Crops
Ballymaloe Farm Update with Signpost Tillage Farmer Darren Allen
On a recent visit to Ballymaloe Farm near Shanagarry in East Cork, John Mahon, Teagasc Signpost Tillage Advisor caught up with Darren Allen who updated him on progress to date through what has proven to be quite a difficult spring campaign.
06 July 2023
Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety video launched
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. today, Tuesday, 4th July, launched a ‘Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety’ video at the Moorepark Dairy Open Day in Fermoy, Co. Cork.
04 July 2023
New kids on the block – exploring the role of lentils and lupins
When we think of the protein crops grown in Ireland, two immediate crops generally spring to mind – beans and peas. However, researchers in Teagasc are identifying and examining alternative crops that may form part of tillage rotations in Ireland is future years.
29 June 2023
Part 1: Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open day
This is the first of four shows on the Tillage Edge podcast highlighting some of the research from the Crops Research Open day in Oak Park, which took place on June 21st.
29 June 2023
Tracking the main pest of faba bean in Europe
The Bruchid Beetle (Bruchus Rufimanus) is the main pest of faba bean in Europe. Having been found in Ireland for the first time in 2016, it causes holes in seed which can prevent the sale of seed in international markets.
29 June 2023
Finding alternatives to chemicals for chocolate spot
Chocolate spot is the main disease of faba beans in Ireland, often developing in the presence of moisture and warm weather. At the recent Teagasc Crops Open Day, Jamie-Leigh Carter provided an update on her research work, which is looking for chocolate spot resistance.
28 June 2023
Responding to growers’ needs through oat research
Established in 2021, the Oats Ireland Forum is a collaboration between Teagasc and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), with a goal to share knowledge and identify research priorities to assist the sector in addressing future challenges.
27 June 2023
Back to the future - developing new avenues for oats
An overview of the Healthy Oats project, a collaboration between Teagasc, UCD and Aberystwyth University, was provided at the Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations Open Day on Wednesday, June 21st.
26 June 2023
A solution to the pea crop’s Achilles’ heel?
Pea crops have been grown in Ireland for generations. However, the popularity of the crop is often dampened by its Achilles’ heel of lodging and the resulting challenges this brings at harvest time.
24 June 2023
Get weed seed samples tested for resistance now
Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, reports on a unique free testing service to check for herbicide resistance in grass or broad-leaved weeds in your fields.
22 June 2023
Developing better tools for the forecasting and control of BYDV
The large area of work being completed by Teagasc on Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) was displayed to those who attended the Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations Open Day in Teagasc Oak Park on Wednesday, June 21st.
22 June 2023
Reflecting on the year so far with Garett Browne, a min-till farmer in Wexford
Garett Browne, along with his brother Mark, farms just outside Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. On the latest Tillage Edge podcast, Garett discusses the highs and lows of 2023 so far, as well as reflecting on his establishment system successes and challenges.
22 June 2023
Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open Day
Supporting the tillage sector through research supported knowledge transfer is key to tackling the challenges that lie ahead. This was the consistent message at the Crops and Cover Crop Cultivation Open Day at Teagasc Oak Park today, Wednesday, 21 June.
21 June 2023
Mechanical weed control demonstration in field vegetables at Oak Park
There is a growing need for non-chemical weed management tools for sustainable crop production. Significant developments have been taking place in the technology of weed control systems amongst some of the leading manufacturers internationally.
21 June 2023
Getting SMART with weed control in field-grown vegetables
The Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations event will play host to a mechanical weed control demonstration, that will be of interest to all vegetable growers – both conventional and organic.
20 June 2023
The options available for stubble cultivation and cover crop seeding
It used to be simple; following harvest, herbicide was applied to stubble and that stubble was ploughed in the autumn for a winter crop and later for a spring crop.
20 June 2023
IPM approaches to controlling cereal diseases
Under Irish growing conditions, controlling cereal diseases is a critical part of managing cereal crops. Here, Steven Kildea, Teagasc Plant Pathologist, outlines how we can combine the different components of control through integrated pest management to manage diseases.
19 June 2023
Crop diversification: Grain legumes in cereal rotations
Crop diversification can improve the resilience of the European agriculture sector, which currently relies on only a few core crops and therefore presents a high risk of failure under the predicted climate changes and extreme weather events, Shelia Alves tells us more.
19 June 2023
PROTEIN-I research: Cereals grown in Ireland for human food
Increasing the quantities of Irish crops used directly in the human food chain would have huge value-added benefits for the entire crop sector and significant environmental benefits, due to the lower carbon footprint of crop-based diet components. Sinead Dermody tells us more.
19 June 2023
To plough or not to plough?
Growers’ perceptions and results from trials looking at different crop establishment systems in commercial grower's fields and in replicated experiments will be on display at this year's Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations event in Teagasc Oak Park on Wednesday, June 21st.
18 June 2023
Tackling sterile brome through integrated weed management
With high seedbank populations, sterile brome is a persistent weed. Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar outlines some of the integrated weed management (IWM) options to prevent the weed from growing into yield-robbing infestations.
17 June 2023
Developing a domestic centre of excellent for brewing and distilling
The aim of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling (NCBD) is to develop a domestic centre of excellence for brewing and distilling, with resources and expertise to allow these industries to develop. Lisa Ryan, Manager of NCBD, tells us more.
16 June 2023
Average tillage income rises 32% year-on-year
Favourable weather conditions and an increase in cereal area in 2022 resulted in an increase in cereal production volumes in aggregate in 2022, results from the National Farm Survey, which was published earlier this week, reveal.
15 June 2023
A preview of the 2023 Teagasc Oak Park open day
On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Dr. Ewen Mullins, Head of Crops Research, and Dermot Forristal, a researcher in crops and mechanisation, join Michael Hennessy to preview Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023.
15 June 2023
Unravelling the complex interaction of cereal aphids and the virus they vector
A greater understanding about the interplay between virus strain, insect vector, timing of infection, weather and barley genetics, and their impact on yield loss is needed if we are to advance decision support tools for control of BYDV. Louise McNamara, Teagasc Entomologist, tells us more.
15 June 2023
Signpost Series: Is organics a viable option for Irish tillage farmers?
On this episode of the Signpost Series, Pat Murphy, Teagasc Head of Environment Knowledge Transfer, was joined by Martin Bourke, Teagasc Organic Tillage Specialist, to discuss is organics a viable option for Irish tillage farmers.
15 June 2023
Tillage Incentive Scheme 2023 open for applications
The opening of the 2023 Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) was today announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D.
14 June 2023
Gearing up for Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations 2023
Teagasc and the Irish Farmers Journal have teamed up for the major tillage event of the year - Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations, which will be held at Oak Park on Wednesday, June 21st.
14 June 2023
Increase in farm incomes largely confined to dairy and tillage farms in 2022
The results of a new report indicate that the year 2022 produced a mixed outcome for income levels across farm systems in Ireland.
12 June 2023
Spring crops will welcome forecast rain
Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Soil and Plant Nutrition Specialist, takes a closer look at soil moisture deficits and offers advice on fungicide treatments for spring barley.
09 June 2023