Pesticides

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

There are loads of winter jobs to be done, from walking the fields to putting antifreeze in the sprayer.

HUSBANDRY 12 November 2025

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

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Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

FARM SAFETY 22 October 2025

Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?

Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?

NEWS 15 October 2025

Caution urged with pesticide use to protect water quality progress

Caution urged with pesticide use to protect water quality progress

Caution urged with pesticide use to protect water quality progress

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 September 2025

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

Sheep Management: managing spent sheep dip and wormer efficacy

MANAGEMENT 3 September 2025

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Healy-Rae urges farmers to wear PPE when spraying pesticides

Healy-Rae urges farmers to wear PPE when spraying pesticides

Minister Healy-Rae was speaking directly to professional pesticide users at Crops and Technology, held by Teagasc at its Crops Research and Innovation Centre at Oak Park.

NEWS 8 May 2025

Weed wiping rushes helps improve water quality

Weed wiping rushes helps improve water quality

A catchment in Cavan has seen its MCPA load reduce between 2022 and 2024, after a voluntary water protection project was rolled out for farmers.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 May 2025

Bribes worth €10m from farmers to Slovak officials uncovered

Bribes worth €10m from farmers to Slovak officials uncovered

The European Anti-Fraud Office released its annual report, which found fraud involving over €870m in misused European Union funds, including counterfeit pesticides.

NEWS 8 May 2025

Are you up to speed with sprayer testing?

Are you up to speed with sprayer testing?

Current regulation requires all horizontal boom sprayers to be tested once every three years; Gary Abbott looks at some of the key areas to consider before presenting a sprayer for testing.

FARM MACHINERY 8 May 2025

10 tips for safer spraying in grasslands

10 tips for safer spraying in grasslands

There was a slight increase in the number of pesticide exceedances in public drinking water supplies in 2024, raising the importance of responsible spraying practices

GRASS & FEEDING 8 May 2025

Top takeaways on tillage from Brussels

Top takeaways on tillage from Brussels

Siobhán Walsh travelled to Brussels to hear what can be done to help tillage in the next CAP.

NEWS 8 May 2025

Tillage Podcast: rust, rules and plant protection products

Tillage Podcast: rust, rules and plant protection products

We chat to Gareth Bubb on this week's podcast who talks all things plant protection products and formulations.

NEWS 8 May 2025

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