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Tillage
Are you feeding your crops and maximising yields?
Siobhán Walsh
Crop nutrition is so important. It could be what is holding your crop yields back and it can be improved in many different ways.
21 April 2026 Crops
Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat
Targeting fungicides to the correct leaves is a key part of disease prevention and control programmes.
12 April 2026 Crops
Crop diseases: a quick guide
Take a look through the images and remind yourself of the some of the main crop diseases.
How to identify blackgrass on your farm
Blackgrass is becoming more common across the country, but there is no herbicide to fully control it in growing crops.
3 June 2025 News
Sunshine, flowers and smashing crops in the Garden of Ireland
James O’Loughlin, an agronomist with Quinns of Baltinglass, joins us on this week’s instalment of Accompany the Agronomist.
7 May 2025 News
Managing varieties not crops to target issues
It is important to know the strengths and weaknesses of the varieties that you are growing, writes Siobhán Walsh.
15 April 2025 Crop protection
What’s the plan for disease control in 2025?
Crop management will vary throughout the season, but having guidelines in place for disease control is important.
2 April 2025 News
Cutting back on nitrogen on forward crops
This year farmers are being advised to cut back on nitrogen to reduce disease levels on crops. A change from recent years, writes Siobhan Walsh.
26 February 2025 News
A guide to testing products and systems on your farm
On farm trials can help you decide if a product or method of farming is worth the investment or is helpful to your profit.
12 February 2025 Crops
Irish family biggest seller of winter rape seed in the US
The Caldbecks moved from Ireland 20 years ago and now sell oilseed rape seed to 46 of the 52 US states.
18 December 2024 News
Winter cereal area estimated up almost 27,000ha
Teagasc has released winter cereal and oilseed rape cropping area estimates for the 2025 season.
24 November 2024 News
Costs, returns and targets for winter crops
It’s essential to estimate costs and look at realistic yields for crops so that you can plan for the season ahead.
9 October 2024 News