Aphid
Stephen Robb on 13 Jan 2022
Tillage podcast: January aphids, farm nutrients, varieties and wool fertiliser
This week, the tillage team discusses changes to proposed Department of Agriculture requirement to cultivate over-winter stubble, farm nutrient planning, recommended lists and grain markets.
Andy Doyle on 12 Jan 2022
Tillage Management: keeping an eye on the weather
Above average temperatures for air and soil during November and December could prove to be a help to a number of pests and diseases this spring.
Andy Doyle on 08 Dec 2021
Tillage Management: weather closes down field work options
While field work is increasingly difficult, keep an occasional eye on all crops to ensure that pests are not getting a foothold.
Gerald Potterton on 24 Nov 2021
Farmer Writes: farming father-and-son relationships are unique
Father-son relationships can be a bit tenuous at the best of times and Max and I are no different to anyone else in this regard, writes Gerald Potterton.
Stephen Robb on 10 Nov 2021
The Tillage Podcast: the new way to get your tillage news
The Irish Farmers Journal tillage podcast is published every Thursday morning and covers the key news and technical topics in the sector writes Stephen Robb.
Stephen Robb on 20 Oct 2021
From the Tramlines: mild weather causes aphid concerns
Stephen Robb talks to growers from counties Kildare, Cork and Laois about the progress of their autumn sowing campaigns and their concerns for aphid pressure this season.
Stephen Robb on 17 Oct 2021
Listen: great tillage year finishes with smooth sowing campaign
Stephen Robb talks to former From the Tramlines farmer David Matthews about herbicides, aphid pressure and crop progress.
Andy Doyle on 13 Oct 2021
Aphids – understand the basics to help BYDV control decisions
The risk of BYDV infection may be higher than normal this year due to the mild conditions and rapid crop emergence.
Contributor on 30 Jun 2021
Improving aphid monitoring and control
Having better information to advise on the need to control aphids to prevent BYDV transmission will be very useful, writes Louise McNamara
Stephen Robb on 19 May 2021
From the Tramlines: gates nearly closed on winter barley
Stephen Robb talks to growers from counties Donegal, Kildare and Tipperary. Rain is welcomed in Tipperary and Kildare but the wet conditions are making timely crop management a challenge in the northwest.
Siobhán Walsh on 30 Apr 2021
Watch: increasing hoverfly numbers and fighting aphid risk on farm
Hoverflies are pollinators and are a natural predator of aphids, which spread viruses on farms. An increase in hoverfly numbers can be encouraged.
Andy Doyle on 11 Apr 2021
Aphid migration and virus transmission
A suction tower network combined with new diagnostic tools could impact positively on aphid control and IPM strategies in Ireland, writes Maximilian Schughart of Teagasc.
Stephen Robb on 18 Nov 2020
From the Tramlines: growers take stock of winter crops
This week Stephen Robb talks to growers from Westmeath, Waterford and Down where growers are taking stock of their winter crops and planning for next year.
Stephen Robb on 17 Nov 2020
Wildflowers could be used to control viruses in seed potatoes
Wildflower strips could soon form an important part of potato seed production.
Matt Dempsey on 11 Nov 2020
Home Farm: breathing space before winter
We're also seeing ditches with water lying in them for the first time in many months as the days shorten and evaporation diminishes.
Stephen Robb on 11 Nov 2020
From the Tramlines: Autumn herbicide applications in focus
This week, Stephen Robb talks to growers from Derry, Meath and Wexford. Most growers have now completed autumn sowing and are working their way through autumn post-emerge herbicide applications.
Stephen Robb on 21 Oct 2020
From the Tramlines: Autumn planting completed in the nick of time
This week Stephen Robb talks to growers from Down, Westmeath and Waterford. All growers have made good progress with autumn sowing, with most now finished
Andy Doyle on 14 Oct 2020
Syngenta launches aphid app to help optimise BYDV control
The smartphone app, now available to Irish growers, is designed to indicate the risk of aphid spread within a crop rather than the risk of BYDV transmission.
Matt Dempsey on 09 Sep 2020
Dempsey at Large: French reverse plant protection rules
It is inevitable that Irish growers will re-examine the products that have been banned in Ireland and for which there is no realistic alternative.
Andy Doyle on 27 May 2020
Wet and dry hit crops in the northeast
There has been huge variability in the establishment of both winter and spring crops across the northeast this year.