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Tillage
Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat
Siobhán Walsh
Many farmers are now applying the T2 fungicide to winter wheat crops as the flag leaf has emerged.
15 May 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: 'make the best decision with the info you have'
This week’s show focuses on noxious weeds, tillage farmer numbers and we hear how crops are looking in Co Wexford.
14 May 2025 News
Is there a big difference between branded and generic products?
Farmers have loads of choice when it comes to certain types of plant protection products, but is there a difference in these products, asks Siobhán Walsh.
Top takeaways on tillage from Brussels
Siobhán Walsh travelled to Brussels to hear what can be done to help tillage in the next CAP.
14 May 2025 News
Grain Trends: markets fall further
Grain markets have been falling, but, in positive news, oilseed rape has improved this week, writes Siobhán Walsh.
14 May 2025 Markets
Tillage management: barley, beet and wheat
Spraying is the main job to be done at present on many different crops across the country from beet to barley to wheat.
14 May 2025 Husbandry
Almost 1,400 farmers leave tillage sector
Seventy-two per cent of farms with tillage have less than 30ha of crops and these farms are seeing the biggest decline in numbers.
14 May 2025 News
Breaking: blackgrass declared a noxious weed
Blackgrass has been signed into the noxious weeds legislation by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon.
14 May 2025 News
Weed control in beet proving difficult
Weed control in beet is more difficult in dry weather. You may need to travel the crop a number of times.
13 May 2025 News
Keeping spring barley clean with T1 fungicide
Many farmers are spraying their T1 on spring barley or are due to spray it in the coming days.
11 May 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: rust, rules and plant protection products
We chat to Gareth Bubb on this week's podcast who talks all things plant protection products and formulations.
8 May 2025 News
Grain Trends: markets fall further
Grain markets are not in a good place at present, but there is a while to go until harvest for markets to change.
7 May 2025 Markets