Varieties

Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

In this week’s forage focus we look at costs, benefits and crop choices when it comes to forage crops.

FODDER 21 March 2026

Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

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Department brings back covered maize list

Department brings back covered maize list

CROPS 14 March 2026

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

Grain weights differ and impact seed rate

HUSBANDRY 4 March 2026

7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

7.7% of seed crops rejected by Department in 2025

NEWS 24 February 2026

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

Be mindful of yellow rust this spring

NEWS 22 February 2026

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Testing Irish rye for its use in food production

Testing Irish rye for its use in food production

Teagasc launched a Rye Growers Guide at the National Tillage Conference and Sinead Dermody told the crowd that Irish-grown rye can meet food-grade specifications, writes Conor Kehoe.

NEWS 11 January 2026

New BYDV guidelines on the way

New BYDV guidelines on the way

There was lots of news on plant viruses at the National Tillage Conference and new guidelines on BYDV are set to come from this research.

NEWS 11 January 2026

Gene-editing, new genomic techniques - what, why and how they are different?

Gene-editing, new genomic techniques - what, why and how they are different?

Ewen Mullins is the head of crop science at Oak Park and specialises in researching genomic techniques. He answers commonly asked questions in this article.

NEWS 11 January 2026

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

Tillage Management: wet weather, varieties and calculating carbon

The weather has left land wet this week and so fieldwork will not be carried out for another while.

NEWS 11 January 2026

Tillage Management: crop rules, slurry and varieties

Tillage Management: crop rules, slurry and varieties

This week we outline some rules and advice on crop diversification and slurry spreading from dates to lime application.

HUSBANDRY 11 January 2026

Three spring bean varieties on tight list

Three spring bean varieties on tight list

Ripening time is something to look out for with spring beans, as harvest is often delayed into October and November.

NEWS 11 January 2026

Stick to the varieties on the recommended lists

Stick to the varieties on the recommended lists

The recommended lists are a must use for all tillage farmers in Ireland when deciding on and managing varieties throughout the season.

NEWS 11 January 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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