Herbicide resistance

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

There are many factors impacting the build up of resistance to glyphosate so a plan is needed to keep on top of good weed control.

CROPS 21 January 2026

Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make

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Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

Action needed 'quickly' to stop straw imports

NEWS 20 January 2026

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

Rye brome confirmed as first ALS-resistant species in Ireland

NEWS 18 January 2026

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

2025 in tillage: blackgrass, seed, stubbles and prices

NEWS 24 December 2025

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

Weed risks should be added to plant health strategy

NEWS 21 December 2025

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Tillage management: records, straw payments, fertiliser and wild oats

Tillage management: records, straw payments, fertiliser and wild oats

This week’s management notes focus on management, paper work and preparing for the new year ahead.

HUSBANDRY 30 September 2025

Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley

Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley

Vijaya Bhaskar, a Teagasc grass weed researcher, and John Pettit, a Teagasc tillage advisor, outline the growing scale of wild oat resistance to herbicides and management strategies to adopt.

NEWS 30 September 2025

Editorial: blackgrass risk

Editorial: blackgrass risk

There is an immediate need for a campaign that increases awareness of and education about the risk posed by blackgrass

VIEWPOINTS 30 September 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 30 September 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 30 September 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 30 September 2025

Running out of herbicide options for grass weeds

Running out of herbicide options for grass weeds

Herbicide options for grass weed control are running out and so need to be protected by using them as efficiently as possible.

NEWS 30 September 2025

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Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

Want a first look at the farm machinery that will shape the season ahead?

Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

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