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Tillage Podcast: pesticide reductions, diesel use and EU on tillage
Siobhán Walsh
This week’s tillage podcast hears from a number of guests, has all the news and grain and weather reports.
Tillage Podcast: pesticide reductions, diesel use and EU on tillage
Carlow tillage contractor retrofits low pressure VF tyres
29 January 2025 Farm machinery
Carlow tillage contractor retrofits low pressure VF tyres
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Carlow tillage contractor Paul Murphy, who retrofitted a set of new Alliance VF (very high flexion) Agriflex+ low ground pressure tyres onto his Fendt 724.
Calculating your diesel use on-farm
29 January 2025 News
Calculating your diesel use on-farm
Here are some diesel and machinery costs which were outlined by Ciarán Collins of Teagasc at the Dairygold Tillage Conference.
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
Seedtech changes
There are some moves in jobs at Seedtech, FRS and Inform Nutrition the Dealer hears.
29 January 2025 Dealer
Tillage conference: Irish beans to produce gluten-free flour
Irish peas and beans could supply high-protein ingredients for baking. Teagasc research is currently under way on this.
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
‘Profitable tillage sector essential for ag’, Tillage Conference told
The director of Teagasc has said that while tillage is a small sector, it is essential for the Irish agricultural industry.
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
Area of fallow almost tripled in three years
The area of fallow increased in 2024. Wet weather and delayed planting probably played a role in this.
28 January 2025 News
Final 2024 crop area drops and pushes targets out
The drop in area is concerning for many reasons and makes it difficult for the Government to reach a number of the targets in its climate action plan.
26 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