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No need to cultivate stubbles after harvest as rule removed

The stubble cultivation rules after harvest no longer need to be implemented under the nitrates directive.

NEWS 12 July 2026

No need to cultivate stubbles after harvest as rule removed

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Tillage management: weather, winter barley and harvest preparations

Tillage management: weather, winter barley and harvest preparations

HUSBANDRY 1 July 2026

Suspect weed resistance? Harvest 2026 is the last chance for free testing

Suspect weed resistance? Harvest 2026 is the last chance for free testing

NEWS 1 July 2026

Tillage Podcast: temperatures rise as tillage area drops

Tillage Podcast: temperatures rise as tillage area drops

Tillage Podcast: temperatures rise as tillage area drops

NEWS 25 June 2026

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

Tillage Management: hot weather, weeds and walking crops

HUSBANDRY 24 June 2026

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Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds worse this season, but no longer being ignored

Grass weeds are worse this season in many places, as farmers did not get out on crops after sowing with a herbicide and this needs to change.

CROPS 18 February 2026

Tillage podcast: new varieties in Cork, crops in Down and a new fungicide

Tillage podcast: new varieties in Cork, crops in Down and a new fungicide

On this week’s show, we talk crops with Goldcrop’s John Dunne and Down farmer Neil Patterson, while we also hear about a new fungicide from Syngenta.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Tillage management: yellow leaves from virus and grass weeds

Yellow leaves may not hit your yield very badly, but it looks bad in the fields at the minute and seems to be in most spring barley.

HUSBANDRY 18 February 2026

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Tillage Management: rain welcomed, but weeds and disease need to be tackled

Rain showers have been welcomed on some farms, but they will now result in weeds emerging and the possibility of disease in crops.

HUSBANDRY 18 February 2026

Herbicide cross-resistance in grass weeds: why testing is essential

Herbicide cross-resistance in grass weeds: why testing is essential

Knowing the type of resistant populations present is essential for adopting a site-specific containment programme, including drastic actions, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.

CROP PROTECTION 18 February 2026

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Why are we not stopping grass weed imports?

Grass weeds are already widespread in Ireland. Straw imports and some seed are adding massively to risk.

CROPS 18 February 2026

Pre-emergence herbicides crucial for grass weed control

Pre-emergence herbicides crucial for grass weed control

A weeds workshop at the National Tillage Conference was told that UK farmers will no longer plant winter wheat if they cannot apply a pre-emergence herbicide due to the threat of grass weeds.

NEWS 18 February 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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