Crops
Tillage Edge: Maximising your take home income
In the second of a two-part series, Michael Hennessy continues the conversation with James McDonnell, Financial Specialist with Teagasc, to discuss how farmers can get the most from their accounts and find out if there are other mechanisms, such as partnerships, which can help them maximise their take-home income.
4 December 2025
A case for machinery sharing
With machinery continuing to be a major and growing cost on tillage farms, Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Shay Phelan takes a closer look at machinery sharing and the options available.
4 December 2025
Further improvement in farm incomes in 2025, but more mixed outlook ahead in 2026
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides the latest estimates of average incomes for various farm types in 2025 and looks ahead to future prospects, forecasting farm incomes in 2026.
2 December 2025
Getting more from your tax accounts
On this week’s Tillage Edge, the first in a two-part series, James McDonnell, Financial Specialist with Teagasc, explains how farmers can get the most from their accounts.
27 November 2025
Oats: A crop with more value than the market realises
Oats continues to be one of Ireland’s most dependable tillage crops, writes Teagasc Crops Specialist Ciaran Collins, but is it time the market responded to the benefits?
27 November 2025
Harvest reflections with Signpost Tillage farmer, Tom Barry
With the days shortening, Signpost Programme tillage farmer, Tom Barry reflects and reviews the 2025 cropping year on his farm in Co. Cork.
27 November 2025
Let’s Talk Organics to focus on Organic Farming Scheme
The Teagasc Organics time will host a webinar on Thursday, November 27 at 7.30pm, focusing on the recently re-opened Organic Farming Scheme (OFS).
26 November 2025
Guide to cover crop termination: Leveraging frost and grazing
With more cover crops in the ground than ever before, many farmers now face the challenge of reducing heavy biomass ahead of spring drilling, Head of Crops Knowledge Transfer, Michael Hennessy discusses some of the options available for cover crop termination.
20 November 2025
Tillage Edge: The award-winning sustainable tillage farm
This week’s Tillage Edge podcast carries a feature from a recent instalment of the Signpost Series with Don Somers, a Wexford tillage farmer and the overall winner of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Award 2025.
20 November 2025
Assessing BYDV risk
Crops Specialist at Teagasc, Ciaran Collins looks at the BYDV risks, sharing key tips on crop assessment and the control options available.
14 November 2025