Fungicides

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

Some have applied fungicides to crops, while more will be doing it in the coming days and weeks.

NEWS 29 March 2026

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

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Weekend weather: mixed with some sunny spells and scattered rain

Weekend weather: mixed with some sunny spells and scattered rain

NEWS 27 March 2026

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

NEWS 22 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: fungicides expert, farm numbers and weather

Tillage Podcast: fungicides expert, farm numbers and weather

Tillage Podcast: fungicides expert, farm numbers and weather

NEWS 5 February 2026

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

FEATURE 4 February 2026

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Yellow rust dominates talk at open days

Yellow rust dominates talk at open days

Yellow rust was a big issue on farms this year and requires good management and appropriate timing of fungicides.

VARIETIES 14 May 2025

Detecting crop diseases early with leaf tests and DNA

Detecting crop diseases early with leaf tests and DNA

Optigene have launched a new early disease detection platform which can detect a crop pathogen before symptoms appear.

CROPS 14 May 2025

Tillage Management: closing the gate on many crops

Tillage Management: closing the gate on many crops

The next few days will see final sprays carried out on many crops across the country between the showers.

HUSBANDRY 14 May 2025

Horsch offers spot spraying without camera system

Horsch offers spot spraying without camera system

Leeb sprayers with AutoSelect can now ‘spot spray’ with data fed from a drone sweep of the field, Horsch announces.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Managing disease in spring barley

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.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Weekend weather: sunshine and clear skies

Weekend weather: sunshine and clear skies

Met Éireann has said that the fine weather will continue through the weekend, with plenty of sunshine and highest temperatures of 24°C.

NEWS 14 May 2025

Is there a big difference between branded and generic products?

Is there a big difference between branded and generic products?

Farmers have loads of choice when it comes to certain types of plant protection products, but is there a difference in these products, asks Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 14 May 2025

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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