Previous Events
Teagasc Crops Forum 2026
The Teagasc Crops Forum 2026 took place on Thursday, 10 September the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The theme for the event was ‘Protecting Margins Through Smart Crop Planning’. Despite appearances, 2026 will go down as a challenging year for tillage farmers. Good harvest weather masked rising input costs, disappointing yields and squeezed margins. The temptation next season is to “roll the dice” again and hope for better weather. The Teagasc Crops Forum 2026 tackled a different approach: practical agronomy and planning to protect your bottom line.
National Tillage Conference 2026
The National Tillage Conference 2026 took on Wednesday, 28 January in the Lyrath Convention Centre, Kilkenny, R95 F685. While strong yields were delivered in 2025, this did not result in strong returns, adding further pressure on the sector. Against this backdrop, the conference included a specific session and afternoon workshop on the issue of Competitiveness & Sustainability, providing opportunity for engagement on the key drivers of internal and external competitiveness that will influence the sector through 2026.
National Tillage Conference 2025
The annual National Tillage Conference took place on Wednesday, 29 January in the Lyrath Conference Centre, Paulstown Road, Kilkenny. The conference was an in-person event in a new interactive format, providing updates and outputs from the latest research at Oak Park.
Conference Presentations
- Crop establishment systems at Knockbeg past and future role for sustainable production– Dermot Forristal, Teagasc
- Update on cover cropping in the Agricultural Catchments Programme and impact of Farming for Water EIP measure– Dr. Bridget Lynch, Teagasc
- Intercropping pea and beans to support pea production – lessons learnt from 2024 trials – Dr. Sheila Alves, Teagasc
- Novel food applications for peas and beans bread and beyond – Dr. Eimear Gallagher, Teagasc
- Decreasing mycotoxin load in food grade oats – Diana Bucur, Teagasc
- What does the global literature tell us on the impact of pesticide reduction – Meghan England, Teagasc
- What do the experts think the impact of pesticide reduction in Ireland will be – Robert McDougall, Teagasc
- Workshop One – On-farm field evaluations to support production
- Workshop Two – Weed Clinic
- Workshop Four – Disease control decisions for 2025… and beyond