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Teagasc Tillage Month

Welcome to ‘Tillage Month’ during which we will deliver the latest insights on current tillage research plus the most relevant technical advice for tillage farmers through a series of live, interactive webinars.  

The tillage industry underpins Ireland’s agri-food enterprises through the provision of high quality feed / material for processing, with the sector being the most carbon efficient within Irish agriculture. 

While the expansive role the cropping sector can play in supporting sustainable food production is clear, the sector faces legislative, environmental and land use challenges that are undermining its economic sustainability.

In response, continued innovation and investment in crop improvement and knowledge transfer strategies is essential if we are to improve the resilience of the sector and exploit the significant opportunities that exist to add value for the primary producer in response to consumer preferences for increased provenance and authenticity.

Commencing January 19th, through Tillage Month researchers, specialists and tillage farmers will share their expertise and experiences across multiple issues, while also engaging with attendees through the interactive Q&A sessions on each day. 

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Teagasc Crop Agronomy Update Webinars

Teagasc Crop Agronomy Update - Tuesday, 2 March  |  11.30am

Teagasc researchers, specialists and advisors updated growers on crop agronomy for the coming weeks. Advice on nitrogen, P&K, PGR and disease control were all discussed. The second event covered crops from across the country including the following:

  • Winter Oats - Nutrition, growth regulation and disease control
  • Winter Barley - Nutrition, growth regulation and disease control
  • Spring beans - Seeding rates, nutrition and weed control
  • Spring barley - Components of yield, seeding rates and seedbed nutrition

There will additional webinars on

  • Tuesday, 6 April
  • Tuesday, 4 May

More information to follow

IASIS points will be available (Zoom login is necessary)

Past Events

Malting Barley Conference

Teagasc Malting Barley Conference in conjunction with Boortmalt

Tuesday, 23 February  |  11.30am

Topics covered and speakers include:

  • Liquid Vs granular nitrogen on malting barley 
    Dr. Richie Hackett, Teagasc and Don Somers, Farmer, Co. Wexford
  • Managing catch crops with spring malting barley
    Eoin Lyons, Teagasc and David Walsh-Kemmis, Farmer, Co. Laois
  • Ramularia control without Chlorothalonil (Bravo)
    Deirdre Doyle, Teagasc    
  • Teagasc/Boortmalt Joint Programme update
    Eoin Lyons, Teagasc
  • Boortmalt update for the coming season 
    Max Potterton, Boortmalt

Watch the recording below

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2021 Tillage Conference

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

Session One - Wednesday, 3 February | 11.30am

On February 3rd, part one of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar where researchers and PhD students provided insights into current research on:

Watch the recording below:

 

Session Two - Wednesday, 17 February | 11.30am

On February 17th, part two of the 2021 National Tillage Conference took place as an interactive webinar. Researchers and PhD students provided insights into more immediate issues, detailing the continuous need for integrated pest management approaches to mitigate against the problem of grassweeds and STB of winter wheat. The panellists also discussed the relevance of recent results from the on-going Teagasc systems trials, which have been examining the impact of different cultivation practises.

Watch the recording below:

Teagasc Crop Agronomy Update - Tuesday, 9 February  |  11.30am

Teagasc researchers, specialists and advisors updated growers on crop agronomy for the coming weeks.  Advice on nitrogen, P&K, weed control, PGR and disease control were discussed. The first event covered crops from across the country including the following:

  • Winter barley (hybrid and conventional
  • Winter oilseed rape – early season agronomy
  • Weed control in winter crops  – Grass weeds and difficult to control broadleaves

Spring Tillage Webinars

Session One - Tuesday, 19 January | 11.30am

A live interactive webinar with Teagasc Tillage Specialists and Advisors who covered the following:

  • Spring Cereal Varieties – Variety selection and availability
  • Straw incorporation scheme – Existing farmer experience and research
  • GLAS and Biodiversity on Tillage Farms – Farmer experience and look forward to new schemes

There was a variety of contributors sharing their expertise and experience including tillage specialists, advisors and farmers from their farms across the country. Attendees were able to ask questions and interact with the contributors. Watch below..

Session Two - Thursday, 21 January |  11.30am 

Join us for a live interactive webinar with Teagasc Tillage Specialists and Advisors who will cover topics such as:

  • BREXIT: Impact for the tillage industry
  • Optimising the use of Organic manures
  • Beans - Grower experiences

There will be a variety of contributors sharing their expertise and experience including tillage specialists, advisors and farmers from their farms across the country. Attendees will be able to ask questions and interact with the contributors each day.

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