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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.
12 spring barley varieties to choose from on recommended lists
Growers have 12 spring barley varieties to choose from. Choosing robust varieties to meet market requirements is essential in a challenging environment.
9 January 2026 Crops
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Vijaya Bhaskar, a Teagasc grass weed researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage advisor, outline the growing scale of wild oat resistance to herbicides and management strategies to adopt.
17 December 2025 News
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Catch crops can have many benefits, including helping water quality, but we must make sure that they do not cause problems on tillage farms.
5 November 2025 News
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tirlán has announced its green grain harvest prices for 2025. The co-op pays a trading bonus of €10/t where growers meet requirements.
9 October 2025 News
Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats
Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could put a huge amount of pressure on tillage farmers, writes Siobhán Walsh.
20 August 2025 News
Wheat varieties turning a corner
There are a number of new wheat varieties on the way after a bit of a drought in trials. Yellow rust and septoria resistance will be key watch points.
12 July 2025 Varieties
2026 winter oilseed rape list published
LG Aukland has been added to the winter oilseed rape recommended list for 2026.
10 June 2025 News
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
Managing disease in spring barley
Disease timings in spring barley are a mixed bag this year as weather has provided low disease pressure, but also seen crops push on.
25 May 2025 News