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Farmers urged to check crops as flea beetle active in oilseed rape

Growers who have planted oilseed rape need to check crops for flea beetle, as the pest can wipe out crops very quickly.

HUSBANDRY 12 September 2026

Farmers urged to check crops as flea beetle active in oilseed rape

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Tillage Management: sowing, seed and stubbles

Tillage Management: sowing, seed and stubbles

HUSBANDRY 9 September 2026

Tillage Management: rain, moisture deficits, lists and oilseed rape

Tillage Management: rain, moisture deficits, lists and oilseed rape

HUSBANDRY 2 September 2026

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, rain and whiskey rules

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, rain and whiskey rules

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, rain and whiskey rules

HUSBANDRY 26 August 2026

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

Tillage Management: oilseed rape and crop planning

HUSBANDRY 19 August 2026

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Tillage management: harvesting, planting and early beans

Tillage management: harvesting, planting and early beans

Tillage farmers are busy harvesting crops and preparing to plant cover crops and oilseed rape on farms.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

Ask your merchant for higher voluntary standard cover crop seed

When purchasing cover crop seed, make sure to ask for higher voluntary standard seed to keep grass weeds out of your farm.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage Management: harvest, straw and planting catch crops

Tillage farmers are busy at present from harvesting and baling to planting catch crops in some places after rain arrived.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Tillage management: harvest continues, planning underway for next season

Tillage management: harvest continues, planning underway for next season

Harvest continues, but farmers do have to make decisions now that will affect what they grow in 2027 and need to be thinking of their cropping plan.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Reminder: trailer numbers mandatory for 2026 harvest

Reminder: trailer numbers mandatory for 2026 harvest

If you are drawing grain this harvest and are part of the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme, then you need trailer numbers on your grain trailers.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

Tillage Management: harvest, catch crops and beet

On this week’s management notes we look at beet and beans, as well as catch crop planting deadlines.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

Tillage Management: harvest, machine cleaning and caterpillars

Tillage Management: harvest, machine cleaning and caterpillars

Many tillage farmers are busy harvesting crops in the fine weather. Other important jobs like cleaning machines need to be done.

HUSBANDRY 15 July 2026

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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