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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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Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

NEWS 19 November 2025

Ireland can’t restrict seed imports - Department

Ireland can’t restrict seed imports - Department

NEWS 12 November 2025

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

NEWS 9 November 2025

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

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

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

NEWS 5 November 2025

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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 1 October 2025

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

A lot of winter planting has been completed, but there are plenty of pests to look out for and weeds to be controlled.

HUSBANDRY 1 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 1 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 1 October 2025

Tillage Podcast: budget, sowing and chats from Yorkshire

Tillage Podcast: budget, sowing and chats from Yorkshire

On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we visit an Italian ryegrass trial site in England, talk about the budget and winter cereal planting.

NEWS 1 October 2025

Weed control begins with seed rate

Weed control begins with seed rate

Overestimating establishment rates in cereal crops can give grass weeds room to spread, writes Conor Kehoe.

NEWS 1 October 2025

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Meadow grass control: the solution under threat

Autumn residual herbicides remain effective on annual meadow grass, including ALS-resistant populations, but this strategy faces future challenges, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.

CROPS 1 October 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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