National Tillage Conference
26 January 2017 26 January 2017Venue Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny
Event overview
Theme “Coping with, and managing risk on tillage farms”
The morning session will focus on managing volatility and focusing on how farmers can diversify into alternative markets. Speakers will address how to manage volatile grain prices, look at premium markets and a farmers perspective to managing volatility on his farm.
The afternoon session will focus on technical challenges on farm. Research updates on disease control and resistance along with a flavour of current ongoing research in Oak Park.
Registration: On the day from 9:30
Conference fee: €55 (€35 for Teagasc clients)
Lunch: €15, payable by cash, cheque or credit/debit card
Agenda
09.30 - Registration/Tea/Coffee
10:30 - Conference Opening - Frank O' Mara, Director of Research, Teagasc
Session 1: Chaired by John Spink
10:45 - Prospects for grain prices and managing volatility – Andy Doyle, IFJ
11:05 – Grain use in the UK for brewing and distilling – Sarah Clarke, ADAS
11:50 - OSR and bean premium markets? – Dermot Forristal, Teagasc
12:10 – Spreading the risk on my farm - David Walsh-Kemmis, Laois farmer
12:30 – The maize guide and inter-farm trading – Kevin Cunningham, DLF and chair of the industry maize group
12:45 - Panel discussion
13:00 - Lunch
Session 2: Chair Paddy Browne
14:30 - Resistance update wheat and barley – Steven Kildea
14:50 - Barley disease control, timings and rates – Liz Glynn
15:10 – The value of variety choice in cereals – Joseph Lynch
15:30 - Research Update, 5 minute presentations
- Grass weed resistance - Ronan Byrne
- Aphid monitoring and resistance – Louise McNamara
- OSR row spacing and seed rate – Roisin Byrne
- Understanding resistance to Septoria – Ger Hehir
- Genome editing – what is it? – Ewen Mullins
- Factors influencing eyespot – Henry Creissen
16.00 - Close of Conference
Professor Gerry Boyle, Teagasc Director TBC
16.15 - Tea/Coffee