15 January 2025 Husbandry
Tillage Management: varieties and moving slurry
The slurry-spreading season has started again, but you should only take slurry in where conditions are suitable to do so.
12 January 2025 Crops
Steady spring wheat varieties listed
There have been no new additions to the spring wheat recommended list from the Department of Agriculture this year.
Two new varieties of spring oats make the cut
Two new varieties have made the spring oats list from the Department of Agriculture, which was published on Friday 10 January.
11 January 2025 Crops
Record 12 varieties make spring barley list
The spring barley recommended list has been published by the Department of Agriculture and includes 12 different varieties.
10 January 2025 Crops
Examining nutrition and fungicides on beet crops
Nutrition needs to be watched in beet crops. Some crops were showing nitrogen and boron deficiency this year.
10 December 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.
27 November 2024 News
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