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Tillage Management: rainfall levels, payments and winter jobs

Fields are very wet in most places at the minute so there won’t be too many out with a plough or a sprayer for another while.

HUSBANDRY 3 December 2025

Tillage Management: rainfall levels, payments and winter jobs

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Tillage Podcast: chatting to a positive Wexford tillage farmer

Tillage Podcast: chatting to a positive Wexford tillage farmer

NEWS 20 November 2025

Imported straw could carry billions of blackgrass seeds

Imported straw could carry billions of blackgrass seeds

NEWS 19 November 2025

Exclusive tillage cover crop story

Exclusive tillage cover crop story

Exclusive tillage cover crop story

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

Editorial: blackgrass risk

Editorial: blackgrass risk

Editorial: blackgrass risk

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

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Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Billions of blackgrass seeds could be imported into Ireland through straw imports and are a major biosecurity risk.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Editorial: importation of straw now a big risk to Irish biosecurity

Editorial: importation of straw now a big risk to Irish biosecurity

Importing straw has biosecurity risks, with Spanish straw also being more expensive than Irish straw.

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

Teagasc has said that while Irish straw is of similar quality to Spanish straw, some dairy producers are opting to purchase Spanish straw.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve

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.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

A UK weeds scientist has said that importing straw from fields with high levels of blackgrass to Ireland is a dangerous practice.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Delay sowing where blackgrass is an issue

Delay sowing where blackgrass is an issue

Blackgrass can get out of control very quickly where it is not looked after and there are no cultural controls implemented.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage farmers have been busy planting winter cereals in recent weeks and there are still plenty of crops to sow.

HUSBANDRY 15 October 2025

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