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Home Farm: Extraordinary spring for cattle trade
Matt Dempsey
I was disappointed to see some Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) on the Cassia winter barley.
23 April 2025 Husbandry
Tillage management: winter crops and weeds in spring cereals
Crops are generally doing well across the country. There is spraying to be done in many at present from herbicides to fungicides.
22 April 2025 News
A new insecticide has been introduced to the market
There is a new insecticide on the market for us eon cereals, oilseed rape, beet and potatoes.
Tillage Management: nitrogen, winter cereals and break crops
The weather continues to be dry at present and is allowing farmers to get jobs done in good conditions.
2 April 2025 Husbandry
EU pesticide cut reduces crop yields with no alternatives
Teagasc research has shown that an Irish expert group thinks yields will be dramatically impacted by the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy with no alternatives.
29 January 2025 News
BYDV tolerant varieties can repel aphids
BYDV was a major topic at last week’s Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s winter conference. Conor Kehoe reports.
11 December 2024 Crops
Decision support tools needed for aphid control
A number of Irish stakeholders spoke at the ITLUS winter conference on the latest BYDV research and aphid control strategies. Conor Kehoe reports
11 December 2024 Crops
Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records
This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.
20 November 2024 Husbandry
Harvest not yet complete for some
A panel of farmers discussed cover crop rules, BYDV tolerance, and how 2024 went on their farms at Tillage Day last week.
13 November 2024 Crops
Home Farm: changed routine in a changed early winter
The crops are a glorious verdant green, though the latest sown crop, the gluten free oats is slower to emerge than I expected given the mild conditions.
6 November 2024 Viewpoints
Tillage Management: weeds, aphids and sowing
The three-crop rule has to be complied with this season, so farmers need to have their cropping plan done.
6 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Day: agronomists to find solutions in the fields
A panel of agronomists will try to find solutions to problems encountered in the fields this year at Tillage Day.
5 November 2024 News