2021 National Tillage Conference - Session Two

17 February 2021 17 February 2021 The 2021 National Tillage Conference takes place virtually, split over two days on Wednesday, 3rd and 17th February 2021.

The 2021 National Tillage Conference takes place virtually, split over two days. The first session takes place on Wednesday, 3^rd February and the second session takes place on Wednesday, 17^th February.

Session Two - Wednesday, 17 February  |  11.30am

Session two will deal with more immediate issues, detailing the continuous need for integrated pest management approaches to mitigate against the problem of grassweeds and STB of winter wheat while also discussing the relevance of recent results from the on-going Teagasc systems trials, which have been examining the impact of different cultivation practises.

• Herbicide-resistant grass weeds: problems and the way forward
  Vijaya Bhaskar A.V., Teagasc, CELUP, Oak Park
• Developing IPM strategies for septoria tritici blotch on winter wheat
  Steven Kildea, Teagasc, CELUP, Oak Park
• Crop establishment systems and rotation in combination
  Dermot Forristal, Teagasc, CELUP Oak Park